Beschreibung:

Carlo Guzzi’s very first prototype motorcycle of 1919 was unconventional in so far as its 500cc single-cylinder engine was installed horizontally and built in unit with the gearbox, and although the company would eventual turn to other engine layouts, the ‘flat single’ had established itself as a Guzzi hallmark by the end of the 1930s. Guzzi recommenced production post-war with range of updated pre-war designs, which in the case of the 250cc Airone (heron) meant it gained a telescopic front fork, larger diameter brakes and an aluminium-alloy cylinder barrel and ’head. The Airone offered a 70mph top speed and the ability to cruise at 60-plus all day, and remained a top-seller well into the 1950s. This example was brought to Austria by Messrs Huber, a company specialising in the importation of classic Italian motorcycles, and sold to Professor Ehn in 1995 immediately after its restoration. We are advised that the machine has been ridden regularly, the last such occasion being in 2006. Offered with Austrian Einzelgenehmigung.