Manufactured by Wilcox Engineering of Holme Lacey, Hereford, 1981-1983.
Tom Wilcox & his three sons, Steve, Mike & Brian built motocross and enduro machines fitted with a lightweight 498cc engine, making extensive use of magnesium alloy in components such as wheel hubs, fork sliders and engine components. The firm machined their own straight-cut gears and engine internals. Suspension was progressive monoshock and long-travel telescopic forks.
The end result was a fine machine weighing just 103kg with the two-stroke engine pushing out over 50 bhp.
The machines were technically superior in several aspects.
The Wilcomoto factory was burnt to the ground shortly after production began.
Many motorcycles along with the modern CNC machinery and tooling were destroyed, and the firm did not recover. Some 30 machines had been delivered prior to this event.
Sources: brightwells.com, tmxnews.co.uk, Graham Clayton.
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