Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
29th Mar, 2023 12:00
1962 Francis Barnett 250cc Cruiser 89
No Reserve
Registration No: CYD 194A
Frame No: DH16322
Engine No: 229D11101
CC: 250
MOT: Exempt
Entered from a deceased estate
In the late-owner’s possession since November 2001
Not used recently
In production between 1962 and 1965, the Cruiser model 89, with 249cc 2T and 4T twin-cylinder Villiers engines, became one of the final models produced by Francis-Barnett before the company’s closure in 1966.
Purchased by the late-owner in November 2001, CYD 194A has been stored in recent years seeing little use. It is said to be in “good” general condition with very good wheels, seat and tank although there is some rust on the exhausts. An old sale advert in the history file, dating from 2001, states it had been subject to a “full nut and bolt rebuild” and a written note details a series of works carried out. It is accompanied by an original Francis-Barnett Cruiser 75 and 80 sales brochure, Villiers Mark 2T and 3T Operating Instructions & Spare Parts List, two expired MOTs, assorted articles and correspondence, together with a photocopy Illustrated Instruction Book for the details belowcc Cruiser Twin Villiers 2T models.
