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Possibly a perfectly original 'Kevin' on ebay (Meteor Minor De Luxe)
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 10:55 pm
by Scalyback
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Want a 'Kevin' (Meteor Minor De Luxe)?
well there is one of the best original condition ones on ebay right now ...
1958 Royal Enfield Meteor Minor Deluxe 500cc twin


This bike should come with it's own roll of red carpet.

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REOC 15084
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Possibly a perfectly original 'Kevin' on ebay (Meteor Minor De Luxe)
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 10:59 pm
by Scalyback
Even ebay's own links don't work !!!!?!??!?!?!
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Possibly a perfectly original 'Kevin' on ebay (Meteor Minor De Luxe)
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:33 am
by Mark M
Nice! A Southampton registration which I thought probably means sold through Lawton and Wilson (a big Enfield Dealer in Soton at the time) and sure enough there is their name in the logbook. Lawtons entered the Thruxton races regularly and had Bob Macintyre as their rider. Rumour has it the Super Meteor he rode was a works developed Connie inside!
REgards, Mark
Possibly a perfectly original 'Kevin' on ebay (Meteor Minor De Luxe)
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 8:20 am
by Bullet Whisperer
Not rumour, Mark, but fact. Here is a short clip of that machine running. Regards, Paul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N85c6xJhJ08
Possibly a perfectly original 'Kevin' on ebay (Meteor Minor De Luxe)
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:02 am
by Mark M
Paul, I know it was fact (Ray Knight who also rode the bike and was associated with Lawton's told me about it,) but as the race was for standard machines and the SM should have been in a lower state of tune I was being polite to save the Factory embarrassment. I may be a bit late though!
REgards, Mark
Possibly a perfectly original 'Kevin' on ebay (Meteor Minor De Luxe)
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:29 pm
by Adrian
My old '57 500 Bullet (now living happily in France) was another bike originally sold by Lawton and Wilson, the current owner still has the dealer's badge on the number plate, though the rather odd rear carrier has been removed.
A big head Bullet also came up on ebay a little while ago still bearing its Lawton and Wilson badge. The old Lawton and Wilson premises were just a few miles away from me, based in Millbrook. The business survives these days as a car dealers in Netley Abbey.
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Possibly a perfectly original 'Kevin' on ebay (Meteor Minor De Luxe)
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:34 am
by Chris Tindal
Very nice Adrian, I thinks that's only the second late frame 500 non Bighead Bullet I've ever seen.
Possibly a perfectly original 'Kevin' on ebay (Meteor Minor De Luxe)
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:03 pm
by Adrian
Hi Chris,
the current owner did some research and found out that they only made 237 500 UK Bullets in 1957, making them only slightly less rare than the later Fury! I don't know how many 500 Woodsman versions were sold in the USA that year.
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Possibly a perfectly original 'Kevin' on ebay (Meteor Minor De Luxe)
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:56 pm
by Chris Tindal
Definitely a keeper for someone, it's lovely.
Possibly a perfectly original 'Kevin' on ebay (Meteor Minor De Luxe)
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:20 am
by Scalyback
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If anybody is thinking of getting this bike, they are very smooth to ride and this proper De Luxe version is rather rare, just search google images to see how many of these you can find (De Luxe has the fully enclosed chain case) I have found about 6 including one airflow version. You can download documents and stuff from
Kevin's Corner (scroll down the page) and here is a vid showing the magic of RE design. Well worth a watch!