
LOT 621
1959 Ducati 125cc Aurea Frame no. 125A 87654 Engine no. 88224 DM125A
Sold for £2,530 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 621
1959 Ducati 125cc Aurea Frame no. 125A 87654 Engine no. 88224 DM125A
1959 Ducati 125cc Aurea
Frame no. 125A 87654
Engine no. 88224 DM125A
Frame no. 125A 87654
Engine no. 88224 DM125A
Previously a producer of radios and electronic equipment, Bologna-based Ducati turned to motorcycle manufacture after WW2 with the Cucciolo ('little pup') a clip-on engine designed for bicycle attachment. The Cucciolo was soon followed by a range of proper, lightweight motorcycles, the first of which, the '60', appeared in 1949 and was powered by a 60cc overhead-valve engine. Another landmark was the arrival in 1952 of the '98' designed, like its predecessors, by Giovanni Fiorio. Fiorio's pushrod engine would be further enlarged and developed, finally featuring in a range of stylish 125cc models that would be produced into the early 1960s, one of the last additions to this line-up being the Aurea sports roadster, introduced in 1958. This Aurea appears cosmetically restored, although its lacks both a battery and a speedometer, and some of the wiring is loose. We are advised that the machine was ridden around the garden and all the gears were working before it was put into dry storage in 2019. In 2020 it was stripped down and the vendor has advised us that he has had it running recently. There is no import paperwork or any other documentation with this Lot.
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