70's handle bar mystery

[steve69]

Another odd one for y'all

Came across a pair or handle bars in the loft when clearing out the old family home a couple of years ago, i was the only person in the household that was into bikes (but i don't remember buying them ) and only ever BMX's (after the Strika/Grifter days)

Done a Google search... No luck

RADNALL handle bars (obviously made in England), 30-1/2" wide, 8" rise, 7/8"diameter, satin black over chrome plate, original finish with original decal.

Odd place to put the decal, under the stem when fitted?, unless it's for a wide twin clamp stem.

My guess is they are 60's/70's motorbike bars, i.e. trials/scrambler?


Any ideas or feedback would be good

[magna13]

Look like 70's Crosser bars all the way! there were many British company's making bars in the 70's towards early 80's. Wassel, Randall, Renthal, Rickman, just loads!

[oldsnow]

looks just like the set i had on my Beamish Suzuki !

[stidds]

Deffo motocross bar manufaturer, I had a set of Radnall's on my old Maico 490.  Not sure about those bars though as they are a bit high for MX bars.

[daz bmx it!]

Yep,motorcross bars I had em on a Cr 250 Red Rocket bitd

[steve69]

Look like 70's Crosser bars all the way! there were many British company's making bars in the 70's towards early 80's. Wassel, Randall, Renthal, Rickman, just loads!

When you say... Crosser, do you mean it in the 'Motocross' sense or Like as we used to call them 'Trackers' i.e. an early form of English cruiser, 'cow-horns' and knobblies?

looks just like the set i had on my Beamish Suzuki !

What's a Beamish

[stidds]

What's a Beamish

Graham Beamish / Beamish Motors - Graham Beamish former BSA works rider / Beamish Motors were the importers and company handling Suzuki sales in the early 1970's.  Suzuki gave Beamish Motors world-wide manufacturing rights for all Suzuki powered trials bikes in the mid 70's.

[magna13]

Look like 70's Crosser bars all the way! there were many British company's making bars in the 70's towards early 80's. Wassel, Randall, Renthal, Rickman, just loads!

When you say... Crosser, do you mean it in the 'Motocross' sense or Like as we used to call them 'Trackers' i.e. an early form of English cruiser, 'cow-horns' and knobblies?

looks just like the set i had on my Beamish Suzuki !

What's a Beamish

Yep Motocross buddy

[stidds]

looks just like the set i had on my Beamish Suzuki !

Oldsnow, what model was your Beamish mate, they are superb machines.

[magna13]

Deffo motocross bar manufaturer, I had a set of Radnall's on my old Maico 490.  Not sure about those bars though as they are a bit high for MX bars.

Sean! you never told me you rode motocross! did you have a '81 490 Mega 2?

[Rombloke]

mmmmm...landar backwards.

Dave

[stidds]

Deffo motocross bar manufaturer, I had a set of Radnall's on my old Maico 490.  Not sure about those bars though as they are a bit high for MX bars.

Sean! you never told me you rode motocross! did you have a '81 490 Mega 2?

Rode MX for years Zak, started off on a Maico MC250, had a Mega 2 (fooking beast of a bike), then had a KTM 495 water cooled.  Then went back to a 1986 RM250.

[steve69]

Thanks for the input guys

Is there much of a vintage MX scene? Worth anything or bin fodder?

[oldsnow]

looks just like the set i had on my Beamish Suzuki !

Oldsnow, what model was your Beamish mate, they are superb machines.

now youre asking Sean ! it was a hand me down from my older cousin in the 80's. chrome side springs, yellow tank thats about as much as i remember apart from the bastad landin on me after i flipped it goin up an incline !

[magna13]

Deffo motocross bar manufaturer, I had a set of Radnall's on my old Maico 490.  Not sure about those bars though as they are a bit high for MX bars.

Sean! you never told me you rode motocross! did you have a '81 490 Mega 2?

Rode MX for years Zak, started off on a Maico MC250, had a Mega 2 (fooking beast of a bike), then had a KTM 495 water cooled.  Then went back to a 1986 RM250.

Some nice bikes there Sean Old man was a major Maico rider untill about 86 when they started producing s*it!, he went on to a 86 Honda CR500 with White Power forks and rear shock, DG Pipe and Works Tecnosel replica seat cover