- Fri May 03, 2019 11:35 am
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I bought my RE 350 Bullet Electra on photographic evidence even though the present owner couldn't start it, not really his fault in the circumstances (he was terminally ill in hospital). I was a gamble, but one I was willing to take and it has paid off after getting the bike the way I want it (more personal effort than cash spent).
I also have an FB AJS Stormer, bought as a non-runner. It turned out to be a one-off bike built by Fluff Brown AJS for HM Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations and appeared as an exhibit on the their factory stand at the 1977 Avon Dirt Bike Show.
I rejected the Ossa Climber I had agreed to buy which was advertised as a "good runner". On arrival (after an 8 hour drive to pick it up on a bank holiday) the engine was in pieces with a broken kickstart mechanism.
Built like a gun... could go BANG!