Sold for £8,280
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: GHK 640
Frame No: 23993
Engine No: PO/0/058843/SOF
CC: 249
MOT: Exempt
Ernie Humphries and Charles Dawes founded "OK" as bicycle manufacturers in 1882. Their first entry in the Isle of Man TT, in 1912, led to a ninth place and mainly modest results followed. Racing JAP versions did well in the 1920s, and the company increasingly turned to JAP to power bikes not using an OK engine.
In the 1922 TT OK-Supreme placed sixth and seventh, with the fastest lap set by Wal Handley at 51 mph. Frank Longman was the only TT winner, in the 1928 Lightweight class with a JAP model. For the 1930 Isle of Man TT, a new 250cc machine with the cams fitted to the vertical tower made its first appearance. A road version was made available the following year. In 1934, another overhead cam OK made its debut at the Olympia show. Available in road, trials and race trim and in 250 and 350 capacities, it continued in production until early 1939.
This OK supreme was a labour of love by the late engineer owner. Restored to a very high standard (show winning), he carried out all the work himself, an ideal lightweight machine for many vintage events. Not run for the last two years and it has been stored in a house’s porch since. Light recommissioning will be required before use. It comes with a current V5C.
For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217
All successful bids must be paid in full by midday the day after the auction at the latest.
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Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 29th Mar, 2023
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