Description
This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The NEC Classic Motor Show Sale 2023 - Motorcycles on Sunday the 12th of November, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT.
First of the larger-engined motorcycles allowed post-war, pre-1951 German manufacturers had been restricted to smaller capacities
A direct follow-on from the R51 and built between 1951 and 1956
This nicely-presented, early matching-numbers bike is a rare UK-registered from new example, offered with a V5C
Shaft drive and plunger rear suspension
First registered on 19/ 10/ 1951 and with the same owner since 2000
Not run for a while so may require some recommissioning before road use
Engine turns over with good compression
Complete with an old MOT dated March 1988 and an old RF60 'green' logbook dated August 1968
Rare bike in the UK
