1953 Royal Enfield RE 125
No Reserve

Registration No: LNP 192
Frame No: 39699 (Not visible)
MOT: Exempt

• From a large private collection of motorcycles
• Older restoration exhibiting a light patina
• One of the very last RE 125s produced

The Royal Enfield WD/RE, known as the 'Flying Flea', was a lightweight motorcycle developed by for the British War Office (the WD stood for War Department) as a means of transport that could be dropped by parachute or carried aboard gliders, and then ridden to quickly convey messages and signals between airborne and assault troops where radio communications were not in place. There was a huge demand for cheap and reliable transport after the war, so many war-surplus WD/REs were stripped down and repainted for civilian, but the model proved so popular that Royal Enfield ultimately adapted it for civilian use and called it the RE 125, which remained in production until 1953. Originally produced with hand gear-change and girder forks, it was updated in 1950 with foot change and telescopic forks.

This late 1953 RE 125 dates from the very end of the model’s production run and has formed part of a large collection of mainly British motorcycles spanning the period 1900-2020. It was acquired for the collection wearing an older restoration which now exhibits a pleasing patina. After several years on static display, some recommissioning will naturally be required. The sale includes a V5C and an old RF60 continuation logbook.

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