Beschreibung:

Despite a racing heritage second to none, Benelli was in financial difficulty by the late 1960s, falling into the clutches of Argentinian industrialist Alejandro De Tomaso in 1971. Under De Tomaso's stewardship the revitalised company was soon grabbing the headlines with a host of new models, none more startling than the 750cc Sei (Six) of 1972, the world's first six-cylinder production motorcycle. The fact that Benelli was able to produce the design so quickly despite lacking previous experience of this type of engine was easily explained: it looked like a Honda CB500 'four' with two extra cylinders, which in effect was just what it was. Even the bore and stroke dimensions were identical to those of the Japanese unit. Production proper began in 1974 but the Benelli was soon overshadowed by Honda's own CBX1000 six. The Italian company responded in 1980 with the 900 Sei, which used the original single-cam engine bored and stroked for a capacity of 905.9cc. Production of the 900 Sei ceased in 1987. Presented in excellent original condition, this beautiful Benelli 900 Sei was first registered in the UK on 12th June 1998 and according to the accompanying V5C has had only one keeper in this country prior to the current vendor, who acquired the machine in October 2015. Offered with a Mick Walker dating letter; all MoTs dating back to 1998; Mot expiring 17 Sep 2019, and the aforementioned V5C document.