1956 Pegaso 48ccFrame no. 4294Engine no. 56/3769Not to be confused with Spanish car manufacturer of that name, Pegaso (Pegasus) motorcycles were m...

c.1946 SIATA 48cc CuccioloFrame no. 434Engine no. 20860Designed for bicycle attachment, the Cucciolo ('little pup') was the Bologna-based Ducati f...

c.1949 Ducati 60Frame no. 10634Engine no. 9815Introduced in 1946, Bologna-based Ducati's first motorcycle product was the Cucciolo ('little pup'),...

c.1949 Alpino 48cc Cyclemotor & Doniselli BicycleFrame no. none visibleEngine no. 5256'Typical Italian post-war machines from 48cc to 174cc with t...

1972 Honda CB350FFrame no. CB350F 1062910Engine no. 1063042Honda followed its sensational CB750 of 1968 with a range of smaller fours, the first o...

Only 1.9 'push' kilometres from new 1997 Honda CB50 DreamFrame no. AC15-1000488Engine no. AC15E-1000497A miniature masterpiece, the CB50 Dream was...

c.1966 Honda P50 MopedFrame no. P50-A38781Engine no. C22071Having conquered the world during the early 1960s by producing millions of 'step-thru' ...

1980 BMW 473cc R45Frame no. 6270059Engine no. 6270059BMW extended its range of horizontally opposed twins in the late 1970s with the introduction ...

c.1979 Benelli 254 QuattroFrame no. BH 11718Engine no. BH 1842Revitalised following its take-over by Argentine industrialist Alejandro de Tomaso, ...

c.1957 NSU 247cc SupermaxFrame no. 1200597Engine no. 781295NSU produced some outstanding and influential designs in the 1950s, foremost of which w...

c.1950 Motobi 98cc Model BFrame no. unable to locateEngine no. 1135In 1949 the eldest of the six Benelli brothers, Giuseppe, left to found his own...

1959 Lambretta 125cc Li Racing ScooterFrame no. 125LI 533525Engine no. 125LI 507332Manufactured by the Italian industrial giant Innocenti, the Lam...

c.1948 Lambretta 125cc Tipo B Motor ScooterFrame no. 1054Engine no. TIPO B 18024Manufactured by the Italian industrial giant Innocenti, the Lambre...

1950 Gilera 499cc Saturno CompetizioneFrame no. 26278Engine no. 26278•Rare competition version•Delivered new to Romania•Restored by a specialistTh...

1954 Gilera 247cc Nettuno SportFrame no. 216799Engine no. 216799Gilera first sprang to prominence in the late 1930s, when its supercharged four-cy...

c.1946 Gilera 247cc NettunoFrame no. 212405Engine no. 212405Gilera first sprang to prominence in the late 1930s, when its supercharged four-cylind...

1947 Sertum 250cc VT4Frame no. 80788Engine no. 50788Founded in 1922 in Milan, engineer Fausto Alberti's factory specialised in the manufacture of ...

1951 FB Mondial 125cc 4T SportFrame no. 1127Engine no. 1127Few marques have achieved so fine a competition record in so short a time as FB Mondial...

1949 NSU 251 OSLFrame no. 1198884Engine no. 625711Yet another motorcycle manufacturer with its roots in the bicycle industry, NSU built its first ...

c.1952 Moto Guzzi 250cc AironeFrame no. MCD68Engine no. MCD91Moto Guzzi's origins can be traced back to WWI, when a trio of motorcycle enthusiasts...

1954 MV Agusta 175cc CS Sport 'Disco Volante'Frame no. 404353/36Engine no. 450204SS•Iconic MV model•Earles fork version•One 'push' mile since rest...

1950 MV Agusta 125cc 2T Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 1687Engine no. 206664Although best known for their four-cylinder four-strokes, MV Agusta built ...

1954 Rumi 125 Sport BicarburatoreFrame no. 18051Engine no. 2cXX12144Previously producers of miniature submarines and torpedoes in WW2, the firm he...

c.1954 Matchless 498cc G45 Racing MotorcycleFrame no. none visibleEngine no. 54/20 19591•One of the most beautiful British racing motorcycles ever...

1954 Norton 350cc Manx Model 40 Racing MotorcycleFrame no. J10M2 57851Engine no. J10M2 57851•Matching frame and engine numbers•Bought at a UK auct...

c.1950 AJS 7R 350cc Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 11 (see text)Engine no. 50/7R 847•Iconic over-the-counter racer•An older restoration•Bought from a ...

1968 BSA 650cc LightningFrame no. A65LB3952Engine no. A65LB3952Following Triumph's lead, BSA turned to unitary construction for its range of paral...

c.1942 Matchless 348cc G3L SpecialFrame no. 54283Engine no. 3L 69238The outbreak of war in September 1939 found the British Army ill prepared for ...

1953 MV Agusta 123.5cc Bialbero Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 75005Engine no. 75001•Believed works bike ex-Cecil Sandford or Carlo Ubbiali•An older r...

1952 MV Agusta 123.5cc Bialbero Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 75002Engine no. 75002•Delivered new to Spain•Believed used in the Spanish Championship•...

