LOT 486

c.1981 Villa-Sebring 125 Registration no. not registered Frame no. FV-S*4073* DGM0M50957 Engine no. FV125S4064

Sold for £1,495 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

Lot 486

c.1981 Villa-Sebring 125
Registration no. not registered Frame no. FV-S4073 DGM0M50957 Engine no. FV125S4064

The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|16 October 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

c.1981 Villa-Sebring 125
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. FV-S4073 DGM0M50957
Engine no. FV125S4064

Brothers Francesco and Walter Villa began building their own machines in the mid-1960s. Walter raced Villa bikes before his rise to stardom, securing three consecutive 250-class World Championships for Harley-Davidson between 1974 and '76, to which he added one in the 350 class. Manufactured up to 1988, the firm's lightweight roadsters used proprietary engines at first, while its successful moto-cross and enduro models used motors of Villa's own design. From the early 1980s the roadsters featured water-cooled engines of Villa's own manufacture, such as the Seebring offered here (idiosyncratic spelling is correct).

The production Seebring's cockpit fairing was mounted directly on the front fork while this one's is fixed to the frame, as seen on the later version of this model: the Daytona. It also has a low exhaust pipe, whereas the standard Seebring had a high-level pipe. Probably this is a pre-production machine built for a trade show prior to the start of series production in 1982. Noteworthy features include reed-valve induction, a six-speed gearbox, Motoplat electronic ignition, mono-shock rear suspension, disc front brake and 18" alloy wheels. We are advised that the machine has been homologated but is not licensed. Purchased by the vendor at the Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale 2016 (Lot 230), it has been dry stored since and is offered with a NOVA declaration.

Footnotes

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Saleroom notices

The engine is believed to be seized. There are keys with this lot.

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