c.1977 Silk 700S Racing Motorcycle
Reputed to be an ex-works racer

Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: 700S.1.11
MOT: N/A

• One of only a few hundred 700S Silks produced
• Believed to have been a works racer when new
• Restored in the late 1980s

Silk Engineering was based in Darley Abbey, Derbyshire, and produced the 700S, a water-cooled two-stroke twin between 1975 and 1979. The company was founded by George Silk, an engineer well-respected for his work repairing, tuning and competition-preparing older Scott motorcycles, and it will be noted that the 700S engine owed very much to the design of the Scott Flying Squirrel. The uprated Silk engine was of 653cc and was said to be good for 54bhp, and to propel the 700S to 110mph. However, as a small outfit, Silk could only produce two bikes a week, so very few were completed.

Our Silk was purchased by the late owner in 1999 from Mr. K. S. Green of Christchurch, who indicated it was an ex-works racer that had been campaigned in the late 1970s. It was restored in the late 1980s but has not been used since, instead being placed on display in a large private collection. There might be a kickstart problem as it does not engage to turn over the engine. Although some attention will be required to get the Silk starting and running as it should, it represents a fantastic project and a very rare opportunity to own a survivor from a short-lived marque, with possible racing provenance. This lot does not come with any paperwork.

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