LOT 636 - 1961 MOTOBI 125CC IMPERIALE SPORT

This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021

SALE TIMES
Friday 2 July
Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) Midday

Saturday 3 July
Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10am

Sunday 4 July
Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10am

VIEWING
Friday 2 July 9am to 5pm
Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm
Sunday 4 July from 9am

ADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW
Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.

REGISTER TO BID
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COLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTS
All purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.

AUCTION ADDRESS
Bonhams
Sandylands Centre
Staffordshire County Showground
Weston Road
Stafford
ST18 0BD

GENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGES
Please contact Bonhams Motorcycles.

1961 MOTOBI 125CC IMPERIALE SPORT
FRAME NO. 431165
ENGINE NO. 430234
Italy's oldest surviving motorcycle manufacturer, Benelli was founded in 1911 by the six Benelli brothers. Originally a general engineering firm, Benelli diversified into the field of powered transport immediately after WWI, offering a two-stroke 'clip-on' power unit for bicycles, which was followed by its first proper motorcycle in 1921. In 1950 Giovanni Benelli left to set up 'MotoBi', introducing a range of lightweights powered by distinctive egg-shaped two-stroke engines featuring horizontal cylinders. A range of four-strokes was built later but the overall look of the MotoBi engine remained the same. MotoBi was reabsorbed by Benelli in 1962 and sometime later its products were re-badged as Benellis. An unfinished project, this four-stroke Motobi Imperiale Sport is missing its filler cap, headlight glass, and some switchgear whilst the electrics require attention. The machine comes with a NOVA Acknowledgement and is sold strictly as viewed. The vendor has had the machine running recently.

GBP1,200 - 1,600
€1,400 - 1,900
To be sold without reserve