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LOT 70

1968 Rickman Métisse Triumph 650cc Café Racer Registration no. SRR 282F Frame no. 204C Engine no. NG36501 T120R

Sold for £4,830 inc. premium
Lot 70

1968 Rickman Métisse Triumph 650cc Café Racer

1968 Rickman Métisse Triumph 650cc Café Racer
Registration no. SRR 282F
Frame no. 204C
Engine no. NG36501 T120R

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. Having started out campaigning Triumph-engined BSAs, for 1961 the brothers introduced the first Rickman frame, the Métisse MkIII, which was produced in substantial quantities. It was followed by the more compact MkIV, intended for the unitary construction Triumph T100 and BSA Victor engines, while there was also a frame for two-stroke singles and a road racing chassis. Unable to compete with the Japanese factories, the Rickmans gave up frame making in the early 1980s, the rights to their designs passing in 1983/84 to Pat French's firm, MRD Métisse, which continued to cater for the increasing 'classic' market.

Rickman factory records show that frame number '204' was originally built to house a single-cylinder AMC (7R/G50) engine and sold new in January 1968 to one R F Seymour. The 650cc twin-cylinder Triumph engine currently installed is believed to come from a T120R Bonneville.

First UK registered in July 1998, which is possibly when it was completed in its current form, the Métisse comes from a small private collection. Dry stored, started regularly and used sparingly for local rides out, it should require relatively little recommissioning before returning to the road. The machine is offered with a V5C Registration Certificate and a dating letter from Métisse Motorcycles Ltd.

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