1975 Moto Morini 3½ Strada
No Reserve

Registration No: HNF 254N
Frame No: A1*05245
MOT: Exempt

• In current ownership since 1988
• Only three recorded owners from new
• Fewer than 5,000 miles covered since engine and gearbox overhaul

Founded by Alfonso Morini in Bologna in 1937, Moto Morini specialised in lightweight bikes, often of a sporting flavour. It won the Italian Lightweight Championships in 1948, ’49, ’61 and ’62, and in 1963 it entered the Lightweight World Championship and came within a whisker of victory; Morini’s Provini finished just two points behind Honda’s Redman. The company branched out in 1973 when it launched its first V-twins of 350 and 500cc. The 344cc 3½ model proved a hit in Sport and Strada guises. Besides being nippy – 100mph was claimed for the Strada – it was noted for excellent fuel economy of around 65mpg and sophisticated electronic ignition.

This well-loved 1975 3½ Strada has been in single ownership since 1988, when it was bought partially dismantled. The engine and gearbox were then stripped and professionally overhauled with new bearings. The vendor then reassembled it, using stainless fasteners wherever possible. At that stage, it had covered 52,000 miles and it has covered under 5,000 miles since. Subsequently, the flywheel was remagnetised and a replacement voltage regulator was fitted. Kept alongside a BMW 100RS, it was ridden regularly but mainly for short distances. Praised by the vendor for its “superb handling” and reliability, it will need light recommissioning as it has not been used for a few years. The current V5C is supplied.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217