1975 Ossa Explorer, 250 cc. Registration number JGM 196N. Fr...

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£1,800

1975 Ossa Explorer, 250 cc. Registration number JGM 196N. Frame number B333295. Engine number M333295.
Spain's Ossa factory had a relatively brief existence from 1951 to 1984, but in that time produced outstandingly successful competition models for racing as well as enduro and road machines. In a bid to emulate the competition successes of rivals Bultaco and Montesa, Ossa hired English trials star Mick Andrews in 1967. Then only 23 but already a proven winner, Andrews set about developing Ossa's existing trail bike into a competitive trials mount, a process that culminated in the MAR - Mick Andrews Replica - that carried its creator to consecutive European Trials Championships in 1971 and '72. Indeed, the MAR put Ossa on the trials map with a vengeance and proved so successful that it remained in production until the late 1970s.
In 1972, OSSA released the Explorer – a great name for the kind of riding the bike would be subjected to. The intent was to have a light bike that was easy to ride, something between an enduro and a trials bike.
This example, first registered on July 1975, is a UK bike, and in 1991 was owned by Patrick Neill of Wokingham who sold it to Kevin Hookey of Bordon in 1998. In 2005 he commenced a restoration of the machine which included an engine rebuild, together with the frame and body being repainted. It was MOT'd at 707 km and taxed that year. Our vendor bought it from in in 2007 and stored it in a dry garage. The mileage is now 809 km.
Recently lightly recommissioned it would be advised for the next custodian to undertake their own safety tests before hitting the trial again.
Sold with the V5C, 2005 MOT, tax disc and various receipts.