LOT 496

1953 MV Agusta Super Sport Lusso Registration no. 745 YUJ Frame no. 029947 Engine no. 0206395

Sold for £5,750 inc. premium

Lot 496

1953 MV Agusta Super Sport Lusso
Registration no. 745 YUJ Frame no. 029947 Engine no. 0206395

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

1953 MV Agusta Super Sport Lusso
Registration no. 745 YUJ
Frame no. 029947
Engine no. 0206395

The two-stroke MV Super Sport Lusso is a rare model, and even rarer in original and un-restored condition like this one. This machine was used for the popular town-to-town races in Italy until 1959 and still carries its Italian tax disk on the handlebars. In that year a visitor from England saw the MV and brought it back to the UK. For many years it was displayed in the reception area of his motor museum in Kent, never failing to attract favourable attention. Eventually the museum was sold and the contents auctioned. The vendor heard about the MV and purchased it in 2011 as a non-runner. Once the missing drive chain and battery had been replaced, the MV ran beautifully and has done so ever since. The owner has taken the MV to the Isle of Man where it has always been the centre of attention. Some years ago the owner met the great Giacomo Agostini at the Stafford show; it turned out that Ago had a similar bike when he was young and had loved it. That is when he signed the front of this machine. The owner has used the MV regularly, finding it a joy to ride, but now finds his decreasing mobility a handicap, hence the decision to sell. Accompanying documentation consists of sundry bills, dating certificate, V5C and the original Italian libretto.
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