Daye Kon was a British motorcycle, car, and boat racer who set a Speedboat World Record in 1930. After a sad accident in an MG race car on the Isle of Man (where the passenger died and Don went to prison for a few months), he created Ambassador Motorcycles. The company originally was created to import American cars into England, but they started developing motorcycles using Villiers and JAP engines. The bikes were marketed as premium motorcycles and were pricey. They did not sell well, though he had some success exporting Ambassadors to Australia. Ambassador was eventually sold to DMW in 1963.
Originally introduced in 1951, the Ambassador Supreme was the first fully sprung Ambassador, with telescopic forks and a plunger rear suspension. In 1952, the bike impressively offered an electric starter for its 197cc two-stroke single engine. Want to learn more? Check out this excellent write-up from RealClassic.
From: http://www.realclassic.co.uk/ambassador_supreme.html
The seller of this specific Ambassador Supreme doesn’t give us much information to work it, but it has a mild custom look going on. The front fender is gone, the rear fender has been chopped, and it’s got a custom paint job featuring the flying red horse logo of Mobil Gas. All that matters is that this bike “runs and rides well”, and it’s tough to go wrong with the seller’s low asking price.
Find this Ambassador Supreme for sale here on Craigslist for $1,500 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
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