Maserati classic motorcycle
Maserati classic motorcycle 2013
The company responsible for the motorcycle production was Fabbrica Candele Accumulatori Maserati S.p.A.
After the Second World War, many Italians needed affordable transportation; however, as per the Capriolo, many companies were not allowed to return to manufacturing the same items as they did before or during the wars. The result was a diversification by many manufacturers into motorcycle (or scooter) production. Rather than design a motorcycle from scratch, Maserati chose (in 1952) to purchase a respected manufacturer of motorcycles: Italmoto.
Having transferred the manufacturing from Italmoto’s base in Via Ferrarese, Bologna, to Modena, the first Maserati motorcycle was offered to the public (it was, in fact, a rebadged 160-cc 4-stroke Italmoto). That first motorcycle was given the model code 160-T4.
The Maserati in the photograph is a 1961 Maserati 50/T2 Super Sport. These machines were aimed at younger riders who wanted a sporting looking motorcycle, but were restricted by their age to the size or type. It had a three speed gearbox with a hand shifter on the left handlebar (similar to the scooters of the time) and was capable of 45 mph.
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