c.1971 Sprite 125cc Trials Motorcycle, Registration no. not registered Frame no. to be advised Engine no. 5499389/122

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c.1971 Sprite 125cc Trials Motorcycle
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. to be advised
Engine no. 5499389/122
Founded circa 1960 by ex-plumbers, Fred Evans and Frank Hipkin, the latter a successful scrambles rider, Sprite produced a popular range of scrambles and trials models using modified Villiers engines. Notable for its closely spaced front down-tubes, necessitated by the Villiers engine's offset exhaust port, Sprite's lightweight trials frame looked particularly neat. Sprite later used their own version of the Husqvarna unit, while Sachs and Zündapp engines were adopted in the 1970s. Machines were sold in kit form to avoid purchase tax and Sprite prospered throughout the 1960s, finally ceasing production in 1974 as a result of increasingly stiff Japanese competition. This Sprite trials bike was purchased 18 months ago from a private collection and the vendor has advised us it was in good running order when acquired. There are no documents with this Lot.