
LOT 233
Offered from the National Motorcycle Museum Collection c.1931 OEC-JAP 600cc Registration no. not registered Frame no. DS.RS 30253 Engine no. UCZ/F 54286/S
Sold for £8,050 inc. premium
Lot 233
Offered from the National Motorcycle Museum Collection, c.1931 OEC-JAP 600ccRegistration no. not registered Frame no. DS.RS 30253 Engine no. UCZ/F 54286/S
Offered from the National Motorcycle Museum Collection
c.1931 OEC-JAP 600cc
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. DS.RS 30253
Engine no. UCZ/F 54286/S
c.1931 OEC-JAP 600cc
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. DS.RS 30253
Engine no. UCZ/F 54286/S
Best remembered for its curious 'duplex' steering gear and Claude Temple's record-breaking exploits on the mighty OEC-Temple-Anzani, the Osborn Engineering Company commenced motorcycle manufacture in 1914. The Gosport-based firm began by making motorcycles under contract to Blackburne before marketing its own machines me from 1920. As well as the patented duplex steering, introduced in 1927, the firm offered rear springing from 1929. An option at first, this looked like a 'plunger' arrangement but in fact used a pivoted fork. By the late 1930s rear springing was standard and the duplex steering optional. JAP and Matchless engines were used towards the middle of the decade, then AJS engines from early 1937 onwards. A model only made for two years, this rare sidevalve OEC-JAP was purchased 'as is' and is offered without documents. The machine's mechanical condition is not known; accordingly, prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves with regard to its condition, completeness, correctness, or otherwise prior to bidding.
Footnotes
As with all Lots in the Sale, this Lot is sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness, and originality prior to bidding.
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