Description
Wed, 20th Jul 2022 13:00
National Motorcycle Museum
1928 Rudge Whitworth 'Sports Special'
Estimate
£7, 000 - £9, 000
Lot details
Registration No: DS 7883
Frame No: 32002
Engine No: 51155
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt
Unrestored and fabulous patina
Owned by Rudge enthusiast and chef Simon Morris
Modified over the years into a "Sports Special"
Took part in the 1990 TT Classic Lap (provenance included)
Off the road for 20 plus years and dry stored indoors
The engine turns with good compression and now is running very well
Great bike for the track and road and Banbury Run eligible
Recent new bearing in the gearbox, also top end rebuild
New cables tyres and tubes
The full potential of Rudge’s four-valves-per-cylinder design was slow to emerge. In 1928 Graham Walker’s works ‘500’ became the first motorcycle to win a road race, the Ulster Grand Prix, at an average speed in excess of 80mph, a feat which led to the introduction of the legendary ‘Ulster’ sports model.
Unrestored and wearing fabulous history in the form of its patina, this machine was owned by Rudge enthusiast and chef Simon Morris. Over the years it has been modified into a "Sports Special" and even took part in the 1990 TT Classic Lap (provenance included). It has been off the road for 20 plus years and dry stored indoors. The engine turns with good compression and now is running ‘very well’. A great motorcycle for both the track and the road, and it is also Banbury Run eligible. Recently, the ‘Sports Special’ has had a new bearing in the gearbox and a top-end overhaul, new cables and new tyres with tubes.
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Mike Davis
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