Vehicle Description
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at Auctions America's
Auburn Fall event, August 31-3, 2017.
Chassis No.
B44EA2866
Estimate:
$ 7,500 - $ 10,000 US
Throughout the 1960s, BSA was a top contender in off-road
scrambles, trials, and motocross racing competing in International
Six Days Trials and FIM Motocross World Championships. The BSA C15
and B40 single-cylinder motorcycles were powerful and affordable,
making them popular choices for privateers and professional
motocross riders like Jeff Smith. In 1964 Jeff Smith rode a
modified BSA C15S with a specialty bored out 441-cc engine to win
the 500-cc world motocross championship. In 1965 he repeated his
victory on the modified C15S marking the bike as the back-to-back
FIM World Motocross Champion and the top motocross race bike. BSA
saw a market in producing this winning combination and in 1966
began production of the now collectable BSA 441 Victor to
commemorate this achievement.
This restored early round barrel Victor features a numbers-matching
frame and engine. It shows very nicely, displaying 19 miles on the
odometer. These 441 Victors are well known around the world and
this example would make a great addition to any motorcycle
collection.
