Strange frame number Cappra VB

[firko]

                                                                                   
                                                                                   

[Montynut]

The #2 bike has the pipe on the right instead of the left and as Jared points out has the engine speed clutch which I have seen on some early VB360 sales pictures. It also has no head brace which if missing or lose on a VB360 makes the whole bike bloody vibrate like mad. The gap between the cylinder and head is large like a VA360 but the cylinder is centre exhaust port. It is fitted with a VB fuel tank as the breather is beside the filler

The #3 bike has green 250 plates but has what looks like a big bore pipe as the 250 pipe was not visible at the exit point from under the seat. It also seems to have the same unusual front wheel to that of the earlier picture. The lower cross tube of the frame (between the foot pegs also seems to be curved like the earlier pictures. The fuel tank on the bike appears to be a VA tank by the stripe colours and the breather is in front of the filler

All very interesting and would be a great story to know how it all came to pass.

[firko]

It also seems to have the same unusual front wheel to that of the earlier picture

Would it happen to be a Husky brake? I've seen other examples of Swedish riders fitting Husky brakes to other brands, Ake Jonsson's works Maico for example. Haken might have done the same.

[firko]

                                                                                             
                                                                                             

[firko]

 There appear to be a number of differences, most notably the swingarm on the middle photo appears to be rectangular tubing, possibly even aluminium painted black. The forks look right, even down to the remnants of the tape shown in both action photos. I don't know what that weird front hub is but whatever it is it's a stocker on the basket case. Like I said earlier, I love a good detective case.                                                                             
                                                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               

[cappra]

It looks like the backing plate on the front hub is on the right side in the pics. I don't know what to think about this one! Some things look correct, other things
not so much.

[jerry]

I'm with Firko. Love a good mystery. It's looking like Hakans bike alright. Has anyone thought to contact him? J

[Hoony]

since i'm mates with "The Man" i will chase it up J-man 

[Kryckan]

I have contacted Håkan a few days ago, but he could not remember if it was his bike, he had several bikes from the factory, the previous owner  picked it up a few years ago not far from Uddevalla, that is Hakan's home., but the truth is there somewhere, the search continues