Written by Marlon Slack
Fuel motorcycles make sweet retro-inspired motorcycle clothing. If you?ve got a custom tracker, scrambler or ?vinduro? bike odds are there?s something you?ll oogle over from Fuel. And as well as producing some of the neatest jackets I?ve seen in recent years they also dabble in building bikes. And they do a damn good job of it. Like this Ossa 1971 Pioneer 250 dubbed ?The Green Wasp?.

Now if you haven?t heard of Ossa there?s nothing to be ashamed of. Odds are that you?re not hugely into vintage trials, motocross or old men with broken bones and long beards. For the record, Ossa produced all manner of motorcycles from the 1920?s through to the early 80?s. They did some road bikes, budget commuter motorcycles but they were most famous for their off-road motos.
In the glorious halcyon days of motocross and before the Japanese came in and curb stomped European manufacturers into submission, Ossa enjoyed international success with their line up of enduro machines. They were reliable. They were simple. And they were bloody fast.
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So it?s no surprise that for the next project, the team at Fuel Motorcycles didn?t have to look further than a locally-sourced, free range Ossa. The 2-stroke Pioneer 250 was hugely popular throughout the 70?s in Europe and America and had a reputation as a bit of a winner. And the guys at Fuel wanted this custom to be competitive as well as good-looking – with the bike due to make its debut at the ?El Rollo? flat...