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British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) / Re: Sprite-UK/American Eagle-USA /Alron-AUST

« on: March 21, 2015, 12:48:57 am »

 8)it's worth a look cheers

new sprite alron bvm Facebook group started by stev have a look

https://www.facebook.com/groups/812399278818904/

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British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) / Re: Sprite-UK/American Eagle-USA /Alron-AUST

« on: November 18, 2014, 08:01:32 am »

sorry alison youve already seen the film  we have only just seen it havnt lookd in a long time since dads passing getting back into it 

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British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) / Re: Sprite-UK/American Eagle-USA /Alron-AUST

« on: November 17, 2014, 10:01:36 pm »

Hi all just a note if any of you are on Facebook on my time line there's a short film on it you see dave smith putting together a sprite maico it's. Stephen hipkin so add me

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British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) / Re: Sprite-UK/American Eagle-USA /Alron-AUST

« on: April 26, 2014, 05:36:14 pm »

Superb dad would have been thrilld its great that there's pepole out there who keep it alive not like today when its all throwaway keep it up well done
      All the best hipkins 

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British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) / Re: Sprite-UK/American Eagle-USA /Alron-AUST

« on: April 04, 2014, 11:25:58 pm »

mitsubishi askd dad to build a 125 for the americain market.he  he had a meeting with his good friend ted wassall .if he wanted to have crack at the American market on the understanding that he used sprites front rear hubs forks  and stove enamelled  the frames blue hammer.ASO DAD supplied hubs n forks to various other people some times the are mistaken for REH HOPE THIS HELPS

                                                 YOURS STEVE HIPKIN

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British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) / Re: Sprite-UK/American Eagle-USA /Alron-AUST

« on: September 28, 2012, 06:41:11 pm »

vmx60
           to what i can recall to what dad said the oil/gas company did have the 150 frame kits and the engines fitted over there (USA /canada) i will try and find out for you the names to which they went hope thats ok 
                                                              thanks   
     found out it was suberbane gas and frames were sent to a dealer in canada to have the hodaka wombat  engines fitted still searching for dealers name and city .

The name of the city was manitoba canada all i know it was a young couples shop no names sorry hope this helped a bit cheers

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British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) / Re: Sprite-UK/American Eagle-USA /Alron-AUST

« on: September 26, 2012, 01:03:17 am »

 vmx60
           to what i can recall to what dad said the oil/gas company did have the 150 frame kits and the engines fitted over there (USA /canada) i will try and find out for you the names to which they went hope thats ok 
                                                              thanks   
     found out it was suberbane gas and frames were sent to a dealer in canada to have the hodaka wombat  engines fitted still searching for dealers name and city .

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British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) / Re: Sprite-UK/American Eagle-USA /Alron-AUST

« on: September 25, 2012, 01:43:52 am »

 Hi guys my name is steve hipkin son of frank .Dad loved reading this forum and how much you guys liked his bikes so thankyou from the hipkins.
   the womat was sent to dad from a canadian oil/gas company to fit into a sprite frame . so one was done not hard really as sprite as you know was a frame kit to take many many different engines .the oil company orderd 150 at 75 a time these machines were not for competition but getting there engineers to isolated pipes off the beaten track out in the sticks .paul my older brother says he can remember the engine sitting in the comp shop for years and even tried fitting the wombat air cover to his kawasakie 250 sprite which he was one of the first to have one at the age of 15 i hope this helps . you and again thanks .