c.1921 OK Junior
No Reserve

Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: 3768
MOT: Exempt

• Part of a private collection for many years
• The subject of an older restoration
• Rare surviving example of what was a popular model

Partners in a cycle parts business, Ernie Humphries and Charles Dawes diversified into motorcycle manufacture during 1899. Based in Hall Green, Birmingham, they utilised a variety of proprietary engines and marketed their products under the ‘OK’ brand name. Keen to capitalise on the public’s appetite for motorised transport post-WW1, Humphries and Dawes adopted a one model policy in the form of the OK Junior. A simple lightweight design, it was powered by a Union 293cc two-stroke engine allied to belt drive. Later versions could be had with a Villiers single and Albion two-speed chain-cum-belt transmission. Sales climbed as high as 20,000 per annum before dwindling as the 1920s wore on.

Reputedly restored to a high standard prior to joining the late owner’s collection, this particular example boasts the Albion transmission. Not run for years, the OK Junior will require recommissioning prior to use. Entered from a deceased estate, the executors cannot find any corresponding paperwork. As such the new owner will have to apply to the DVLA for an age related number plate should they wish to return it to the road. Offered without reserve.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217