Sprite-UK/American Eagle-USA /Alron-AUST

[firko]

JC/Firko/Ken thought your VMX story on the Alron would appear before this 

I got a bit detuned on it for a while then got sick and detuned on everything. Frank's passing hasn't helped the cause either. I'll get back to it one of these days.

[albrid-3]

I know a sprite chrom-mo frame has been build, an it is excellent job too.

[VMX60]

A Sprite frame to suit a Villiers pre 65 in the UK

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230895181703?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

[VMX247]

Perfect fit,under two minutes this little baby fitted snuggly into the crandle.   

[VMX60]

Nice one is Steve riding  pre65 plus all other classes this year       

[VMX247]

Bloody hell just received the  Old Bike Australasia issue 35 mainly covers road bike

Has a three page colour writeup on the Alron 400 story
Love the feature heading
THE ALRON   not quite right
Story by Jim Scaysbrook
JC/Firko/Ken thought your VMX story on the Alron would appear before this   
Cheers

QUOTE
In Defence of the Alron
Thank you for the article in OBA 35. They were a good B grade bike and not as bad as Clarkson made them out to be.I had a lot of success in WA with them, winning in Collie,Bunbury and Northam.I will admit the gear boxes were a little bit fragile (no more than Bultaco)but being a bit gentle on them made them a pretty decent ride.
Bob Johnston WA

[VMX60]

JC/Firko

Robert from the USA just posted this Photo of a Alron/Ossa never seen this bike before .

Anybody know where this bike is on display

Will we ever find out the number of Ossa /Alron produced   

All the parts check out with my bike apart from the Tank and rear guard loop   

[firko]

Methinks he's got an American Eagle or Sprite and thought it might be cooler to call it an Alron. It's a bit of a bitza with that Rickman style tank and oddball pipe but it looks different enough to look like its a totally different bike. The frame is the gloss grey Frank painted Sprites towards the end of production.

[VMX60]

Keep looking at my Alron and this bike has the same motor fitment right down to the rear engine mounting plates and the angle of the motor and the Ossa parts are std SDR model motor/pipe/amal

Think Australia was the only place to produce the Sprite with the Ossa  motor

Alron ?

[firko]

I wonder how it got to the USA? You're right of course I momentarily forgot that the OSSA version was an Aussie creation. I can remember Frank going apeshit over your one, he (and I) couldn't believe they'd sell something with the engine in so crooked . I don't think he'd been aware of the OSSA bikes until he saw yours.

a few minutes later: Bingo! The old bike directly behind the Alron has what appears to be a South Australia number plate so the Alron is here in Australia by the looks of it. How many did they make? It looks like you can add another one

BTW, Jonesy picked up the correct Hi-Point/Lyta tank so he now has everything to now build his #2 American Eagle as an Alron (replica)

[VMX60]

Wonder if it,s on JC list of known bikes in Australia
One of the writeups maybe Two wheel mag did have a Photo of a wreck of a Alron/Ossa in SA   

[VMX247]

Well I am spewing, because I went to a vintage pony express at Malanda on the weekend & didn't take my camera with me . Low & behold , there was an Alron with an Ossa 250 motor on display . It was in immaculate condition & the owner said that it was unrestored . I have since managed to track down his phone number, so i will see if JC can get some photos of it , as he lives up that way . 

[VMX60]

Found the old Photo in VMX  7 Alron story this look to be the same bike as it has the Rickman tank fitted
 Wonder if the tank was the fitted for Enduros from the Alron factory as they were the Rickman agents at the time   

Small World when the restored Photo  is posted on a USA site

[JC]

Yeh, you got it right Murray. Certainly is on my list, along w many pics of it - since forwarded to VMX a couple of yrs ago. The museum was very helpful.The accompanying article also answers fairly conclusively (I think) how many were produced. Don't know where that particular pic came from tho.

[VMX60]

Nice Zundapp powered Eagle 

Forwarded via Robert in the states.  AHRMA winning bike
 


Am Eagle built and raced by Randy Lewis. One of the cylinder options was done by famed tuner EC Birt who employed a young Don Emler of FMF