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SPRITE 197cc CLASSIC TRIALS BIKE.
THE SPRITE WAS BOUGHT TO REPLACE MY BSA C15 WHICH IS PROVING TOO BIG FOR ME NOW. IT HAD BEEN RESTORED BY A PREVIOUS OWNER. HAVING A NEW ROD KIT, REBORE AND PISTON, ALSO FITTED WITH ELECTRIX WORLD ELECTRONIC IGNITION. THE GEARBOX WAS A BIT NOTCHY WHEN I BOUGHT IT, SO HAS HAD NEW SELECTORS ETC FITTED, NEW PRIMARY CHAIN NEW DRIVE CHAIN, NEW CLUTCH CABLE. HAS BRITISH ALLOY HUBS, RENTHAL BARS, AMAL LEVERS. I AM NOT AU FAI WITH TWO STROKES AFTER MANY YEARS RIDING MY C15, HENCE ANOTHER REASON FOR SALE. HAVE NOW RETIRED FROM SERIOUS TRIAL COMPETITION.
THE SPRITE WAS MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND BY FRANK HIPKIN, WHO WAS A CLASS TRIALS RIDER OF THE ERA, WHO SET UP HIS OWN FACTORY, NAMING HIS CREATIONS SPRITE.
IF ANY FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE EMAIL ME. MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND IN 1965. SPENT THE FIRST FEW YEARS COMPETITION IN EUROPE, BEFORE BEING BROUGHT BACK TO THE UK.
HAS A V5C REGISTERED IN MY NAME. A NON TRANSFERABLE VRN.
