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A Rare Magni Australia Superbike From 1994
The Magni Australia is an exceedingly rare Italian superbike from the mid-1990s that was named after Australia thanks to the remarkable efforts of Ted Stolarski and his racing team based out of Perth. The bike has a bespoke Magni tubular steel frame with a Magni-designed Parallelogramo swing arm, and it was powered by the then-new Moto Guzzi V-twin engine with its single overhead cam operating four valves per cylinder. Fast Facts – The Magni Australia Magni is one of the most revered names in the history of specialist Italian motorcycle manufacturing. The company was founded in 1977 in Samarate by Arturo Magni, a legendary motorcycle engineer who had worked on Gilera race…
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Incredibly rare motorbike ridden by bike legend Mike Hailwood to go under the hammer – could you snap it up?
A Unusual motorbike ridden by the legendary Mike Hailwood is set to fetch up to £120,000 when it goes under the hammer afterwards this month. The 1960 Ducati 125cc Desmodromic ‘Barcone’ Grand Prix Racing Bike was one of only four these kinds of machines developed for that year’s racing season. 5 A exceptional motorcycle ridden by the legendary Mike Hailwood is set to fetch up to £120,000 when it goes under the hammer afterwards this thirty day periodCredit rating: RideaPart 5 Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, right, was a British Grand Prix bike road racer – pictured here with Phil Read throughCredit: AP And the bike is now one of the…
