Motorcycle of mystery
Too many motorcycles, too little time; that’s a saying that could apply to many of us. My small area of interest and perhaps expertise – if I can blow a small trumpet, a very small trumpet – is in classic bikes, and I write for a sister magazine that takes most two-wheeled beasts from the postwar period to 1990 approximately. However, when casting a large net seeking out interesting machines, I occasionally stumble across something from beyond those parameters, one in this particular case that is something of a mystery.
The thing is, not only was I completely baffled by this bike, so was the restorer, its owner and all the experts. Intriguing. We did come across a few clues as to its origins, but largely the bike remains a mystery, one I’m hoping one or more of you discerning readers may be able to shed some light on. But more of that later. First the restoration.
Over the years, Paul Onions has restored or he
