1959 Royal Enfield Crusader
No Reserve

Registration No: VAM 540
Frame No: 13122
MOT: Exempt

• Offered from a well-curated private collection
• Some past cosmetic renovation
• Supplied with the original buff logbook

The first Royal Enfield motorcycle was built in 1901 by the Enfield Cycle Company of Redditch, which had previously manufactured bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines. Under various ownerships, the name has continued through to the present day making it perhaps the most enduring name in the motorcycle world. The 250cc single-cylinder Crusader was a very popular bike in its day, and its appeal was doubtless boosted by the ‘learner law’ of 1961, which saw learner motorcyclists become restricted to machines of 250cc or less. Bikes like Crusaders were what gave many enthusiasts their first taste of motorcycling.

This Crusader was first registered to Alf Hickin Motorcycles of Wiltshire on 1st January, 1960. It was sold the next day to one Mr. Young, who traded it back to Alf Hickin Motorcycles in 1962. The Crusader had many owners thereafter before being purchased by the most recent late owner in 2015. Having benefitted from some light refurbishment in the past, and now looks pleasingly mellowed. It has been in use since renovation but not in the immediate past, so some recommissioning may be required. The family has got the Royal Enfield is now running. It is accompanied by the current V5C, the original RF60 buff logbook, and DVLA correspondence.

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