c1980 Yamaha TZ250

Ex Bob Jackson race bike

Estimate: £4,000 - £5,000*

Reg No: Not registered Frame No: SP* YC/5/749

CC: 350 Engine No: Not visible

MOT: Exempt

• Raced by Bob Jackson in the late 70s and early 80s

• Possible Spondon frame with Spondon forks and brake

• Offered as last raced with a good history

Yamaha has a long tradition of achievement in motorcycle sport that goes on to this day in Moto GP. The introduction of Yamahas over the counter race bikes in the late 1960s revolutionized racing allowing anyone to buy a race ready bike capable of winning TTs and GPs. The water cooled TZ250 and 350 models must be the most successful racing bikes ever produced.

This TZ250 was raced by Bob Jackson and is thought to be the bike he won the North West 200 on and finished on the leaderboard at the TT and the Ulster Grand Prix. Like most race bikes it was constantly evolving and is offered with what is possibly a Spondon frame, forks and front brake and fitted with a 250 engine. The bike looks to be as it was last raced and has been stored in one of Bob’s sponsors’ private collection for a number of years, so will need recommissioning before use. A very original and interesting bike with a good history.

c1935 Velocette 350 Mac

Race Bike

Unused since full restoration

Estimate: £4,500 - £5,500*

Reg No: Unregistered Frame No: Not visible

CC: 350 Engine No: MAC22492

MOT: Exempt

• Mid 1930s classic racer based on a Velocette 350 MAC

• Fitted with a BTH Racing mag and an Amal GP carb

• Striking bike for classic racing or parading

Velocette is the brand name of motorcycles made by Veloce Ltd between 1904 and 1971. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a family owned firm selling almost as many hand-built motorcycles as the mass-produced machines from the likes of Triumph and Norton. Renowned for the quality of its products, the company was “always in the picture” in international motorcycle racing from the mid 1920s through to the 1950s, culminating in two 350cc World Championship titles and its legendary, and still-unbeaten, record of averaging over 100mph for 24 hours on a 500cc single cylinder machine.

This stunning looking 350cc racer is built around a c.1936 MAC and has been part of an enthusiast private collection of mainly Velocettes for many years. Unused since its full restoration, it is fitted with a BTH Racing mag and an Amal GP carb, as well as many other modifications to make it suitable for the track. Not run for a few years, it will need recommissioning but will make an eyecatching bike for classic racing or parades.