Description
This motorcycle is Lot 74 to be auctioned by Bonhams at the Timed-Online January Sale, please see the Bonhams website for full details. The timed online auction runs between January 17th through January 27th, with lots closing from midday January 27th 2025.
Public Viewing:
Available 22nd January 2025 from 09:00 until 17:00, by appointment only at Bonhams Milton Keynes.
Lot 74
c. 1958 Excelsior 98cc F6S Consort Project
Registration no. not registered (see text)
Frame no. F6S/ 1942
Engine no. 605B3983
Excelsior's Consort ultra-lightweight first appeared in 1953 as the F4, with Villiers 4F engine and two-speed gearbox, changing to the 6F (foot change) unit for 1956. A plunger-suspended F6S version joined the range in 1957. The Consorts continued in production and were joined in 1958 by the new Consort CA8, a more up-to-date design featuring a telescopic front fork and swinging-arm frame. A year or so later a rigid-framed (F4F) version was reintroduced and the Consorts continued until the rigid model was dropped in 1963, to be followed a year later by the swinging-arm type, the plunger F6S having last been catalogued in 1959.
Offered for restoration, this Lot consists of an F6S rolling chassis with loosely-attached tank and some separate engine components (bagged). It should be noted that the nearside crankcase is cracked at the top. The displayed vehicle registration '62 LEV' is absent from the HPI and DVLA databases and therefore the machine is offered unregistered. Prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves with regard to the condition, completeness, authenticity and compatibility of this motorcycle's component parts prior to bidding. Offered unregistered and without documents.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
