(deep) Rumour has it......US Market may finally get to see these as another European brand choice over here. Fantic Motor!! may soon be another alternative Italian cottage brand offroad/DS option in the US. http://www.fanticmotor.it/
Well, I hope it happens soon.....you know, while the Mrs. is still down range. The Mrs: "Hon, where'd that bike come from?" Me: "Uuuhhhh, I'm watching it for one of the guys on North Island." The Mrs: "Oh, ok....when's he gonna pick it up?" Me: "Uuuuuuuuuuhhhh............."
Is the 50 a full size bike? And I was like...ding ding ding da ding, WHAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
those 50cc racer bikes are like giant midgets........and if you've ridden a 2T KTM mini you know that those little Italian 50cc Minarelli and Beta motors riiiip.
I would have bought one of those te125 Minarelli engined Husqvarna bikes that was created for the European 15 horsepower license class If they would have imported. Fantic seemed to use the same engine and have a distributor in Canada. It is a long stroke design. I think Yamaha (who is in the ownership of Minarelli) offers or did offer a bike with fuel injection, same engine, for that 15 hp class. The Fantic one is still carb.
I'm fairly certain as I have been in the past this is where they source all their engines from (125 4T as well) you can look at the engine profiles and match them up to check. http://www.minarelli.com/prodottieng.html I would assume if they come here they will be on the same marketing class as the AJP bikes, as fun trail bikes.
I already have a Fantic, but it is a 1997 trials bike.... The new Fantics look very interesting to me.
yea looks to me like the last of the 2t GG POWERED UNITS would hold their own against anything anywhere anytime
I have 2012 motosprint mag with a couple of articles with the 4T (Yamaha WR250 engine) and 2T (Gas-Gas engine). They were spot on in the mix as enduro machines go.
