Shifty - must resist

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1980-MOTO-SHI...Z4575424178QQcategoryZ424QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

IIRC, the four-speed H-pattern gearchange was attached to a foot
mechanism, so you actually had to move your left foot back and forth
and in and out, and shake it all about, to change gear....

 

I'd be very wary of someone who doesn't even know how to spell the name
of the bike they're selling - ffs!

 

Spelling issues aside, how much do you reckon that'll go for?

 

MacFrame has one similar. I rode it once. Bloody *awful* thing to ride.

My guess is over 3k. But I *really* don't know much about MV values.

 

Working for Haymarket. Autocar and that lot. He was (and is) a damn good
writer.

 

Do it. Shifties rock.

 

Dreadfully peaky engine. Intrusive vibes. Right-hand gearshift with a
one-up three-down (or was it four-down?) pattern. Utterly useless front
brake and a rear brake that locked up the back heel if you just tapped
it with your little toe. Switchgear that would disgrace a lawnmower.
Instruments that were vaguer than a politician's manifesto. Crippling
riding position.

Pure Italiana, in other words.

Absolutely. Pure sculpture. Still horrible to ride.