Orange Clockwork Prototype

[adyifauk]

1998 Orange Catalogue

Sep 11, 2024

• john
• Orange Catalogues

Possibly a 98 actually. 97/8 for those deacal. See Gil_M on here for replacements.

It was definitely after August 1997 (as my work area changed from Huddersfield to Halifax shortly after I collected a brand new P reg company car on 1st August 1997) and late autumn 1999 (which is when I found out I was moving to Suffolk and put the bike in the garage). I cannot be precise but I seem to remember he gave me the bike towards the end of the summer in 1997.

 

[adyifauk]

1996 catalogue in the archive has that yellow on an E3 RS as one of the "Race Specials"

96/97 looks to be the breakpoint for changing rear facing to front facing slot.

96/7 frame that was knocking around painted up as a limited colour RS - put in a corner and then kitted out later and sold? From what I've read, it wasn't unusual to get a bit of a different build once in a while.

It was definitely after 1st August 1997 but I'm not sure when the bike was actually built. It could have been built earlier than that as you say, however it was not sold - I helped a chap that lived in Halifax who told me he was a 'designer'. I had no idea what he designed and didnt ask, but after I'd completed the work (which helped him out massively) he asked to meet up at a pub (I thought, for a 'thank you' drink) and he opened the boot of his car and gave me the bike. I said 'what's this?' and he explained it was a 'prototype' and he'd designed it. He then said 'it's for you - thank you!'

The chap who is working on the bike now is aiming to have it back to me before the end of the month as he's going on holiday so I'll take photos etc and post on here.

 

[baron von greenback]

Still a nice bike maybe it was built up to see what it looked like before they built the yellow orange aluminium that came out about 99 from an earlier frame they had living around