Lot 424: c.1964 Motom 60 ‘S’ Sports Ultra-Lightweight

Founded in Italy in 1947 and active until the early 1970s, Motom was unusual among European manufacturers of mopeds and ultra-lightweight motorcycles in favouring the four-stroke engine. Pressed-steel spine frames were another Motom trademark although, as time progressed, tubular frames were introduced and proprietary Peugeot and Züdapp two-stroke engines adopted. This 60cc Motom was obviously aimed the younger motorcyclist with sporting pretensions, boasting café-racer styling in the form of clip-on handlebars, rest-set footrests and ‘racing’ seat. The machine has the overhead-valve engine and three-speed gearbox, and comes with a set of new tyres/tubes of the correct size. Offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed, it represents an opportunity to acquire a European four-stroke moped of a type rarely seen in the UK.