Friday Bike Crush # 4

Bikes

Every now and then the distinguished folk at RM Auctions come up with a doozy we can’t ignore.

We spotted this 1953 Maserati bike in the auction list for their forthcoming London event (26th October) and we had to share.

This is apparently one of the earliest motorcycles to wear the trident badge – and was the product of a time just after the company had acquired the Bologna-based motorcycle manufacturer Italmoto. Maser then shifted production to their home in Modena.

Despite the lovely detailing of the bikes they made, like that on this little 125 single, the company only made two wheelers until 1960 – by which time the big Italian manufacturers had made competition very stiff indeed.

Lovely fodder for some weekend daydreaming…

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One Response to “Friday Bike Crush # 4”

  1. Theeditor2

    well back in the days of my youth I was fortunate enough to own a maserati and it was race prepared, high compression, very fast bump start only, this was 1960’s and it was the envy of most who saw it and a lot more who heard it.  Incredible is definitely  an understatement. memories can be deceiving but oh to recapture that thrill now at age 64