Some older Harleys + spares in a Ledbury auction

[Kiwi]

Originally Posted by Ming the Merciless

My preference would be for a Harley with a Norton engine - a HARDON...

mine preference also

to date have accquired a slimline frame and a 62 sporty motor and a couple of hubs

watch this space

[chilly]

The same as Ming but different KD

Be an interesting project mate,i was going to do that a good few years ago,i had a Triton and always fancied doing that with it, but got sidetracked with another Brit special.
A yank used to race one a good few years back but i'm buggered if i can remember his name,i know he used to do all right on the Brit circuits and it was fairly reliable as he had the engine built to moderate race spec ,so that it wasn't to stressed because of the availability of spares,i'm sure Kev or Patrick or one of the young whipper snappers of that era will know more about that than i do tho.
Good luck with it and keep us posted mate,maybe able to help with the Norton rolling chassis part of the project if your stuck,ie - good places for spares, new or second hand etc.

Chill ;)

[Chiefy]

Disappointing day at Ledbury sales, only went for the HD's and parts, there was around 4-5 boxs of chrome goodies (showing signs of the dreaded metal moth, dents or rust) Nothing I could use. Boxes went for 20-30 quid each.

Me and the missus had a well nice breakfast in a cafe and that was the best part of the day.


206 Mz Simson moped, 49cc. D Reg £85 Yuk
216 1961 Triumph Sports Cub T20s motorcycle, fitted with Villiers 2T 248cc twin engine, alloy wheels £700 Nice
217 1961 BSA Bantam D7 motorcycle, 175cc, KSK837, V5C, non transferable. £280 Mint Original
218 1962 BSA B40 motorcycle, 348cc, GVS766 V5C, non transferable, T & T 08/06 £820 OK if your into leg breakers
219 1960 Triumph Tiger Cub motorcycle, 200cc OHV, CAS437, V5C, non transferable. Engine rebuilt. T & T £1200 Mint Mis-Chief nearly went home on it!
220 1956 Ariel Square 4 motorcycle £3400 Nice nick
221 1958 Velocette Valiant motorcycle, FAS736, V5C, non transferable. c/w engine & gearbox spares £950 OK
222 Triumph Tiger Cub for spares/repair, no docs £130 I should have had this one.
225 1949 Sunbeam S7 motorcycle rolling frame c/w spares, no docs £300
226 Ariel Leader spares etc to make 2 motorcycles £180 Tons of stuff easily 4 bikes worth of bits plus a complete rolling chassis .
228 Motorcycle rolling frame - Plunger A10 £150 included rebuilt engine and box.
230 1960 Ducati 250 motorcycle, un-restored, no docs £1350 a dog
231 Yamaha 175 TY trail bike, no docs £250 OK as field bike.
232 1992 Honda Dominator NX 650 trial bike, 24758 miles, T & T, K899GCJ, V5C £790 Below reserve.
238 1985 Honda Nighthawk 650cc motorcycle, blue, runner T & T 09/06 £580 Nice tidy bike if your like Hondas
239 BSA Tracker motorcycle, 125cc £160 No Comment
240 1966 Harley Davidson motorcycle c/w 1971 BSA 1000cc engine, T & T £1750 Engine was a Sporty not a Beezer!
241 1950 Matchless ex works trial bike, 500cc, all aluminium engine, no docs £2000
242 1936 Rudge 250cc sports motorcycle, 4 valve radial head twin port, restored, V5C, OAS410, sorn £2700
243 1956 Norton Model 50 motorcycle, single down tube frame, V5C, BSJ781 sorn £1800
244 1973 Norton 750cc Commando motorcycle, c/w Norvil front brakes. V5C, KHA123L, Mot 24 May 2006, Tax 05/06 £2100 Absolutely Mint, low miles.
245 1962 Matchless CSR250 motorcycle. Restored V5C. 511UXF £1150
246 1975 Triumph Trident T150 motorcycle, American export model, new forks & master cylinder, c/w service history, V5 HHS319N £2000 Minter
247 1972 Yamaha TX750 motorcycle, original, rare export model, no docs £600 Mint Original an absolute steal at 600 quid.
253 1997 Yamaha SRX600 motorcycle dismantled, V5C C176XLM imported declared manufactured 1986. c/w engine & spares £130 everything there, not bad nick.
254 1960 Harley Davidson motorcycle, 1287cc, V5C YXU452 £1950 Absolute dog, No tanks, electrics, wrong engine & number for year. Engine, Tranny and Primary suffering the white death of corrosion, I'd estimate around £3-4K to get it back to "Standard" runner. Loads of folks thought it was a genuine 1960's bike.
255 1954 Sunbeam S7 motorcycle c/w Volkswagen engine. Buff log book only POC498 £600 This thing was unpleasently interesting, if I'd had the dosh and the space I'd have bid.
257 1957 Sunbeam S8 motorcycle, 1200cc Volkswagen engine, V5C VVS773 non transferable £650 Ditto.
258 1955 Sunbeam S8 motorcycle, 500cc, V5C ULG880 + associated correspondence £650
259 1975 Triumph Trident motorcycle, 750cc, ex Police, V5C PUS168P £1650 Ex Saudi Police I think!
260 1980 Ducati 900 Hailwood replica motorcycle, V5C, LPD222W, c/w racing fairings, new screen etc £1800 Not bad but scruffy
261 Triumph Trident motorcycle, no docs £1450 Tatty
262 1991 Harley Davidson motorcycle, 1340cc, Imported, declared manufactured 1979, V5C, FGT154T £2200 Tatty once again Engine numbers didn't tie up with year of manufacture.
263 Harley Davidson engine £1000 Shovel motor, Twin plugged, No Carb or Alternator, Push rod tubes rusty, otherwise looked is reasonable nick, what it was like inside only the buyer will know for sure.

