Description
This motorcycle is Lot 331 to be auctioned by Bonhams at The Autumn Stafford Sale (The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show) on 12 & 13 October, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Lots 1 - 176 are to be sold from 11:00 on Saturday 12th October 2024.
Lots 201 - 429 are to be sold from 11:00 on Saturday 13th October 2024.
Public Viewing:
Available 12th & 13th October 2024 from 09:00 until 17:00, at The Stafford County Showground (The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show).
Lot 331
From the collection of noted collector, the late Ken Senior
1967 Moto Guzzi Stornello 125
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. T* 52FC*
Engine no.
A close relative of the Lodola, the Stornello (starling) debuted at the Milan Show in December 1959. Powered by a 124cc overhead-valve unitary construction engine featuring parallel valves and an inclined cylinder, carried in a twin-down-tube frame, the Stornello combined adequate performance with excellent fuel economy and sound handling. Its designer was the legendary race engineer Giulio Carcano, the man responsible for Moto Guzzi's spectacular V8. A Sport version, equipped with a totally different cylinder head and larger carburettor, followed in 1961.
This Stornello Sport 125 comes with its supplying dealer's plastic wallet and original libretto showing that it was first registered in Novara, Italy on 12th May 1967 with the registration 'MC 4 0752'. Following a period of static display, the machine will require careful recommissioning at the very least, and possibly more extensive restoration, before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
