[Moto] Dream bike: Cagiva Mito 125

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There was a time when 125 sports cars did need a motorcycle license: their 2T engines, close to those of the Grand Prix, took them beyond 160 km/h...

Here you have a beautiful sports car, the Cagiva Mito 125 Evolution replica of the Ducati 916, with a small 125 cc engine but thanks to its internal two-stroke cycle (like other dream bikes, such as the Yamaha TDR 250) and its evolved performance was able to get more than 30 hp for just over 120 kg of weight. Almost a Grand Prix bike with lights and license plate, which arrived in 1994 in this Evolution version. This one has about 20,000 kilometers and is sold at Iconic MotorBikes for just over 3,000 euros.

 

Cagiva Myth 125 2000
I perfectly remember the time when these 125s dominated the Italian market, because there you could drive with your A1 license at the time: from 16 years old and up to 125 cc... with no power limit. In Spain they were not so po[CENSORED]r because a "full" license was needed (for a large motorcycle, the A1 was up to 74 and then 80 cc) and their price set them apart from larger motorcycles, but many dreamed of them because they were the closest thing to a motorcycle. of Grand Prix, since the 250 twin cylinders do not arrive officially.

 

Cagiva rivaled the also Italian Aprilia and Gilera in making the best 125, but seen in the long term the Cagiva had some finishing advantages beyond its seven-speed gearbox (yes, 7, from the Freccia, although it later went back to 6) . And another advantage is obvious: the design. The Mito is a “scale” Ducati 916, a beautiful and very well finished motorcycle. A dream, which is now closer thanks to some auctions like this one... well, or not so much. We know for a fact that Mitos, even in poor condition (!), are highly valued! in Italy. Motorcycles that here not long ago were sold for less than two thousand euros, there now they don't go below double or more than that.

 

Link: https://www.moto1pro.com/actualidad/moto-de-ensueno-cagiva-mito-125