Interesting about the 442 Ted. In 1972 I bought a BSA "Gold Star" 500cc single in Northern Virginia which was essentially a punched out Victor with a big tank. I think I paid $700.00 for it brand new. I took it to Daytona. . .took it to Singapore where I rode it all over the city and West Malaysia for two years - had to rebuild it. ..took it to Pakistan but only rode it a few times over 4 years because the traffic was just too scary. Brought it back to the USA in 1979 and took it to Daytona again. When I went to Africa in 1980 I stored it and my 1968 Triumph TT Special punched up to 790cc with a Sonny Routt kit and Harmen-Collens 6-9 cam combo. It was stored in Tuscaloosa in a shed on property owned by my brother's wife's family. Both were stolen out of the shed.
BSA - Bastard Stopped Again
Edit: Realize this morning that Ted was taking about an Oldsmobile 442 and I was talking about the BSA Victor 441cc single cylinder 4-stroke motorcycle. Haha
Last edited by Argo44; 02/23/26 09:13 AM.
