Italjet dragster

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Italjet Dragster 180
Space frame of the Italjet Dragster

The Italjet Dragster (1998–2003) from the Italian manufacturer Italjet Moto is the only series-produced scooter with a stub axle steering and tubular space frame. In 1997, Alessandro and Leopoldo Tartarini received a patent for a tubular space frame and stub axle steering for scooters.

technology

The stub axle steering is a very seldom used type of front wheel control on motorcycles ; this wheel control has not yet been used on scooters. The Yamaha GTS 1000 (1993–1997) can be seen as the inspiration for the Tartarini brothers. The dragster series was characterized by innovative technology and exceptional design.

"This scooter is not for pragmatists, but a clear case for exhibitionists."

- MOTORRAD Test 2001, p. 218

All dragster models are based on a frame version that was obviously designed for increased performance. The front wheel was delivered in size 120 / 70–11, the rear wheel in size 130 / 70–12 (2007 model 130 / 60–13), the wheelbase was 1310 mm. The Dragster 50 model was temporarily relaunched in 2007, in addition to the Dragster 250 model. The stub axle steering on the Italjet Dragster left the impression of driving an “inharmonious and wobbly driving behavior at low speeds”. In addition, the background noise - despite the water cooling and the unregulated catalytic converter - of the large two-stroke engine was criticized:

“It is impossible to roll inconspicuously through the residential area with the Italjet Dragster 180. But whoever buys this scooter doesn't want that at all. "

- MOTORRAD Test 2001, p. 218

Models

Dragster 50 Dragster 125 Dragster 180 Dragster 250
engine Single cylinder two-stroke engine Single cylinder two-stroke engine Single cylinder two-stroke engine Single cylinder four-stroke engine
Displacement 49 cc 123 cc 176 cc 244 cc
Bore / stroke 41 x 37.4 mm 55 × 52 mm 65.6 × 52 mm 72 × 60 mm
Performance / at 3.3 kW / 4.5 hp
6,800 min -1 		10.6 kW / 14.5 hp
7.500 min -1 		14 kW / 19.4 PS
8.000 min -1 		16.2 kW / 22 PS
Top speed
in km / h 		50 (80) 103 122 125

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ EP 0757950 A2
  2. ^ Patent drawing
  3. ^ Thomas Krens: The Art Of The Motorcycle . Guggenheim Museum New York Publications, New York 2001, ISBN 978-0-8109-6912-4 , pp. 392 .
  4. ↑ MOTORRAD catalog 2002/2007
  5. ↑ MOTORRAD Test 2001, p. 218
  6. ↑ MOTORRAD Catalog 2003, p. 316
  7. ↑ MOTORRAD Catalog 2007, p. 265
  8. ^ Guggenheim Museum, p. 392