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Ken Streeter in Abbots Langley has acquired the Francis-Barnett Powerbike you see here. He’s 83 years young, partly disabled through arthritis, and says that rebuilding the bike will help to keep him active. It bears frame number 3054 and engine number XXA 47248 (Villiers 98cc), which dates it to around 1940/41, and features a back pedalling brake, rubber suspension mounted on the forks and the exhaust system comprises two small barrels merging into a tailpipe, rather than the usual aluminium type.