I have a policy here that I only share bikes with public asking prices, but the photos of this bike with the bodywork off are worth breaking my rule for.
If you’re not familiar with the Sei – it was the first production motorcycle featuring a six cylinder engine (originally introduced as a 750). By ’78, the Sei got a bump up to 900 and a redesign that included many parts from Moto Guzzi (De Tomaso owned both companies at the time). You had to pay to play – MSRP was $5,406 in ’83 – so less than 2,000 were sold. The 905cc engine produced 80 horsepower, good enough to push the 484 pound (dry) bike up to a top speed of approximately 120 miles per hour. For more on the 900 Sei, check out this profile from Motorcycle Classics.
Obviously though – this one’s a bit different than stock! I was unable to find information beyond what’s in the listing itself but this appears to have been campaigned by a French race team called MOC in the 1977 Bol d’Or 24 hour race, and it is INCREDIBLE to me. The seller (Fuchs Motorrad) claims that it makes 85 horspeower and that it’s done 880 kilometers.
The seller describes it as “perhaps the most complete racing machine package in original condition with very extensive development and racing documentation, as well as extensively described and shown many times by the international press.” They go on to list several magazine issues that have featured the bike but I’m unable to turn up any digital copies of them at this time.
I showed this to a buddy and he said “that’s an accurate representation of what your face will look like when you’re riding it!”
So I guess all I can do for you now is just show you these photos and hope you can drool over some of the details with me – the single-sided swing arm, the rear suspension, the gigantic fuel tank, the frame…and of course, the exhaust!
Find this Benelli for sale in Osnabrück, Germany for who knows how much here on Fuchs Motorrad.
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