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£2,200
1976 Moto Guzzi Convert, 948 cc. Registration number DDE 211P. Frame number 131354. Engine number VG 131354.
The V1000 Convert was made by Moto Guzzi at Mandello del Lario, Italy. The designers were aiming the bike at the US police motorcycle market and were the first to produce a big capacity automatic motorcycle with shaft drive.
Moto Guzzi increased the pushrod-operated V-twin's bore and stroke to give a displacement of 949 cc, and replaced manual gearbox with a torque converter built by Sachs, with a two-speed gearbox.
The "Convert" name referred to the torque converter which fed engine power to a conventional clutch. The clutch had to be used to shift between two speeds but the torque converter enabled the bike to stop in either gear and accelerate smoothly without using the clutch.
DDE was first registered with DVLA in November 2015 by Duncan Smith of Settle and the MOT at the time was at 21,934 miles. He set about a recommissioning/restoration which included silencers, brake overhaul, cables, front fork dampers and petrol tank, some £1,300 in part receipts are on file.
In 2016 Richard Skelton of Holmfirth bought it and had the starter motor overhauled and replaced the battery, the MOT in January 2017 was at 22,659 miles.
Our vendor bought it from Made in Italy Motorcycles of Suffolk in October 2017. Little used, the mileage is now at 22,818 miles. When viewed the machine fired up with ease.
Sold with the V5C, Dating Certificate from the Moto Guzzi Club, two MOT's, the last one expired in January 2018 and various receipts for parts.
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