Mozzi Scarab caliper

Scarab brake fixes

Scarab brake fixes are required now on most Ducatis and MV Agustas, as they were pretty badly made to start with. These brakes were a very poor copy of the Lockheed calipers which were starting to appear on racing motorcycles… Read more »
Moto Guzzi V7 world record price

Moto Guzzi V7 world record price

A Moto Guzzi V7 world record price was set in the US in December 2023 at US$95,700, just eight months after Bonhams sold one for £32,000.  Let’s look at how this happened, what a 1971 Moto Guzzi is, what it… Read more »
1998 Ducati 916 SPS Carl Fogarty Replica

Two more Ducati 916 SP world record prices

Two more Ducati 916 SP world record prices were broken last weekend and it seems the record for a 1970s MV Agusta 750 Sport with the incorrect motor broke previous price records too. The Shuttleworth Silverstone Auction last weekend. I… Read more »
1972 MV Agusta 750 Sport drum brake petrol tank

MV Agusta 750 Sport

The MV Agusta 750 Sport is one of a very small clutch of Italian classic motorcycles which is head and shoulders above the rest of the road going classic motorcycles made almost anywhere in the world. The cream of the… Read more »
MV Agusta 750 Sport logo

Buying an investment grade MV Agusta 750 Sport

Buying an investment grade MV Agusta 750 Sport from the 1970s is rather like buying a Ducati green frame. There are more fakes around than genuine machines and those that are left have usually been butchered. You can still buy… Read more »
MHR LHS yellow tape men nice

Classic motorcycle original paint 

Classic motorcycle original paint comes with many expectations that just cannot be met. I wrote about unrestored classic motorcycles last March in this article, because some investors will only buy unrestored classic motorcycles. Many collectors believe that they have unrestored… Read more »