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- The Iconic Motorcycle Sale at Shuttleworth - Summer 2025
- 1952 Moto Guzzi Falcone Sport 498cc
1952 Moto Guzzi Falcone Sport 498cc
1952 Moto Guzzi Falcone Sport 498cc
Offered from the estate of Charlie Fryer, well known vintage trials rider and collector. An older restoration that's believed to be running but not ridden for some time. An elegant Italian sporting machine from the heyday of motorcycling.
- ESTIMATE: £5,000 - £7,000
+ buyer's premium of 15% plus VAT (18% incl VAT)
You can choose to bid in the room, by phone, online or via commission.
LIVE AUCTION: This lot will be auctioned on Sunday 20th July, 2025 at 11.00am BST at Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Beds, SG18 9EP
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REG NUMBER
RSL 153
SUMMARY
Offered from the estate of Charlie Fryer, well known vintage trials rider and collector. An older restoration that's believed to be running but not ridden for some time. An elegant Italian sporting machine from the heyday of motorcycling.
DESCRIPTION
- Founded on 15 March 1921 in Genoa by former Air Corps members, Carlo Guzzi and Giorgio Parodi, Moto Guzzi was for many years Italy's largest motorcycle manufacturer
- The partnership's first bike was a Guzzi-designed 500cc machine with a horizontal single cylinder, a flathead design retained and updated for many years of production road bikes
- The Falcone was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1950 and was offered in Sport, Turismo and military/police specifications. It outlived all its rivals with the Turismo remaining in production until 1967
- The Falcone was the last of the classic Moto Guzzis featuring a horizontal, four-stroke, 498cc, 23bhp single-cylinder mounted in a tubular, double-cradle frame with front telescopic forks, while the rear features a swingarm with spring under the engine, assisted by two shock absorbers
- Dating from 1952, this example is one of the much sought-after Series 1 bikes and is offered from the deceased estate of Charlie Fryer, well known vintage trials rider and motorcycle collector
- It has been a museum exhibit for many years before a degree of restoration was completed some years ago
- We understand that the bike is running but has not been ridden for some time
- We suggest that an element of recommissioning will be required to return the bike to the road but, once completed, we can't think of a better machine to take part in next year's Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride
SPECIFICATION
- Make
- MOTO GUZZI
- Model
- FALCONE SPORTS 498CC
- Variant
- SportS
- Registration Number
- RSL 153
- Frame Number
- F47CH
- MOT Expiry
- Exempt
- Engine Number
- F39CH
GALLERY
SPECIALIST
Charles Smalley
- Car Specialist
- 07421 007866
- charles@iconicauctioneers.com
For further information regarding this lot please contact Charles.
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