Description
The bike is fully restored and registered in the UK, it has 12 months MOT and is ready for use. Lovely little bike and very rare.
In 1963, Moto Guzzi's traditional motor cycle range was joined by an unexpected diversion - a 50cc and 75cc Dingo moped! The original pedal design was by Antonio Micucci, but the old dog started learning new tricks as the engine carried the Dingo name on to other tubular framed kickstart sports variants by the mid '60s, and Guzzi even showed a 50cc twin in the same chassis at the 1968 Salon de Milan, but that prototype never made it into production.
The pressed steel and seemingly 'Sports' styled chassis is actually based on the very same moped frame, and neatly transformed by the slim motor cycle tank, dual seat, and add-in toolbox to fill the gap. The conversion works well, and most people unfamiliar with the model would never guess.
To match its sports motor cycle style, the engine is kick-started, with transmission through a 3-speed gearbox. The foot change selector is a bit unusual, in that it is not integral with the engine, being a separate built on fitting. That figures, since the original moped started life as a cable operated hand-change.
There's no battery on our Dingo, and no key so, just like a moped, it's kick and go. With the torquey feel at low revs, you expect the Dingo to get up and howl when you screw open the throttle; the motor certainly feels like it wants to
