LOT 551

Rudge 248cc Racing Motorcycle Registration no. not registered Frame no. none visible Engine no. AZ 633

Sold for £4,255 inc. premium

Lot 551

Rudge 248cc Racing Motorcycle

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|22 April 2023, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

Rudge 248cc Racing Motorcycle
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. none visible
Engine no. AZ 633

Rudge was renowned for its championing of the four-valves-per-cylinder engine layout, employing it for the first time on a 250 in 1931, its previous offerings in the class having used JAP engines. The contemporary 350's fully radial valve arrangement was used for the quarter-litre Rudge, rather than the semi-radial arrangement of the sports and racing 500s or the parallel layout preferred for the Special tourer. The Rudge 250 was unusual for its day in having coil ignition, though a magneto became optional later and was standard issue on the works racers and the TT Replica. New for 1932, the latter was based on the 1931 works bikes that had romped home to 1st, 2nd and 4th places in the Lightweight TT on their Isle of Man debut, and bagged the first three places at the 1931 Ulster Grand Prix.

We are advised this 250 Rudge features a methanol-burning, full race engine built by renowned Rudge racer and marque specialist, Mervyn Stratford, while the gearbox incorporates new-old-stock close-ratio gears. The gears are ex-Godfreys of Great Portland Street, London, who had obtained the rights to manufacture Rudge spares when the factory closed. We are advised that the machine has never been used since these parts were fitted and will therefore require recommissioning toa greater or lesser extent. There are no documents with this Lot.
Key not required

Saleroom notices

The frame number is: 62914

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