In Italian, “Settebello” is idiom for “seven of diamonds”. And this little 175cc Moto Morini is a real diamond, packing a shocking punch from its four-stroke unmarried motor. This turned into throughout happier days for Moto Morini, when it enjoyed huge competition fulfillment after WWII.
Constructed for privateer racers as well as fast avenue riders, the Settebello ought to hold up with most of the 250s of the day. Engine output peaked at sixteen.5 hp—at a heady 8,500rpm— but with only round a hundred kilos to propel, the motorbike may want to hit a extraordinary 88 mph (141 kph). Trading on the glamour of Morini’s even smaller 125cc manufacturing facility racer, and ridden by Agostini within the early 60s, the Settebello changed into a income hit for the Bologna business enterprise.
Unluckily, the ones sales had properly and actually dried up by the time Morini went into liquidation in 2009. But the business enterprise is now back in commercial enterprise, and seemingly constructing bikes again. Test out their modern offerings right here.
Pix courtesy of Guerry & Prat.
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