Wizards of Ossa

This bike actually broke cover in what was supposed to be a low-profile outing in the penultimate round of the Luscombe Suzuki Leeds British Sidecar Trials Championship, staged by theYeadon-Guiseley club in deepest Yorkshire. 

 

The fuel-injected bike was undergoing some initial testing and was ridden by Jon Tuck, who came out of retirement to pilot the bike with Matt Sparkes as passenger for the day. 

 

And the pair won this round of the championship first time out,  beating the 2012 championship-winning Luscombe father and son pairing Robin and Sam in their own back yard – an amazing result!  

 

Jon reported back to Mark Davies at his March base that the engine was very strong and had lots of power and the bike had exceptional traction in all conditions. 

 

The only minor criticism was that it felt a lot lighter on the front end than anything he had previously ridden, but this made it ideal and easy to manoeuvre over rocks etc. 

 

The bike will be ridden in the Luscombe Suzuki Leeds 2013 British Sidecar Trials Intermediate Championship by the new rider and passenger combination Matthew Sparkes and Jamie (Brucie) Howe. 

 

These two were both champions this year but with their previous riding partners and are looking eagerly ahead to 2013.

 

Mark Davies said: "We at the Cambs Trials Centre have secured the duo with an amazing outfit and also got a cracking sponsorship deal for them with the following partners: Putoline Motorcycle Oils will be providing all of the outfit's lubrication needs for the season, Michelin will be providing the tyres, Sidi will be providing the boots for the duo and Ossa UK will provide factory riding gear for the pair and support them with any spare parts required.

 

"This is a really exciting project and we just can't wait for the season to begin.

 

Here is a list of all the extra bits this bike has been fitted with over and above the standard 2012 Ossa TR280i

One-off custom built sidecar, 

colour-matched by VRP to original Ossa frame colour

One-off custom built Ohlins rear shock absorber with auxiliary fluid slave cylinder with three-way adjustment and110kg spring

Custom fuel injection (factory) mapping with twin maps, (1) for normal competition riding, (2) for traction in wet, muddy 

conditions –  this is accomplished with a handlebar-mounted switch and 

stripped-down wiring loom

Heavy-duty factory clutch pack

Factory clutch modification to make clutch lighter and improve feel

Larger bore clutch hose to make clutch lighter and improve feel

X-clamp Triple clamps – for improved steering lock, powder-coated lime green

Lime-green powder coated sump, brake & gear pedal, clutch & front brake levers, 

front-mudguard stay, kick-start, outfit 

shock-absorber spring, outfit wheel rim

Cambs Trials Centre lime green front & rear rim protectors

Frame & swinging arm protectors

Jitsie green rear sprocket, lever adjusters, master cylinder covers and front spindle bolt

Lime-green silicone water hoses

Jitsie Race air-filter – for improved 

induction

Domino handlebar grips

Lime-green RK HD chain

Factory racing footrests

Cambs Trials Centre Ossa number board & mudguard riser kit

Cambs Trials Centre Ossa Factory rear under mudguard decal