Description
FOR SALE AT AUCTION ON 13/ 07/ 2021
1976 Harley - Davidson SS250, 250 cc. Registration number PAO 308P. Frame number 9E12091H6. Engine number 9E12091H6.
Harley Davidson's attempts to capture a share of the world's market for lightweight and mid-size two stroke bikes was somewhat doomed from the start due to the impending, if not foreseen, influence of the environmentalists, who even today would be glad to see the back of the 2-stroke. The average well used Asian concrete mixer probably puts out more pollutants than all the Harley strokers ever made, but H-D got the message eventually and by 1978 none were listed in the catalogue. The largest 2 stroke offered previous to this was a 250cc version similar to the 1976 machine pictured here. So rare that the model is not even referred to in the official H-D archive on the writer's bookshelves, but the ubiquitous Internet does recognise the model, which appears to be a Yamaha inspired design. These lightweight Harleys were built by the Aermacchi factory in Italy under license with HD from the early 196's until the late 1970's.
This example was sold by DK Motorcycles of Newcastle under Lyme to Paul Tonge of Barnsley in March 2016 as a trade sale who purchased a new wiring loom from the USA. It was then sold by this firm, as a project in July 2019, to our vendor who has completely restored it. This included a full engine rebuild, stainless steel rims and spokes, respray, new SX exhaust system and new tyres. Since then he has covered just over 1000 trouble free miles and it is only for sale due to ill health.
Sold with the V5C, DVLA correspondence, various receipts and booklets.
