29th Oct, 2025 12:00
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
1977 Can-Am Qualifier
Sold for £1,955
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: UAL 751R
Frame No: 7865001228
MOT: Exempt
- Rare in the UK Can-Am 250 Enduro model
- Original silencer and speedo included in sale
- UK registered, supplied with a current V5C
Can-Am was the motorcycle division of the Bombardier Corporation, based in Valcourt, Quebec, more famous for producing snowmobiles. The bikes were mainly targeted at the off-road competition market, designed by a team of engineers including British former 500cc Motocross World Champion Jeff Smith, using engines supplied by the Austrian firm Rotax, another Bombardier subsidiary between 1972 and 1987. The machines made an immediate impact, with riders winning Gold medals at the International Six Days Trials and various AMA Motocross and Enduro titles. Bombardier eventually shifted its priority from recreational products towards the transit equipment industry and then, several years later, aircraft manufacturing.
A bike very rarely seen on this side of the Atlantic, the Can-Am 250 Qualifier was designed for use in Enduros, powered by a Rotary Valve 250 two-stroke engine supplied by sister company Rotax. Its design is unusual in having the carburetor positioned at the back of the engine to keep it narrow. Bought by the vendor a few years ago and used by him recently in a classic enduro, it is fitted with Hagon rear shocks and a quieter DEP style alloy silencer but the standard one, together with the original Bombardier speedo will be included in the sale. A rare and unusual bike that will certainly draw attention at any classic bike gatherings, it is UK registered with a current V5C.
For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415 871189
Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 29th Oct, 2025
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