[kevscrivener]

you're right about the Yam 750, Dave; VERY rare over here and that WAS a bargain. Nothing like the XS650, they were if anything over-balanced and consequently not very powerful, but allegedly a very civilised parallel twin. Similar in concept to the late 70's Z750 Kwack twins if anyone remembers them.

[chilly]

Shame that Chiefy,looked like it had the makings of a good do.

That Beezer A10 for £150 wern't bad tho.

[Kiwi]

Originally Posted by kevscrivener

you're right about the Yam 750, Dave; VERY rare over here and that WAS a bargain. Nothing like the XS650, they were if anything over-balanced and consequently not very powerful, but allegedly a very civilised parallel twin. Similar in concept to the late 70's Z750 Kwack twins if anyone remembers them.

I remember them, dropped from the market place after only 3 months

They had a polished rocker cover, great for heat dissipation

One was entered in the austrailian 6 hour race for production bikes, it seized

Them had balance weights driven by chains with no chain adjuster

Factory did some out with an oil cooler kit and a omni phase chain adjuster kit after the event

Motors were advertised in chopper magazines for $us300 each as chopper engines, yamaha removed from the engine casings and no mention of yamaha in the adverts

Not one of Yamaha's better efforts

[Big_john]

Originally Posted by BaZa

I had a couple of Arrows Neil, the Dommi should not be more than a couple of hundered. At the most. Depends who's there. If it were traders only £50.00

Baza,

One of my riding m8's had Arrows back in 1964,he also had expansion boxes on them cor did they make a racket or what ... when I had a Suzuki 250 Hustler, I was 16yrs old then ...where did all the years go to

Big_john Spain ;)

[Big_john]

Chiefy,

I had a couple of the tiger cubs as well,which I bought in about 1970 in boxes and then re-built them from what I remember they had some problems with the oil distribution ... but pretty little bikes, ideal for women to play around on ;)

Big_john Spain ;)

[che]

hey, john, this is off topic, but thought i'd let you know, i'm back with jock in the garage for 6 weeks, from april 3rd, then again end of june for 6 weeks, be good to catch up.

kim

[chilly]

I had a Triumph Terrier in the very early 60s,the 150cc forerunner of the Cub,i reckon i pushed it further than i rode it,but then i always had the throttle on the stop when it was going,a steep learning curve for me on the fragility of small bike engines and crap electrics against my want for speed.

Chilly