It starts, runs,” he said.Īs we chatted, North began an online search for Monark information and brought up a website called. After two years, it came back to the dealership. In 2003, North loaned the restored Monark to Jim Hollerich for display in his Museum of Vintage Trail Bikes in Cheshire, Mass. Most of the parts are brand new,” he said, explaining that the Swedish team not only left the bike behind but also loads of spare OEM parts. The bike then got relegated to a cellar for 15 or 20 years until 2002 when North decided to restore it to mark the 30th anniversary of the ISDT in Dalton. “I used to ride on the front of it with my dad driving.” Eventually, once he got a little older, North began riding it himself.
“It’s the first bike I sat on dirt bike-wise,” he said. The Monark immediately became a plaything for his father, Alan. “He had it for a short time and then traded it in,” North said. North recalled that a local motorcycle enthusiast from nearby Lee bought the Monark when the Swedish contingent opted not to ship it home after the ISDT. The ISDT was renamed the International Six Days of Enduro (or ISDE) in 1981. Actor Steve McQueen rode in the ISDT in 1964 when it was held in East Germany. The ISDT began in England in 1913 and, not counting hiatuses during World War I and World War II, has been staged annually every year since. The Monark was shipped to the United States in 1973 – not to be sold by a dealer, but to be raced by a member of a team of Swedish riders participating in what was then called the International Six Day Trial, an off-road event covering hundreds of miles and drawing participants from all over the globe. His excitement over the Monark’s existence was palpable and he wondered, “How did I not know of this bike?” I had not heard of it before,” said Wallenberg, referring to North’s bike. RIDE-CT & RIDE-NewEngland reached him at his home near Boise, Idaho last week. Wallenberg is publisher of the off-road motorcycle racing magazine “Racer X Illustrated.” He used to race for Monark in the 1970s and is an expert on the long defunct brand, a marque largely unknown to most street riders (as well as many off-road riders). That’s when the story of its racing heritage emerged and news of its existence began to spread, with Scott Wallenberg instantly calling it “a Holy Grail bike.” I’d first noticed the Monark a few years ago during an initial visit to the store, but only returned recently to get more details. Amazingly, the exquisite Swedish-made 1973 Monark enduro model has been hiding in plain sight since 2003 after being restored by Chris North, who runs the Honda, Suzuki and Gas Gas dealership on Route 7. You get a list of models with sufficient votes if you select the year and the brand only and click the "Compare rating"-button.LENOX, MA – Resting atop a bike stand in the far rear of the showroom at North’s Service here is a light yellow and turquoise motorcycle with a stealth history.
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