Bsa B44 Shooting Star Reviews

1970 bsa b44 shooting star a very beautiful example of bsa s street version of the 441 victor enduro machine of the day.

Bsa b44 shooting star reviews.

Bsa 441 shooting star years produced. Year bike picture description 0 bsa b44 shooting star 1967 1967 bsa b44 victor roadster b44 victor shooting star 1966 70 441cc ohv single 335lb 65mpg 85mph. 945 1968 price now. The a7 was considered a sports machine at launch in the 1940s and when the a10 came along it gained that model s good looks and presence.

Bsa b 44 shooting star motorcycle reviews on cycle insider 0 cycle insider provides experiences consumers and owners have had with bsa b 44 shooting star motorcycle reviews. Here is your opportunity to own one of these classic 1970 bsa b44ss shooting star motorcycles. The b44 and later b50 had double needle roller big end and roller bearings supporting both ends of. A weak point of the bsa 250 and most 350 unit singles were the big end bearing and timing side crank bush.

In 1952 the west coast bsa importer hap alzina decided to have a go for the class c essentially stock 500cc speed record and after a little legal massaging. Basically a stretch c15. 55 75 in these days of 1 600cc and bigger road machines it s hard to believe the single cylinder bsa 441 shooting star was. B44 similar to c15 with stronger internals and modern chassis.

The 441cc single cylinder four stroke engine with four speed foot shift transmission is the exact same power plant as what was used in many of the bsa competition motorcycles. The bsa b44 shooting star was a motorcycle made by bsa at their factory in small heath birmingham similar to the bsa c15 and sharing many of the same parts the b44 had an uprated chassis. In fact the legend for bsa s singles mostly came from the motocross track where they were dominant in the middle 60s. 4 speed chain final drive weight wet.

441cc ohv air cooled vertical single transmission. If the shooting star vibrated we didn t notice cycle s editors wrote calling the engine among the smoothest we ve ever tested. Murray walker s distinctive tones would ring out from the set describing the action and the riders at the sharp end of the results with phrases such as leading the field by a long way is world champion jeffery vincent smith on his factory beeessayy victor thus providing bsa with valuable publicity for its unit single range comprising the b44 victor shooting star pictured in this. 1954 bsa a7 shooting star 500cc.

30hp 6 000rpm top speed. The 1968 shooting star was the road version of the legendary bsa victor often considered bsa s best single. The bsa s engine was lauded for its smoothness.