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

« on: March 28, 2014, 04:40:05 am »

Jaak Vanvelthoven, from Boonen Vanvelthoven Motors in Lommel Belgium, confirmed that they built around 70 BVM bikes at the time.
The first 30 were assembled with original Sprite frames from the UK, the rest with frames made by Wilvo, a metal construction company in Holland.
On many bikes they fitted Husqvarna pistons and cilinders and consequently an adapted exhaust pipe to the left hand side.
One of the famous riders on BVM was Walter Baeten, brother of René Baeten who was the first Belgian World Champion motorcross in 1958.

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

« on: March 02, 2014, 05:02:47 am »

This is Johan Boonen from Belgium, son of Jan Boonen, with a restored BVM, probably coming from the F.Munsters collection.

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Spaniards (Bultaco, Ossa, Montesa etc) / Re: bultaco mk 1 metisse

« on: February 23, 2014, 05:17:45 am »

Husqvarna 1964, 250cc, 4 speed in Rickman frame

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

« on: February 19, 2014, 02:46:32 am »

Personally I know only a handfull of riders in Belgium who owned a BVM at that time, and a few of them certainly got them at a reduced price to promote the bike each in their federation (there are several motorcross federations in Belgium)
On the left side of the page you see how they promoted the bike:
"Fast & reliable,  lightweight at 97 kg, powerfull BVM engine with 4 speed gearbox
400cc at 55.000 BF." ( is about 1400 Euro now without tax = 1900USD or 2100AUD)
I tried to contact some of those guys to get some more photo's, but no reply yet.

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

« on: February 18, 2014, 11:14:46 pm »

This is the late Jan Boonen from Belgium himself on his BVM, note the left hand side exhaust pipe.
So he was probably experimenting there with a genuine Husqvarna cylinder or a complete Husky block in a BVM ( Sprite) frame.
It is a page from a program book from a Belgian amateur federation where he was competing at that time.
Before that he always rode Husqvarna 4speeds in his 2stroke carrier, after the BVM period he changed to KTM.

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Husqvarna / Husky paint

« on: February 18, 2014, 04:05:57 am »

Do you know a colour code for the Candy Apple Red for the Husky fuel tank

thanks
Jef