When I started university in the mid '70's the coolest guy
in the class rode a yellow Rickman Kawasaki Z1, wore an afghan coat and had the
hairstyle of King Charles II.
The Rickman brothers, Derek & Don, first bikes were
scramblers using Triumph engines, BSA frames & Norton forks. They were
called the Metisse, mongrel in French. They then produced their own frame with
a distinctive nickel plated finish for road racing and street using various
British engines. Later they made frames for big Japanese bikes at a time when
they were fast but didn't handle.
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