
LOT 601
c.1949 MV Agusta 125cc TEL Sport Frame no. 17011/2 Engine no. 17047 S/2
Sold for £2,530 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 601
c.1949 MV Agusta 125cc TEL Sport Frame no. 17011/2 Engine no. 17047 S/2
c.1949 MV Agusta 125cc TEL Sport
Frame no. 17011/2
Engine no. 17047 S/2
Frame no. 17011/2
Engine no. 17047 S/2
Although best known for their racing and road-going four-cylinder four-strokes, MV-Agusta built lightweights throughout its manufacturing career, and in its early days listed small two-strokes and even a scooter. Indeed, one of the marque's earliest Grand Prix results - 5th place in the Dutch 125 round in 1950 - was achieved by a two-stroke. Much better engineered than any British contemporary, the 125cc TEL 'stroker' was powered by a neat unitary construction single-cylinder engine which, somewhat unusually for a post-war design, featured detachable transfer ports. The cycle parts comprised a twin-downtube swinging-arm frame and girder forks. Believed an older restoration or partially restored, this imported TEL displays a total of 13,883km on the odometer and has been signed on the tank by Giacomo Agostini (photograph on file). The engine turns over with compression. This machine achieved 2nd place at the MV Concours at the 'Festival of 1000 Bikes' in 2019, being highly regarded on account of its un-restored and original condition. There is an Italian tax disc (expired December 1956) in the holder but no import paperwork with this Lot. The vendor has had the machine running recently.
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