1954 MV Agusta 123.5cc Monoalbero Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 150163Engine no. 150162•Used in the Italian Championship•Purchased in Barcelona in th...

1957 Laverda 100 Sport Bialbero Production Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 571530Engine no. obscuredLaverda's first product, the 75cc four-stroke Motol...

1957 Laverda 100 Sport Production Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 543455Engine no. 571530 SFounded in 1873, Laverda started out making farm machinery, ...

1956 Laverda 75 Sport F2 Production Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 54982 SEngine no. 54982The first motorcycle raced by Giancarlo Morbidelli was a Lav...

c.1958 Ducati 125cc SportFrame no. 200743Engine no. 200953Designed by newly arrived engineer, Fabio Taglioni, formerly with Mondial, Ducati's firs...

1957 Rumi 125 JuniorFrame no. 155SS012Engine no. 2XX11905Rumi was founded in Bergamo, Italy at the beginning of the 20th Century. The company orig...

1953 Rumi 125 TurismoFrame no. 8060Engine no. 1B9469Rumi was founded in Bergamo, Italy at the beginning of the 20th Century. The company originall...

c.1950 Linto 75cc Bialbero Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 15005Engine no. 0752•Unique creation by Lino Tonti•Raced in period by Massimo Pasolini•Resto...

1956 Capriolo 75cc SportFrame no. none visibleEngine no. 24189•Rare model•Unusual engine design•An older restoration by a specialistNamed after th...

1950 Mondial 125cc Grand Prix Racing Motorcycle Frame no. 1039• SOHC production racer• Believed raced by Nello Pagani• Partially restored conditio...

c.1956 Moto Morini 175cc Settebello Racing MotorcycleFrame no. L15113Engine no. L15113Moto Morini founder Alfonso Morini split from MM in 1937, se...

1954 Moto Morini 175cc Settebello SupersportFrame no. B15010Engine no. B15010Moto Morini founder Alfonso Morini split from MM in 1937, setting up ...

1958 Moto Morini 175cc Settebello Racing MotorcycleFrame no. A28416Engine no. not visibleMoto Morini founder Alfonso Morini split from MM in 1937,...

1955 AWO/Simson 250cc Racing MotorcycleFrame no. unable to locateEngine no. 1009Along with MZ, Simson was owned by the East German (DDR) governmen...

1957 Benelli 125cc Leoncino F3 Racing MotorcycleFrame no. L64806S56Engine no. L-4551 and L.14561S54Italy's oldest surviving motorcycle manufacture...

c.1956 CM 175cc Production Racing MotorcycleFrame no. CMA1286Engine no. SCM A1269CM was founded in Bologna in 1930 by rider/engineers Oreste Drusi...

1956 Ducati 125cc Bialbero Grand Prix Racing MotorcycleFrame no. DM542DMEngine no. DM542DM•Believed to have raced in World Championship events•Pur...

c.1954 Ducati 125cc Gran Sport 'Marianna'Frame no. 515Engine no. 515•Rare competition model•Designed by Fabio Taglioni•Restored by Giancarlo Morbi...

1951 Ducati 65cc Monoalbero Racing MotorcycleFrame no. V2 003650Engine no. 450880•Rare early Ducati motorcycle•Converted to overhead-camshaft conf...

1965 Ducati 125cc Four-cylinder Grand Prix Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 1400.1.601Engine no. DM125/MS2•Unique machine•Original engine and frame•Rebu...

1955 Motobi 250cc Gran Sport Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 720133Engine no. 720133•One of an estimated 70 made•2nd in class in the 1955 Milan-Taranto...

1958 Benelli 125cc Leoncino Racing MotorcycleFrame no. L52200SsEngine no. L32840Ss56Italy's oldest surviving motorcycle manufacturer, Benelli was ...

1954 Motobi Gran Lusso 200Frame no. 4328Engine no. 4328The now-defunct Italian manufacturer Motobi is closely related to Benelli. Italy's oldest s...

1952 Motobi 200cc Spring LastingFrame no. 3832Engine no. 3832The now-defunct Italian manufacturer Motobi is closely related to Benelli. In 1949 th...

1954 Maserati Tipo 160/T4Frame no. 2069Engine no. 2069Contrary to popular belief, Maserati motorcycles were not manufactured at the eponymous car-...

1958 MV Agusta 250cc RaidFrame no. 250020Engine no. 250037Having neglected the 250 class for the best part of a decade, MV Agusta returned to this...

1964 Montesa Impala Sport 175Frame no. 3M2389Engine no. 3M2389Montesa was founded in the mid-1940s in Barcelona by Pedro Permanyer and Francisco B...

1959 Paton-Mondial 250cc Grand Prix Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 250AA402-10765Engine no. 1180•Paton frame, Mondial engine•One of a limited series b...

Ex-Tarquinio Provini1954 FB Mondial 175cc Bialbero Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 221Engine no. 345•Ridden in the Italian Senior Championship in perio...

1954 FB Mondial 175cc Monoalbero Production Racing MotorcycleFrame no. CB33Engine no. 227 (re-stamped)Founded in Bologna in 1929 by the Boselli br...