This 1959 A10R Super Rocket was converted into a café racer in the 1960s and bought by the previous vendor’s father in 1968 as only its fourth owner, and it's been part of the family ever since, having spent all of its life in the North East. Used as his ‘go to work’ and ‘weekend pleasure’ bike, it was tuned and sprinted with some success by the owner and then eventually mothballed in a garden shed for a number of years. Taken out of hibernation by his son, it has undergone a complete restoration, mainly carried out by Spitfire Motorcycles and various specialist engineers over the last four years. The wheels have been rebuilt using CWC stainless steel rims, Duetto twin leading shoe twin leading shoe front brake, period-correct Dunlop TT100 tyres and all of the chassis components have been restored and refinished. The engine has been overhauled, including a crank re-grind and a cylinder head overhaul with new valves, guides and lead-free seats fitted. The cylinder has been honed with new pistons and rings.

Whilst the bike was tuned in its day, it has now been fitted with low compression pistons and lead-free valve seats to make it easier to start and more usable with modern-day fuels. This is an authentic 1960s café racer that has had over £12,000 spent on its restoration. Supplied with lots of receipts, a handwritten log of work carried out, its original ‘buff’ logbook, and a current V5C.