Italy's oldest surviving motorcycle manufacturer, Benelli, was founded in Pesaro in 1911 by the six Benelli brothers. For nearly 100 years it has manufactured motorcycles of virtually all sizes and purposes. Its road racing successes are second to none even when stood next to its Italian cousins Gilera, MV Agusta and Ducati. Let alone its foreign competitors Norton, Honda, Yamaha and others. Benelli offered a 2-stroke 'clip-on' power unit for attachment to a bicycle just after WWI, and it was this 98cc engine, installed in a purpose-built set of cycle parts, that was used for the first proper Benelli motorcycle of 1921. By the late 1950s and early 1960s Benelli was pumping out a large range of machines, from small to large, many of them 2-strokes. Precious little is known about this tiny Benelli. There's a slim history file which indicates that the Vandergriffs purchased it in 2006 and that it ran then. It's been a road racer for a long time – how long we don't know – but it is unlikely it started life in that guise. It is thought to be a Sprint V4 'street-trail' mini-bike...easily converted into a lightweight or 'tiddler' road racer. No numbers can be found on both the frame and engine. But be confident that with some remedial work it could be up and running again in parades and track days.
Italy's oldest surviving motorcycle manufacturer, Benelli, was founded in Pesaro in 1911 by the six Benelli brothers. For nearly 100 years it has manufactured motorcycles of virtually all sizes and purposes. Its road racing successes are second to none even when stood next to its Italian cousins Gilera, MV Agusta and Ducati. Let alone its foreign competitors Norton, Honda, Yamaha and others. Benelli offered a 2-stroke 'clip-on' power unit for attachment to a bicycle just after WWI, and it was this 98cc engine, installed in a purpose-built set of cycle parts, that was used for the first proper Benelli motorcycle of 1921. By the late 1950s and early 1960s Benelli was pumping out a large range of machines, from small to large, many of them 2-strokes. Precious little is known about this tiny Benelli. There's a slim history file which indicates that the Vandergriffs purchased it in 2006 and that it ran then. It's been a road racer for a long time – how long we don't know – but it is unlikely it started life in that guise. It is thought to be a Sprint V4 'street-trail' mini-bike...easily converted into a lightweight or 'tiddler' road racer. No numbers can be found on both the frame and engine. But be confident that with some remedial work it could be up and running again in parades and track days.
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