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Title: 1970 B44 Victor special
Post by: baza57 on 29 Apr, 2021, 18:04

Hi, just purchased a 1970 441 Victor special with steel tank/ TLS front brake and in shooting star livery. The Engine no is BC1154/B44VS and frame no is D11109/B44VS. Are these numbers correct for that year?

Title: Re: 1970 B44 Victor special
Post by: JulianS on 29 Apr, 2021, 19:20

Check the frame number, if 1970 it would start with 2 letters not 1. These numbers are sometimes quite faint stampings easily obscured if the frame has been powdercoated.

The engine and frame numbers would be the same.

The C in the engine number means 1969 season. The B means March. Maybe another figure in the engine number?

Title: Re: 1970 B44 Victor special
Post by: baza57 on 29 Apr, 2021, 22:40

My bad, eng: no is BC11554, will scrape paint off frame tomorrow to look for letter

Title: Re: 1970 B44 Victor special
Post by: Mike40M on 30 Apr, 2021, 04:34

My matching number 1970 VS starts with PD. Whatever that means.

Title: Re: 1970 B44 Victor special
Post by: JulianS on 30 Apr, 2021, 09:29

This service sheet explains the letters.

Title: Re: 1970 B44 Victor special
Post by: baza57 on 30 Apr, 2021, 10:15

just scraped powder coating off frame and frame no is ED 11109.

Title: Re: 1970 B44 Victor special
Post by: Stubaker58 on 30 Apr, 2021, 12:09

That's was optimistic, "B indicates 1980 model"?!!

Title: Re: 1970 B44 Victor special
Post by: baza57 on 02 May, 2021, 17:11

ED = May 1970

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