Sold for £1,840
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: Not visible
MOT: N/A
Morbidelli entered into the premier class of 1979 with a very special engine design of a 500cc square four, a type ridden by the world famous Valentino Rossi's father Graziano Rossi. It is not known how many were made at the time but very few exist today.
This Morbidelli is an unfinished project using the last remaining original Morbidelli parts which have come directly from the factory. There are even some used parts including the original factory drawings. The frame was made in Holland and is a new item, as is the tank. Constructed using the 1979/80 tubular specification, the frame was made at great cost and attention to detail was considered at all times by the maker who also builds GP frames (we believe there isn't a number present). It is to be noted that the fairing is said to be an original Graziano Rossi item (Valentino Rossi's father). The machine is mostly dismantled and missing a gearbox, crankshaft, rods, exhaust, CDI unit, and various small items. The crankcase is original and has not been used and will need some degree of matching and adaptation to make a TZ crank fit. The project consists of a host of parts, both new and used, including unmachined cylinders and a large quantity of factory drawings, which also contain drawings for the gearbox. This is an exciting opportunity to complete a rare and desirable racing machine. To be sold at 'no reserve'.
For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217
Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 26th Mar, 2025
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