$55000 Cagiva Mito

[neatbik]

4 years and $55,000 later - 200cc and 90bhp.

https://www.duccutters.com/SimoneBarbagallo-Scorpion.tpl

[WannaBeDude]

Seen that b4, is he selling it - hence or is that money spent on it to date ///

Best kinda mito seen to date tbf ...
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[daemonoid]

I really don't get the point in spending $65,000 (including the original purchase price) on a half hearted attempt at decent sports bike.

He could've bought a Desmo RR for the same price!

I understand projects like Ariel's Badger - making a bike that fits a certain set of regulations.
But, making up some daft restriction (gotta be a mito) and trying to turn it into something that's already been done much better for much less money just doesn't make sense...
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[Rogerborg]

Dyno Top Trumps. I'm more impressed by losing a claimed 29kg - while bolting some other stuff on. You know what weighs less and costs less than carbon fibre fairings? No fairings.

As for the claimed power, I'd imagine he'll see that precisely once per rebuild if he actually takes it out road racing.

Anyway, that's only a 2 stroke, if you did that to a proper bike like a Hyosung GT125, you could easily get 2 x 2 strokes for twice that much power.
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[stevo as b4]

Lets stir the pot and say that the Hyosung GT125 has a more robust and heavier built air cooled motor that could arguably take far more boost from forced induction than a fragile 30bhp+ 2stroke motor that has small light components and no extra designed in strength.

I mean people say your lucky to get more than about 5000miles out of a Mito engine with a 150-160cc big bore kit, so putting on a blower as well? Maybe he's already brought a big dustpan and brush?

[G]

So he's created a 250cc gp bike, but heavier more complex and probably less reliable?

I do fancy a GP based bike for road fun, but I'd want it to weigh less than the above and be more reliable.

[Hyaon]

90bhp....and he claims it'll outaccelerate heavier sportsbikes? I call bollocks.
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[Matt-]

Yeah it would be a good fun buy if you were a millionaire
but it's pointless, it has NO reliability to it, it's $55,000 you can buy 2 R1'S for that what was he thinking
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[Hyaon]

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point·less/ˈpointlis/
Adjective:
Having little or no sense, use, or purpose.
(of a contest or competitor) Without a point scored.
Synonyms:
meaningless - senseless
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[RhynoCZ]

Well, that's the American way

Is that a 4-stroke muffler?

He talks about weight and he's got some multimedia LCD toy on it, does he watch movies while he does 55mph on the 1/4mile?
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[Rogerborg]

1/4 mile? If it goes anywhere except workshop dyno concours I'll eat my lid.

Still better value for money than a Victory Hammer, mind.
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[WannaBeDude]

Afaik ... It's from Italy, and is a great bike according to un biased mito section on 125

We all did agree it was about 50 k too much money.

For the owners sake, I hope he has lots of money, and does not care.
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