c.1970 Dalesman Trials, Puch 122 cc. Registration number not...

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c.1970 Dalesman Trials, Puch 122 cc. Registration number not registered. Frame number not found. Engine number 3690842.
Founded in Otley, West Yorkshire by Peter Edmundson, Dalesman made ‘125’ trials bikes from 1968 to 1974. Dalesman started with Austrian Puch engines, using four-speed followed by six-speed units, then switched to Sachs power in 1972 until the end of production. The frames were made by Jim Lee with Mick Grant undertaking much of the welding. Puch suspension was used initially before the firm adopted ‘REH’ hubs and forks made by Robin Humphries, while MP forks also featured. Dalesman’s products were immediately well received and a number of enduro models appeared in the hands of British riders at the 1969 International Six Days Trial at Garmisch-Partenkirschen. In 1971 the firm received an injection of finance from its US importer, who voted Edmundson off the board. Towards the end of production, when Peter Gaunt had a spell as a works rider, Dalesman introduced a Sachs-powered model featuring disc drakes, perhaps the first example of a disc-braked trials iron. Some 2000 machines were produced with about 75% going to the USA. UK trials examples were sold by the firm for £299.95 in kit form or £340 for the Enduro.
This example, supplied by James Sandiford of Bury is a rare survivor and also come with an Enduro tank. and a folder of Dalesman literature.

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