Moto Morini Moto Morini 250cc Settebello Racing Motorcycle

Beschreibung

Although never a Grand Prix category, the 175cc class was an important one in Continental Europe. Introduced for the 1954 model year, the Moto Morini Settebello (Seven of Diamonds) was a high-performance sports roadster that commenced a run of models named after card games. Although intended for production-class racing, the Settebello was sold with full road equipment and could be distinguished from Morini's other 175s by its larger cylinder head containing hairpin valve springs (all the rest used coils). There was also a 250cc Settebello, built between 1965 and 1968. Seemingly highly original and untouched, this Morini 250cc Settebello was apparently raced in period by Giovanni Burlando, an Italian hill climb specialist who competed in some 850 events, crossing swords with the likes of Giacomo Agostini and Renzo Pasolini.