LOT 202 1938 Levis Model B
The first Levis was made in the Norton works by designer Bob Newey, but James Norton, the owner of Norton, turned it down. Bob Newey then joined with the Butterfields family, Arthur, Billy, and sister Daisy, to set up the Levis motorcycle company. In 1916, the 211cc vertical two-stroke engine produced 3hp. They then adopted the slogan, ‘The Master Two Stroke’. This rare 1938 Levis model B motorcycle was fully restored a
Levis motorcycles were manufactured by Butterfields of Birmingham between 1911 and 1940 and were for many years one of England’s leading manufacturers of two-stroke motorcycles. They built two-stroke machines from 1911 and added a four-stroke engine in 1928 that continued until 1941 when production ceased.
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LOT 203 1934 OK Supreme 250cc In 1882, Ernie Humphries and Charles Dawes founded ‘OK’ as
bicycle manufacturers. They experimented with powered bicycles in 1899 and 1906 before making a two-stroke motorcycle using a Precision engine in 1911. Before the First World War, they had produced motorcycles with Precision, De Dion, Minerva, and Green
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UN8546 20496
8/0/R459 n/a
£5,500 - £8,500
engines. Their first entry in the Isle of Man TT, in 1912, led to a ninth place and mainly modest results came during the following years when OK-Supreme machines finished in every place from 1st, in the 1928 Lightweight TT, to 10th. In the 1922 TT the fastest lap was set by Wal L. Handley at 51mph on an OK-Supreme but he failed to finish the race. After the First World War, OK produced a 292cc two-stroke motor of its own but also produced models using Blackburne, Bradshaw, and JAP engines. In the 1930s OK Supreme produced a Lighthouse 250cc and 348cc model, so named because of the little inspection window in the cam tower, which was OK- Supreme’s final model. This 1934 OK Supreme 250cc, fitted with a single cylinder 250cc
JAP engine, is described by the vendor as in very good condition throughout having been completely restored some time ago before being kept in storage for many years. The frame is restored in black with red mud guards and fitted with a red and silver petrol tank. This rare pre-World War Two motorcycle is ready to drive away and use and is supplied with V5C registration document and an MoT test certificate which expires in June 2012.
Interested parties should satisfy themselves as to the description and condition of each lot prior to the sale. Buyers are advised to inspect the car in person or use a professional to carry out this service.
EOL285 26529 26670 00001
£6,000 - £9,000
few years ago, finished with a black frame, black mud guards, chrome petrol tank and chrome wheels which have had the rim centre painted in red with gold lines to match the logo and painted sections on the petrol tank. Fitted with the Levis single cylinder 249cc, twin port engine, this motorcycle is supplied with the original buff log book from the 1950s; the V5C registration document and a large file containing information regarding Levis motorcycles. This is one of the prettiest, single cylinder motorcycles built before World War Two.
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