And now for something completely different: this Ossa 250 Monocasc was ridden by Santiago Herrero.
The
single cylinder 250 cc 2-stroke made 42 hp, not enough to compete with
the Japanese bikes, but the novel monocoque chassis was stiffer and
lighter than the competition, making up some of the shortfall. The
chassis was in fact my main reason for buying the kit.
Having finished 3rd in the 1969 GP series, Herrero sadly was killed while riding in the 1970 Isle of Man TT. The kit is resin at 1/12 scale from Brach Models and replicates Herrero's 1970 Isle of Man TT bike. (My other bike, already on the shelf, is Mike Hailwood's 1966 Isle of Man TT bike, the Honda RC166 with the 250 cc inline 6.)
Detail level is high and it looks like there will be some cusswords involved in assembling the individual rollers in the chain, among other things. Stay tuned!
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