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1959 Royal Enfield Clipper 350 Registration Number: 207 CDV Frame Number: 43123 The new Clipper of 1953 relaunched Royal Enfield into the 250cc class. The Clipper’s engine featured a cast-iron top end, integral oil tank and a separate gearbox, all within a swinging-arm frame design that had debuted on the Bullet in 1949. A 350cc Clipper was added to the range in November 1955, deploying the Model G engine in the swinging-arm frame to create a cheaper alternative to the Bullet. Both Clippers were dropped from the range during 1957, though the name was revived the following year for a ‘budget’ version of the new unit-construction Crusader 250 – the Clipper II. Enfield then put the Model G engine into the Crusader cycle parts to create a new 350 Clipper. This 1959 350cc Clipper comes from a small private collection, complete with known history, original buff log book and manual on DVD. The Clipper has been converted to coil/ alternator electrics, is said to start very easily and used regularly. Last serviced in 2023, this entry level British bike will make the ideal starter classic.
This bike will be sold at auction with Dore & Rees Motoring at the Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show at the Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, on Sunday 25th February 2024. For more details contact the Motoring Department via the above details.
