What I know of 2110...
Acquired by current owners some 30 years ago. Last used on UK roads back in 1977. So, after its road test life was used for about 8 years - worth remembering that mostly back then motorcycles were used as year round transport in a climate which is not generally kind to chrome and alloy!
So, it had lived a life when found.... In addition to changes made during its road test life (carbs changed to production set to enable balancing to cure poor running, as reported in Motorcycle Sport report on 1969 Isle of Man TT testing), and changes when first sold in Sept. 1969 (master cylinder, metal brake pipe, brake Union, rear light and number plate brake),it suffered wear and tear resulting in exhausts being changed (likely rotted out), points cover changed due to crash damage, etc.
Whether the rear shocks were changed, I do not recall. I know these things having been privileged to know the owner these last 30 years, during which time we discussed the bike many times. We also compiled pages of notes about its "differences" as compared to production bikes during this time, and way before the discovery of 2113. Unfortunately those notes are at home, some 12,000 miles away presently, hence I can comment no further at this time.
I will be at the auction to crawl around 2110, and maybe even to bid.
Quite a lot has been debated here about correctness of 2110, and the way it has been publicised. Personally I think the auction house have done a poor job. Pictures have appeared in different places and at different times not all of which are actually on the auction house web site. When I requested further information via their web site they did not even bother to reply.
It should however be acknowledged that the guys who have loosely reassembled 2110 to enable it to be sold have done a pretty good job given the circumstances. Their starting point was a restored basic rolling chassis (frame, forks, wheels) with basic engine fitted (sump, alt cover, gear change cover not fitted). The remainder of the bike was located in several sheds, smaller items being boxed. With no photographic record of 2110 prior to strip down, the now deceased owner was the only person who truly knew where all the original parts were. Furthermore, the guys who re-assembled the bike have no connection to the auction house, and therefore any suggestion of mis-representation should not be attributed to these guys; they have merely tried to assist the late owner's wife at a difficult time.
Let's hope that the new owner is someone who wants it for what it is as opposed to for investment reasons, and that unlike 2113, we get to see it again after the auction.
Chris R.
