LOT 484
1972 Rickman Street Métisse Triumph 700cc Special Registration no. GVG 359K Frame no. 970 R Engine no. TR6P DU59167
Estimate: £16,000 - £20,000
Lot 484
1972 Rickman Street Métisse Triumph 700cc SpecialRegistration no. GVG 359K Frame no. 970 R Engine no. TR6P DU59167
The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|16 October 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
1972 Rickman Street Métisse Triumph 700cc Special
Registration no. GVG 359K
Frame no. 970 R
Engine no. TR6P DU59167
Registration no. GVG 359K
Frame no. 970 R
Engine no. TR6P DU59167
"The components for this Rickman Métisse were all bought in the classic period, but never assembled into a complete machine until 2003." – The Classic Motor Cycle, January 2008.
The Rickman brothers - Don and Derek - were already established moto-cross stars when they built the first Métisse in 1959, and within a decade their company would grow to become one of the biggest and best-known independent motorcycle frame-makers. The machine offered here is an example of the 'Street Métisse', which was launched at the Earls Court Motorcycle Show in 1966. It was purchased in 2001 as a never-assembled kit of parts, many still in their original boxes, by George Blackwell, who went on to build it into a complete machine, finishing the task in September 2003. The original purchaser of these parts was one A.Appleton of Norfolk.
Notable features include Norton forks with Paul Dunstall sliders and integral front brake callipers; Rickman eight-valve cylinder head; Quaife five-speed gearbox; Dunstall exhaust system, AP Racing rear brake: and a Rickman 700cc conversion. Although the frame was designed to be oil-bearing, it was considered safer to use a separate (central) oil tank.
This most handsome special comes with a vast accumulation of bills and other documentation dating back to the late 1960s, including Rickman Brothers' invoice for frame number 'R.970'. A copy of the aforementioned magazine article is on file also.
Offered with key
The Rickman brothers - Don and Derek - were already established moto-cross stars when they built the first Métisse in 1959, and within a decade their company would grow to become one of the biggest and best-known independent motorcycle frame-makers. The machine offered here is an example of the 'Street Métisse', which was launched at the Earls Court Motorcycle Show in 1966. It was purchased in 2001 as a never-assembled kit of parts, many still in their original boxes, by George Blackwell, who went on to build it into a complete machine, finishing the task in September 2003. The original purchaser of these parts was one A.Appleton of Norfolk.
Notable features include Norton forks with Paul Dunstall sliders and integral front brake callipers; Rickman eight-valve cylinder head; Quaife five-speed gearbox; Dunstall exhaust system, AP Racing rear brake: and a Rickman 700cc conversion. Although the frame was designed to be oil-bearing, it was considered safer to use a separate (central) oil tank.
This most handsome special comes with a vast accumulation of bills and other documentation dating back to the late 1960s, including Rickman Brothers' invoice for frame number 'R.970'. A copy of the aforementioned magazine article is on file also.
Offered with key
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