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Lot 1024
1974 Malaguti Olympique V5, 49 cc. Registration number XLY 850N. Frame number 50 TS 74715. Engine number TS 50 74715. Malaguti is one of the very few old Italian motorcycle/scooter firms to survive and remain in family hands. Established in the early 1930s by Antonio Malaguti to produce bicycles, it wasn't until 1937 that motorcycles were made. The large range of small capacity bikes & scooters manufactured made Malaguti the third largest in Italy since the mid-1970s. Sports mopeds have been offered since the '60s and the Olympique is powered by a Franco Morini motor (with a 5 speed transmission). When the law was changed in January 1972 to restrict 16-year-olds to 50cc motorcycles equipped with pedals, the government intended the teenage café racers to be restricted to automatic single speed machines. The industry was quick to respond and produced 50cc motorcycles capable of 50mph+ performance, albeit with pedals tacked on that could propel the bike, in a fashion, to meet the letter of the law. The government stamped on this in 1977 and changed the law so that 50cc learner machines were restricted in power to produce a top speed of 30mph The September 1974 registered example offered here produced 6.5bhp @ 8500rpm - the post-1977 restricted version producing just 2bhp @ 5000rpm. XLY only had three owners since 1974 before it arrived with the previous owner who commissioned a full restoration of the machine and was then displayed at his home. Our vendor purchased it, along with three other fully restored machines, in April 2019, for his own collection. They have remained in a bike cocoon and not used or fired up. Sold with the V5C, this rare bike will need recommissioning if you wish to take it on the road or else it is ready for display in your sitting room. Purchasers are recommended to check fluid levels before any use.
Lot 1041
1966 Velocette LE, 192 cc. Registration number TAR 27D. Frame number 8138/34. Engine number 8138/3. Velocette's LE (little engine), affectionately known as 'The Policeman's Friend' because of its adoption by over 50 police forces, was announced in October 1948, the police riders became known as "Noddies" because they were required to nod to senior officers, and the LE was nicknamed "the Noddy Bike". It was acclaimed world-wide for its quietness in running, its enveloping 'coachwork', comfort and safety. Early models were powered by a 149cc engine; however in 1951 capacity was increased to 192cc for the Model LE 200. Advanced technical features included a water-cooled, twin-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine, shaft final drive and pressed steel, box-section frame with readily adjustable rear springing. The LE was revolutionary but expensive to produce. In 1952 it was priced at ?173 and offered a maximum speed of 55mph. It remained in production until 1971, having struggled against, but seen off, competition from the motor scooter during its long production run. In 1958, Velocette launched the Mk III LE with a foot operated gear change and a conventional kick start. An extra gear was added, together with 18-inch-diameter wheels. The instrumentation was relocated to the head lamp, and the petrol capacity was increased from a meagre 1.25 to 1.62 imperial gallons With ten years' development, the Velocette LE was more reliable and practical, but on 3 February 1971, the company went into voluntary liquidation. The very last motorcycles made in the Veloce factory were LEs. Production of other motorcycles had been delayed or cancelled to produce the LE in various forms, and the lucrative police orders had dried up with the introduction of the "panda car" for patrol use by most forces. TAR was registered on the 11th November 1966 and had unknown early history but looking at the equipment on it one presumes it was owned by Local Government,TAR is a Hertfordshire registration. By 1981 it was MOT'd in Grimsby at 27,840 miles and further MOT's in 1991 and 1992 show the mileage up to 29,805 miles; today it is at 29,814, the last tax disc is 1993 so it has been off the road since then. John Shortland of Sleaford bought it in 1995 and then Hensley Cole of Sleaford in 2000. Our vendor bought it in 2013 and has stored it since. Offered with a V5 (it is recorded with DVLA) and the MOT's mentioned, this LE is an ideal restoration project for the next custodian.
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