Jim gave Mike the bike in exchange for restoring both of them.
One came with a title – his dad’s original bike. Jim purchased two 1970 Plonkers in rough shape. After riding it for several years, he sold it to update his trials bike to a new MAR (he still owns it). Approximately 33 years later, Mike Slate (son) gets a call from Jim Foster. VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE CHAIN PAD GUIDE HOLES D50mm MAICO HUSQVARNA OSSA MICO KTM MZ. Wayne Slate purchased this bike new from his good friend Jim Foster at Liberty Cycles in Randallstown, MD. He retired on the second day, but the factory had a trials bike to sell, the Ossa “Plonker”. But when Honda released the 250cc Elsinore, the Spanish firm was forced to respond with a strong competitor. By the early 70s, OSSA had established a dominant position in the off-road motorcycle market. He built the first prototypes out of the existing 231cc Pioneer trail bike, until he had one good enough to compete in the SSDT. Post Sale Update: After 5 bids on eBay, this Phantom sold for 3,050. In order to develop one, they contracted with an English lad who was a fast rising star in the trials world, named Mick Andrews. They were well behind their Bultaco and Montesa countrymen in observed trials because they had no purpose-built bikes. Early in 1967, Ossa made what turned out to be a very monumental decision.
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