1969 Royal Enfield Cafe Racer Project, 250 cc. Registration ...

Hammer

£1,800

1969 Royal Enfield Cafe Racer Project, 250 cc. Registration number XYF 371G. Frame number 9172. Engine number 8441.
Royal Enfield was the brand name under which The Enfield Cycle Company Limited of Redditch, Worcestershire, sold motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines which they had manufactured. Enfield Cycle Company also used the brand name Enfield without Royal. The first Royal Enfield motorcycle was built in 1901. The Enfield Cycle Company is responsible for the design and original production of the Royal Enfield Bullet, the longest living motorcycle design in history. The 250cc class was important in the UK as it was the largest engine which a learner could ride without passing a test. In the late 1950's and early 1960's, Royal Enfield produced a number of 250cc machines, including a racer, a Scrambler with the biggest-seller being the Crusader, a 248cc pushrod overhead valve single producing 18bhp.
Our vendor purchased this machine in November 2018 with the intention of building a cafe racer in the Continental mould. He had the engine rebuilt by Steve Wilson, see letter on file, the frame has been powder coated, new rims and spokes, new exhaust, there is a list of the new parts included to finish the project including a new loom and used parts.
Sold with the V5C, various paperwork and the spares.