Picked Up a Real Cream Puff Yesterday

[kanur]

Sprite! I think this model may be called a Goldfinger but I could be wrong.

I'm a real sucker for these British kit bikes

Edited September 18, 2011 by kanur

[cleanorbust]

Quite a find. I think it's a standard type 125 Sprite trials, from the 1968-71 period. The Goldfinger, which had a metalflake gold paint job on the tank, was I recall an attempt to make a trail bike version of the model (consisting of little more than fitting lights and a larger seat) to compete with bikes of the time such as the Bantam Bushman and Suzuki Trail Cat.

The fork rake angle is quite notable isn't it.

[kanur]

Quite a find. I think it's a standard type 125 Sprite trials, from the 1968-71 period. The Goldfinger, which had a metalflake gold paint job on the tank, was I recall an attempt to make a trail bike version of the model (consisting of little more than fitting lights and a larger seat) to compete with bikes of the time such as the Bantam Bushman and Suzuki Trail Cat.

Thanks for the information, I thought that name was kind of corny anyway

The fork rake angle is quite notable isn't it.

Yeah, it look like a chopper. I am going to try to restore it as close to original as I can but I am not sure what the buggered exhaust is supposed to look like.