The Shuttleworth Summer Motorcycle Sale 2024

46 The Shuttleworth Summer Motorcycle Sale 2024 Motorcycles • Revitalised following its take-over by Alejandro de Tomaso, Benelli launched a range of new four and six-cylinder sports bikes in the 1970s • Smallest of the range was the 254 (actually 231cc) quarter-litre roadster, its name deriving from 250cc/four-cylinder • The smallest production four-cylinder motorcycle at the time, it was also one of the most expensive, but it did include cast alloy wheels, Brembo disc brakes, and an electric starter • Stunningly styled and built like a Swiss watch, the 28bhp, high-revving lightweight was capable of over 90mph • This 1980 example is in unrestored original condition and has covered an indicated 15,414 miles • The bike has been stored for nearly ten years and some recommissioning will be required • Owners handbook along with a workshop manual (Italian) and some older paperwork • UK-registered with a current V5C 1980 Benelli 254 classic Italian four-cylinder sports tourer. Offered with No Reserve. Estimate: Offered Without Reserve Registration: YRV 244V Frame No: BH11875 Engine No: BH1813 Specialist: Michael McDowell Telephone No: 07717 897525 Lot 477 1980 Benelli 254 231cc • Launched in 1974 in the US as a replacement for the CB500 Four and sold in the UK from 1976 until the model was discontinued in 1978 • A lively and well balanced machine with a 5-speed gearbox, overhead camshaft and capable of over 100mph • This UK-registered from new example is presented in relatively original condition and is mostly unrestored • Showing 34,700 recorded miles and in good running order • Same owner for the last ten years and benefits from a new battery • Complete with its original ‘under the seat’ handbook and correct 4-into-1 exhaust system • Still in its original colour of Flake Sapphire Blue • UK-registered on a current V5C Honda’s middleweight CB550 Four F1 in Flake Sapphire Blue. Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000 Registration: PFD 149R Frame No: CB550F 1018360 Engine No: CB550E 1129196 Specialist: Mark Bryan Telephone No: 07958 107974 Lot 478 1976 Honda CB550 Four F1 544cc More Details Lot 477 Bid On Lot 477 More Details Lot 478 Bid On Lot 478