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H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
12th July, 2023 10:00
c. 1938 Victoria Aero 250
No Reserve
Registration No: HBG 641N*
Frame No: 132725
Engine No: 132725
CC: 250
MOT: Exempt
A rare in the UK pre war Victoria Aero 250
Authentic restoration carried out in the mid 1970s
Supplied with its original German registration book
Victoria was initially a bicycle manufacturer based in Nürnberg, Germany that also made motorcycles from 1901 until 1966. In its early years the company fitted proprietary engines purchased from various manufacturers including Fafnir, FN, Minerva and Zédel but by the 1920s were producing their own motors. In 1937 Victoria introduced the new KR 20 LN Lux and KR 25 S Aero two-stroke models, with flat-topped pistons developed by Richard and Xaver Küchen and these proved to be very popular before WW2. During the war they supplied bikes to the German military but the factory was destroyed in 1945 and they mainly concentrated on small capacity models afterwards until their closure in the mid 1960s.
This c. 1938 Victoria Aero KR25 S 250cc, part of a deceased estate and being offered at no reserve, is typical of German bikes from the era exuding quality and solid engineering. It appears to have been imported in 1975 and put on a 'N' registration plate at the time although it is obviously a good deal older. Restored by the previous owner, he used it extensively on vintage runs and rallies, always attracting a lot of attention, and frowning upon anyone who trailered their bikes to events! It comes supplied with its original 'Kraftfahrzeugbrief' registration document stamped up in Nazi era Germany. The restoration has stood up well but it had not been run for a number of years so the engine does not turn over and has probably dry seized.
* Please note, the bike comes supplied with a V5 and an old MOT but the registration number seems to have disappeared from the DVLA database.
