Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
27th March, 2024 13:00
2001 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport
Cafe racer styled sport version of the V11
Estimate
£3, 500 - £4, 500
Registration No: SJ51 MYS
Frame No: ZGUKS00001M111288
Engine No: KR15751
CC: 1100
MOT: None
Guzzis classic big V-twin sports tourer
Presented in standard and original trim
Supplied with receipts, old MOTs, and a V5C
Moto Guzzi was established in 1921 by three friends from the Italian Air Corps and is Europe’s oldest motorcycle manufacturer in continuous production, based in the same factory in Mandello del Lario overlooking Lake Como ever since. After mainly producing single cylinder designs for their road bikes Moto Guzzi launched the 750cc V7 in 1969 to satisfy the demand for larger capacity bikes and the iconic transverse shaft drive V-twin layout has now become Guzzi's signature design, with the sporty Le Mans models becoming one of the most sought after bikes of the 1970s. The V11 Sport is the natural successor to the Le Mans matching its lazy torquey engine with up-to-date chassis components.
This V11 Sport in Anthracite Grey has been part of an enthusiast private collection since 2015 who is now having to dispose of his heavier and faster bikes due to ill health. It is presented in good original condition, still wearing its genuine S0130D stamped exhaust, and has had a pair of Bridgestone Battlax tyres fitted not many miles ago. Last used in anger by the vendor on a tour of Europe a couple of years ago it will need some recommissioning before use and comes supplied with some receipts, old MOTs, its original owner’s manual and a current V5C.
