Moto Morini 3 1/2 for sale
SELLER SAYS: This is a genuine, low-kilometre, unmolested, first-generation Morini 3-1/2 Sport. It was recently imported from the UK to Australia, although it was originally a domestically sold Italian bike. It is a joy to ride. This bike would suit a collector who wishes to restore it, or someone who wants to keep its ‘patina’ and ride it. The bike was featured in a series of nine YouTube videos by a leading UK Morini mechanic Paul Compton. (Click here to view, or search ‘1975 Sport recomission part 1’ on Youtube.) In the series, Paul talks about how he feels this is a genuine low km bike, services the carbs, forks, steering head bearings and even makes a swing arm spindle and installs new bushes. The clutch had a refresh as well. I have installed a new belt, oil, checked valves and cleaned the air filters. Virtually every nut and bolt is original. Apart from the rear-sets and the bolts that replaced the rear footrest, all else is original. The bike rides really nice but could do with new rear shocks and the front rim re-truing. It is my fifth Morini. It is the one I always wanted but unfortunately my body is a bit over clip-ons and kick starts. Contact Ross on 0418 946 447 (St James – Perth, WA).
EDITOR TERLICK SAYS: Always very stylish and nowadays rare and much sought-after, Moto Morini’s 3-1/2 Sport has been described as a “mini-superbike”. The 344cc 72-degree V-twin engine produced a shade under 40hp, enough to push the lithe 153kg machine to 100mph, on a good day at least, while the racer-crouch made no secret of its sports-bike motivations. I’ve read articles describing the 3-1/2 Sport as a “Ducati alternative” – perhaps an under-sized Pantah – but I reckon it’s a desirable and collectible Italian machine in its own right. This bike of Ross’s looks like an outstanding example, very original and with low mileage, and definitely one for a collector; hopefully one who will put it to work in the way it was designed to work – leaning hard into a corner, at revs! (Learn more about Moto Morini at https://www.roadrunner.travel/motorcycles/the-moto-morini-story/)
