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Anyone into British Bikes? 68 BSA Starfire
Considering this little single.
Anyone (particularly in Austin) into these bikes? 
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Had the 441 Victor Single (similar)......OK to putt around town....Shook your teeth out at highway speeds. Pretty rustic, but buy it if the price is right......
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That's a great bike!
As mentioned, you will not be getting any speeding tickets but you'll look ace.
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BSA B25 Starfire 250: 1968-1970 | Rider Magazine
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Get a Triumph
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 Sorry, couldn't find a bigger pic. BSAs seem to be more rare than Triumphs. Don't know if that necessarily makes them more collectable. But neater when you show up at the local watering hole.
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After riding a friend's BMW one lunger for a day in some residential, rural, & mountain areas, you couldn't get me to get on another one no matter how rare it was.
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Uber cool and loads of fun. How is it getting parts?
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Parts look pretty iffy.
The guy selling it was a Tri dealer for 20 years in KC, now 75 years old in Austin. Seems like the real deal. Bike's about $2k, had a recent top end apparently a driver (rider) but not at all perfect, which is perfect for me. May pick it up this week to putt around with my daughter and teach her how to ride on it.
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I had a BSA 250 way back in my teens. seized up around 50mph one day miles from home. frun times
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As a long time restorer and owner of old brit bikes I'd say that would be fun if you like it for it's classic looks and pedigree but you won't find it either practical or reliable by modern standards. as for teaching your daughter.. it has a finicky kick starter, lousy brakes, and has the shifter and footbrake on the opposite side from anything made after 1974. If you just want something for fun and transportation there are lots of excellent relatively modern bikes (dr350 for example and many others) at very reasonable prices. I don't mean to discourage you but please define exactly what you plan to do with it to avoid disappointment.
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It's got valves, not ports, so at least it would sound nice thumpin' thru the neighborhood on the way to dairy queen on a summer Sunday evening.
I forgot about the shifter/brake thing. Hah! This ain't a beginner bike, fo-sho.
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Can you spell "vibration"?
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Shook your teeth out at highway speeds.
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I had one also, a 441. It was unrideable. Had lots and lots of brit bikes but
the ONLY one I would ever buy now would be a Norton. The Commandos are near perfect bikes and the 750 Atlas F/bed was perfect in my opinion. That BSA is good looking but you might be disappointed, I think. Good luck. The 500 gold stars were wonderful bikes but the smaller singles...... |
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saw this one yesterday
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Pretty bikes, BSAs. I had a mid 60's A10 Super Rocket; a 650 with Amal TT racing carbs. Loved that bike & the sound. . ~~~~~~~~~~~ . Here's a 1960 BSA A10 Spitfire Scrambler. Pretty, eh? . 
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