Registration No: N/A
Frame No: Not visible
Engine No: Not visible
CC: 350
MOT: N/A

• Ex Bud Jackson Aermacchi 350 MGP Classic race bike
• Thought to be the bike that Bud rode to 4th place in 1988
• Appears to have not been used since 1989 Senior MGP

Aermacchi was initially an aircraft manufacturer founded in 1912 by Giulio Macchi at Varese in Lombardy to build Nieuport monoplanes under license for the Italian military. With a factory located on the shores of Lake Varese, the firm originally manufactured a series of Nieuport designs as well as seaplanes. Like a lot of other Italian engineering firms, they began producing motorcycles after WW2 as a way to fill the post-war need for cheap, efficient transportation. In 1956 they produced their first horizontally opposed overhead valve four-stroke engine , a layout which would become a standard for the marque. In 1960 Harley-Davidson motorcycles purchased 50% of Aermacchi's motorcycle division with the Italian branch of the brand named 'Aermacchi-Harley-Davidson'. By the 60s they had become associated with performance bikes selling a range of sporty 250 and 350 singles that very often became the basis for home made race bikes that are still popular in classic racing today.

Part of a deceased estate, unfortunately not much is known about the history of this bike. It appears to be based on a mid 1960s road going 350, a popular conversion in its day due to the quality and performance of the basic bike. It is fitted with what appear to be Oldani brakes, the front a 4LS and the rear a 2LS, Borrani alloy rims, Ceriani rear dampers, alloy fuel tank, Smiths racing tacho, alloy fuel tank and fibreglass fairings. The carb is a Dellorto SS1 35 and there is a handwritten invoice, that to be honest is hard to read, that suggests tuning work has been carried out to the engine. The vendor was a keen sponsor of local riders and it is thought that Bud Jackson rode this bike to 4th place in the Junior Classic MGP in 1988 and 8th the year after. Looking at the race number it was last ridden in the 1989 Senior Classic Manx before being stored on a shelf in the owner's house for the last 23 years. It comes supplied with an owners manual, a workshop manual and an interesting race setup booklet together with a couple of spare cylinder heads and a spare rear sprocket.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415 871189