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Saracen
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Re: Saracen
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2012, 02:06:56 pm »
Not much info on these Saracen motors by Dennis Saracen..........USA, UK, Euro ??
and no its not another Sprite/AE topic.  ;D
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Re: Saracen
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2012, 02:34:09 pm »
Saracen motorcycles were produced between 1967 and 1975, fby Robin Goodfellow of Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
 The main products were mainly trials machines fitted with a 125cc Sachs engines but a motocross version was produced in the latter years. The result was a kit that was of high quality and well made with a good Reynolds tube frame. Although successful, the machines were expensive and the company lost money so went into liquidation in August 1971. David Brand bought the firm and added larger engines that turned out to be less suitable for trials use. By then the Spanish marques were flooding the market and Saracens market had dried up.
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
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Re: Saracen
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2012, 03:09:10 pm »
Thought Saracens were a type of Brit armored personal carrier thingo, wonder if two are related. 
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Re: Saracen
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2012, 04:52:15 pm »
I spoke with a facebooker this morning and he added that there where three at Diamond Dons and that he knows of 10 others that are going and ridable.
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Re: Saracen
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2012, 07:05:09 pm »
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Re: Saracen
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2012, 07:41:47 pm »


Think they have a lot of Franks Sprite parts

Wheels for sure
Forks
Top yokes

Maybe a Kit bike of another name

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Re: Saracen
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2012, 08:54:59 pm »
Think they have a lot of Franks Sprite parts
Wheels for sure
Forks
Top yokes
Maybe a Kit bike of another name
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The above bike and the Sprite Sach's on the British Sprite Thread are from the same owner,so quiet probable.
Will we see you at the next Narrogin Murray.
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Re: Saracen
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2012, 10:15:46 pm »
Hope to make it to Narrogin next w/end with the CZ Rickman   ;D

Well thats the plan A  at least one ride for the year    ::)

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