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£1,500 - £2,000
1973 Garelli Rekord, 49cc. Registration number JUI 9040. Frame number CN*00640*. Engine number 2268253.
Sold with the V5C.
Founded in 1919 by Italian engineer Adalberto Garelli who designed his own two-stroke 350 cc engine and achieved national and international success. Garelli sports mopeds were imported into Britain by Agrati Sales (UK) Ltd and the first models were the Rekord and Tiger Cross being one of the fastest at the time reaching speeds of 60mph. In the early 1980s, Garelli dominated the 125 class in Grand Prix motorcycle racing winning six consecutive world championships between 1982 and 1987.
JUI was sold as a project by Bonhams as lot 267 in October 2008, they stated " Believed first registered in the Irish Republic, this Garelli Rekord was reregistered as ‘AUI 136’ in Northern Ireland in 1973 and again in 1999 as ‘JUI 9040’. Offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed, the machine displays a total of 2,337 miles on the odometer". Since this time the bike has been comprehensively restored and presents very.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
15% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
18.6% inc VAT*
