1973 RICKMAN BROTHERS 125 SIX DAY ENDURO Genuine Vintage Ad ~ FREE SHIPPING!

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1973 RICKMAN BROTHERS 125 SIX DAY ENDURO Genuine Vintage Ad ~ FREE SHIPPING!
1973 Rickman Brothers 125 Six Day Enduro original vintage advertisement.
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When you race the Rickman, the brothers are with you.
The Rickman brothers.
Before most Americans knew what the term “Motocross" meant, Don and Derek Rickman were winning them.
In 1959, the first Rickman "Special" was made in the back of their motorcycle shop. It was put together with components of several stock machines.
But no frame around was light enough to suit Don and Derek. So they built their own.
Their efforts were so successful that they ran up a streak of 40 wins in a row, including Don’s victory in the renowned Motocross Des Nations.
Soon other riders eagerly sought to acquire these light, nickel-plated frames that brought such amazing success to the brothers. In 1963 they were building a hundred frames annually. The following year they founded their own factory and began competing less, but manufacturing more. But although they were part-time racers, Don still won the British Grand Prix in ’67 and Derek the European 750 MX Championship in ’68.
Today the Rickmans are the largest manufacturers of specialty motorcycles in the U.K. But they still build every machine as though it were the one they themselves were taking onto the track.
The Rickman idea.
Ever wonder why the guy ahead of you has won the race? You’ve got a faster bike. But he creams you.
Ever look at the winning bike and find out that it’s a Rickman?
Rickman’s are designed to win. Not to impress you when you’re alone on an open field. They’re competition bikes for competition riders.
A lot of features that go into a winning bike are obvious. And some need explaining. The Rickman has a lightweight nickel-plated frame. That's obvious. It’s the only production motorcycle that does. And the joints that are hand welded… they’re obvious, too. But the wheel rim design is much less so. They’re steel. And they’re heavier than aluminum. But aluminum rims have deep grooves inside them that pick up a few pounds of mud in the course of a race. By the time they cross the finish line, aluminum rims are heavier than the Rickman design steel rims.
The air filter and the carburetor are covered to prevent water and mud intrusion. That’s not very obvious. But the difference they make will be.
The cam adjusters are designed for easy, accurate chain adjustments. And the brake has a new straight pull cable that’s much less prone to damage than a rod.
These may seem like small features.
But there are so many small features on a Rickman that taken all together they add up to a machine that not only handles better than anything else, but is less likely to break.
That’s why they’ll cross the finish line first.
Rickman handling.
If there’s one word that marks the difference between the Rickman and any other machine in its class, it’s handling.
It's not something we can show you or even describe properly but it’s still the most important feature on any bike.
We can, however, try to tell you what goes into a Rickman motorcycle that gives you incredible control over your machine.
Our old name used to be Rickman-Metisse. Metisse is a French word for mongrel, and we used it because that’s just what the Rickman bikes used to be.
The brothers used stock equipment that met their demands when they could find it. And when they found no existing part satisfactory, they built that part themselves. Thus the famous Rickman frame. Lightweight for ease of handling and nickel-plated for durability, it became the most sought-after frame in the industry.
And it still is.
But the design has constantly been improved. And after you've gotten off a few hundred times, eaten pounds of dirt, broken several bikes and a dozen bones, you learn what improvements are needed. The Rickmans learned.
So they started building things like the light, conical hubs that reduce unsprung weight. And the steel wheel rims that keep the dirt and mud from collecting inside. Their beautifully sculptured fiberglass has become a trademark of the Rickmans’ artistry.
What the brothers produce today is a total package that’s ready to go when you get it home.
This year the name Metisse is gone. That’s because the brothers build so much of the bikes themselves that it’s no longer a mongrel. It’s now a whole new breed.
Rickman
Built for one purpose.To win.
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Size: Full Double Page (2) Separate pages - 8
inches x 11 inches - 20 cm x 28 cm (each page)
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Country - USA
Grading - Excellent
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