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1966 Gilera 300 Extra B300 Rare Italian 4 Stroke Twin Cafe Racer With on 2040-motos

US $810.00
YearYear:1966 MileageMileage:7000 ColorColor: Black
Location:

Seattle, Washington, US

Seattle, Washington, US
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1966 Gilera 300 Extra B300 Rare Italian 4 stroke twin Cafe Racer With, US $810.00, image 1

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Other 300 Extra tech info

TypeType:Standard Engine Size (cc)Engine Size (cc):300 WarrantyWarranty:Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty For Sale ByFor Sale By:Private Seller

Other 300 Extra description

 This is a true barn find with rust and dirt. The motor turns over. There is a clear original 1966 Washington state title for it. I got it from the second owner who claimed to have had it running 10 years ago. He got it from the original owner who brought two of them into the USA from Italy. That is why there are extra parts. This model of Gilera was never imported to North America. This may be the only one here. Everything you see in the pictures is included and a box with small parts that is not pictured. The bike is in Spokane Washington. I may be able to transport to Seattle for a fee. I will NOT ship the bike. High bidder is responsible for pick up. I will store the bike for up to 20 days to give you time to arrange transport. The bike appears to be complete with the exception of the seat. The exhaust mufflers are not stock. There are many spares included. You can get parts from Europe. The following is from a article about the bike.

The B300 used a unit-construction engine, enclosing the four-speed transmission, a much more modern notion than having a remote gearbox. A duplex primary chain ran the power from the crankshaft to the multiplate clutch, which was bathed in oil. Bore and stroke for each cylinder was 60 x 54mm, for a total of 305.3cc. A single camshaft at the front of the engine operated the four valves, with the tried-and-true nut and screw adjusters for setting tappet clearances. The pistons rose and fell side by side in the traditional 360-degree firing fashion of parallel twins. A single 20mm Dell’Orto carburetor took the gas from the four-gallon tank, mixed it with the appro­priate amount of air and fed the fuel into the cylinders, where it was compressed at a rate of 6 to 1—Italian gasoline in those post-war years was of the low-octane variety. The spent fumes passed through a pair of shiny header pipes to the rather elegant chromed mufflers. The result of all this was a claimed horsepower of 12.5 at 5,800 rpm.

This was a workaday engine, intended for reliability rather than performance, and was mated to a modern chassis using what the Italians called a duplex “open” frame. Two steel tubes came down from the steering head to the front of the engine, with the two mid-frame tubes securing the rear. As we say today, the motor was a stressed member. The rear suspension used a swingarm with Sturcher shock absorbers; the front was a Gilera-made telescoping fork. Wheels were both 18-inchers, with a 3.00 tire on the front, 3.25 at the back, both having 6-inch single-leading-shoe full-drum brakes. Wheelbase was an abbreviated 52 inches, dry weight was a modest 303 pounds. The kickstarter was on the right side, as was the gear-shift lever.

The middling-twin prototype was received so enthusiastically that Gilera apparently accelerated the production schedule—the first ones to be sold being listed as 1954 models—with two versions available with trim and fender differences, the Normale and the Extra. Styling was very Italian, with a smoothly sculpted gas tank; a sprung solo saddle added to rider comfort, and an optional passenger pad could be affixed to the luggage rack on the rear fender. However, in the spirit of togetherness a dual seat was soon available.

Gilera took its advertising seriously, hiring some famous Italians to promote the new machine. As a commuter the B300 was fine, but the sporting public had a few complaints, among them being that the engine ran hot and vibrated at high speeds. After a few bearing failures at high speeds, it was felt that the oiling system was a bit deficient; the factory listened. In 1957 the B300 appeared with more cooling fins, a beefier frame and improved lubrication. Also, the compression ratio was raised half a point, to 6.5:1, the carburetor was 2mm bigger and the intake valves enlarged. Now the engine was putting out 15 horses at 5,800 rpm.

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