LOT 314

Offered from The John Surtees Family Collection c.1985 Benelli 231cc 304 Quattro Registration no. Unregistered Frame no. RD*10231* Engine no. BH*07050

Sold for £4,025 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

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Lot 314

Offered from The John Surtees Family Collection, c.1985 Benelli 231cc 304 Quattro

The Autumn Stafford Sale - The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|11 October 2026, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

Offered from The John Surtees Family Collection
c.1985 Benelli 231cc 304 Quattro
Registration no. Unregistered
Frame no. RD10231
Engine no. BH*07050

Revitalised following its take-over in 1971 by Argentine industrialist Alejandro de Tomaso, Benelli launched a range of new four- and six-cylinder sports bikes. First of these Honda-inspired machines was the '500' Quattro of 1974, which despite its Oriental-looking power unit was thoroughly Italian in all other respects, boasting a rigid cradle frame, powerful Grimeca drum brakes and alloy wheel rims. Smallest of the range was the '250' (actually 231cc) Quattro which, when deliveries commenced in 1979, was the most expensive '250' on sale in Britain. Stunningly - if not controversially - styled and built like a watch, the high-revving lightweight was red-lined at 12,000rpm and had a top speed of over 90mph. Introduced in 1984, the more conventionally styled '304' Quattro, as seen here, deployed the '254' engine in the cycle parts of the '124'. It was catalogued for only five years (1984-1988).

A sporting Italian middleweight rarely seen in the UK, this unregistered '304' displays a 'delivery mileage' of only 10 kilometres on the odometer. Unfortunately, no history is known and the machine is offered without documents.

Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require recommissioning and/or restoration to a greater or lesser extent before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's completeness, history, authenticity, originality and mechanical condition prior to bidding.
Two keys present.

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