This Rare Italian Bike Is Collector Gold
You will be forgiven if you thought Magni was one of the many Italian motorcycle manufacturers that rose up and subsequently vanished through the 60s and 70s. The bike in question was built back in the early 90s, but featured a design harking back to that period in Italian motorcycle racing history, a Moto-Guzzi-supplied V-twin engine, and an unusual rear swingarm.
The 1991 Magni Sfida 1000 Is An Ultra-Rare Motorcycle
Reportedly, only 58 of these bikes left the factory. While incredibly rare, that doesn’t automatically make a motorcycle desirable. What makes the Sfida 1000 desirable is the unique engineering this esteemed frame-builder has to offer, combined with the kind of style we all associate with rare Italian motorcycles.
For this model, power comes from a 949cc air-cooled transverse V-twin Moto-Guzzi engine with shaft drive. With around 85 horsepower, it delivers an appropriate level of power, but the main reason you would buy a bike like this is for its bespoke chassis and innovative Paralellogrammo swingarm, which helps mitigate the adverse effects shaft drive has on handling.
The Sfida 1000 Went Retro Before Retro Was Cool
Retro bikes came into fashion around a decade ago, and rather surprisingly have not fallen by the wayside like many predicted they would. The design of the Sfida intentionally calls back to the Italian racing bikes from the 60s, something the company founder knew intimately thanks to his time with MV Agusta.
Arturo Magni served as the racing director for MV Agusta back in the 60s and 70s, and helped develop some of the most successful motorcycles, and motorcycle racers, in GP racing history. One of those racers was the legendary multiple world champion Giacomo Agostini. While his name may not have been up in lights, he played an important role in helping deliver the tool the artist used to create history. Suffice to say, you are paying for his expertise in chassis development when you purchase any Magni motorcycle.
The bike in question is a wonderful ode to this era, with its sculpted tank, single seat, and race fairing. At the time of writing, the price was sitting at just $5,100, but this price is sure to go up. Another Sfida 1000 recently sold for $18,000, and we suspect that will be around what this will eventually sell for. Anything less would represent something of a bargain for a bike this rare and desirable.
Source: Bring a Trailer
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