From the estate of the late David Fletcher
c.1968 OSSA 230cc Sport Racing Motorcycle
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. over-painted
Engine no. M-324013
●Rare Spanish two-stroke racing motorcycle
●Present family ownership since the late 1970s
●Considerable in-period race history
●Offered for restoration
●Substantial quantity of OSSA spares included

Dave Fletcher's second OSSA (engine number 'M-324013') was purchased from a fellow competitor at Cadwell Park sometime in the late 1970s. Its origins and specification are not known. Together with his four-speeder (the preceding Lot), Dave raced this five-speed model at club level with considerable success for the next 10-or-so years, latterly in CRMC events. He took both bikes to the Manx Grand Prix in 1983. Dave rode the five-speeder in the Classic Manx Newcomers' race but crashed at Sulby Bridge on the first lap, fortunately without serious injury.

The OSSA has been kept in dry storage since last raced in the late 1980s. Dave was in the process of rebuilding it but had not completed the task when he passed away. The engine's top end has been removed (the crankcase mouth being plugged with cloth) but is quite likely to be found among the accompanying spares (see below).

Offered for restoration, these two OSSA racers (Lots ??? and ???) are the last remaining machines from Dave Fletcher's sizeable private collection, which was sold by Bonhams at Stafford in October 2014. This five-speed model comes with a vast quantity of rare OSSA spares, enough to maintain a small équipe for several years, which includes a spare engine (twin-plug); cylinder barrels and heads; pairs of crankcases; crankcase outer covers; flywheel assembly; pistons; carburettor parts; clutches; and fairings and screens (see images online).
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This Lot will be auctioned on Sunday 21 April starting at 11am GMT.
Lot to be sold without reserve.