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1974 OSSA Phantom 250 In mid-1973 motorcycle magazines previewed a radical, lightweight OSSA motocross racer; the powerful and durable Stiletto engine in an ultra-light chassis. The OSSA Phantom was the first sub-200 pound production 250 motocrosser. It weighed at least 15 pounds less than the Honda Elsinore that was selling like gangbusters. John De Soto, Barry Higgins and Dick Mann were among the factory Ossa riders from 1971-1974. Ossa went all out. With handsome blue and orange body work on