Description
This motorcycle is Lot 352 - To be auctioned by Bonhams at The Spring Stafford Sale (The International Classic MotorCycle Show) on 26th & 27th April, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Lots 101 - 147 are to be sold from 14:00 on Saturday 26th April 2025.
Lots 201 - 410 are to be sold from 11:00 on Sunday 27th April 2025.
Public Viewing:
Available 26th & 27th April 2025 from 09:00 until 17:00, at The Stafford County Showground (The International Classic MotorCycle Show).
Lot 352
1916 OK 293cc Junior
Registration no. DS 7469
Frame no. 2477
Engine no. A1082
OK - the 'Supreme' came later - was founded by bicycle manufacturers Humphries & Dawes Limited of Birmingham. The company that would become Humphries & Dawes had been founded in Birmingham in 1899 by Ernie Humphries, who was joined in 1906 by Charles Dawes. The firm made bicycle components and then parts for motorcycles before experimenting with powered two-wheelers in the early years of the 20th Century, exhibiting a Precision-engined three-model range in 1911. Two-stroke lightweights powered by Villiers or Union engines were added immediately after The Great War, and in 1921 the Junior model adopted OK's own engine, though the latter was in all probability merely a re-badged Union. Charles Dawes and Ernie Humphries split in 1926, the latter continuing motorcycle production using the name 'OK-Supreme'.
The current vendor acquired this OK Junior in 1988. He advises us that the machine has been in storage for 25 years, prior to which it was a rolling restoration and used regularly. Following an extended period of inactivity, the machine will require re-commissioning to a greater or lesser extent and thus is sold strictly as viewed. The machine is offered with an old-style V5C Registration Certificate.
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.
