LOT 58

c.1972 BMW 999cc Racing Motorcycle by Bracken Motorcycle Workshop Ltd Registration no. not registered Frame no. none visible Engine no. none visible

Sold for £2,760 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

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Lot 58

c.1972 BMW 999cc Racing Motorcycle by Bracken Motorcycle Workshop Ltd

Motorcycles Online - The Summer Sale|24 June 2024, 12:57 BST|Online, Milton Keynes

c.1972 BMW 999cc Racing Motorcycle by Bracken Motorcycle Workshop Ltd
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. none visible
Engine no. none visible

Offered here is the final incarnation of Bracken's BMW classic racer. Specification highlights include the following:

• Long swinging arm reinforced frame with additional side bars (one missing)
• Engine raised in frame
• 38mm Marzocchi forks with twin-piston Lockheed callipers
• Wider wheel rims
• P&M seat and fairing
• 999cc Schek narrow cylinder barrels with twin-ring pistons
• Lightened and balanced crankshaft
• Flowed cylinder heads built by Jim Cray
• 42mm Dell'Orto carburettors
• Reinforced gearbox
• Ben Parry exhaust system
• Öhlins rear shock absorbers
• Oil cooler
• (Damaged) dummy fuel tank joined to engine breather system to increase crankcase volume
• Aluminium under-seat fuel tank
• Electric starter

Stored for 20 years and offered in need of restoration, the machine is sold strictly as viewed. CRMC registered.

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