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£600 - £700
c.1960 Motobi 75 Picnic Scooter, 75cc. Registration number NOVA 21E138640. Engine number not found.
Motobi originated when the eldest of the six Benelli brothers, Giuseppe, left the family firm in 1949 to found his own company: Moto 'B' Pesaro, later Motobi. The latter's first design was a 98cc single-cylinder two-stroke lightweight motorcycle with horizontal engine, a layout that would characterise its offerings from then onwards. Six years after Giuseppe's death in 1957, Motobi merged with Benelli and its models continued to be manufactured, although often with 'Benelli' on the tank. Motobi's first scooter was shown in prototype form in 1956, with production of both two-stroke (Ardizio) and four-stroke (Imperiale and Catria) models commencing the following year. In 1959 Motobi introduced the Picnic, which looked like a scooter/step-thru hybrid and was powered by a 75cc four-stroke engine. A 125cc version followed.
Sold with the NOVA certificate, this scooter will need recomissioning.
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