Cagiva Mito

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name = Cagiva Mito

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manufacturer = Cagiva
production = 1989 - present
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class = Sport bike
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related = Cagiva Raptor 125
similar = Aprilia RS125
Derbi GPR125
Honda CBR125R
Honda NSR125
Sachs XTC125
Yamaha YZF-R125

The Cagiva Mito ( _en. Myth) is a small-engined Italian sports motorcycle. The powerplant consists of a two-stroke 125 cc single cylinder, capable of producing over convert|30|bhp|abbr=on in unrestricted form.

History and development

The original Mito was launched in 1989.

The Cagiva Mito was the first bike of Valentino Rossi, eventual 7 time MotoGP world champion. In 1994, Rossi had been provided a factory Mito by Cagiva team manager Claudio Lusuardi and cruised to the Italian title.

During the 1990s the Mito was the arch-rival to Aprilia's RS125, a similar 2-stroke 125 cc race-replica. [ [http://www.bikervoodoo.com/2008/01/14/cagiva-mito-sp525-new-for-2008/ Biker Voodoo » CAGIVA MITO SP525 - NEW FOR 2008 ] ]

Mito Evolution

In 1994 the bike was restyled by Massimo Tamburini with similar lines to the then new Ducati 916 (a design he also penned). The similarity is particularly visible in the front and rear fairings.

In February 2007, Malaysian company MOFAZ announced that they will be locally assembling the last batch of the Mito 125 Evolution for Malaysian buyers. The bike will be known as the Momos Cagiva Mito 125 Fauzy's Edition and only 300 will be made for the production run. Two colours will be made available which are matte black and classic red. [ [http://web5.bernama.com/cars/?type=read&id=248866 Announcement of Malaysian assembly of Mito 125 by BERNAMA] ]

Mito SP525

In 2005 at the EICMA motorcycle show, Cagiva launched a tuned competition version of the Mito known as the SP525. This is something of a homage to the Cagiva GP500 (C594) racing bike. The engine and several other areas have been tweaked, still displacing 125 cc, but now producing >37 bhp at the crank. Front and rear fairings have been modified to look more like the C594, plus we lose the speedo and gain 8-spoke forged aluminium wheels; the overall weight is down. The bike is not road-legal.

Mito SP525 Road bike

For 2008, Cagiva have revised the Evolution model both technically and aesthetically to produce the SP525 road bike (not to be confused with the racing SP525 above). In terms of looks, the new bike inherits some stylistic traits from the competition SP525, essentially similar front and rear fairings.

On a technical level, the bike retains much the same rolling chassis as the Evo and the engine is still two-stroke, but has had several changes, notably a new Electronic Carburetion System (developed in conjunction with Dell'Orto) governing both fuel-air, oil-mix and ignition, allowing it to pass tougher Euro 3 emissions regulations. [ [http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/-the-new-cagiva-mito-sp525-is-available-in-all-cagiva-dealers-ar48400.html] , "Topspeed.com", retrieved on Mar 11, 2008.]

Mito 500

In November 2006 at EICMA, Cagiva unveiled the Mito 500 concept bike. The two-stroke 125 cc engine has been replaced with a fuel-injected, four-stroke 500 cc DOHC single, courtesy of Husqvarna, capable of putting out around convert|60|bhp|abbr=on and 50 Nm. Replacing the two-stroke's expansion chamber exhaust is a tiny, seemingly unbaffled system, its exit just visible at the rear of the underside fairing. With forged alloy wheels she weighs in at 133 kg - just 4 kg more than the Mito 125. [ [http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/archive/87883/87891/87992/87998/?&R=EPI-87998 “Cagiva's Bargain”] , "MCN", retrieved on Nov 22, 2006.]

pecifications

All specifications are manufacturer claimed and estimated:

Notes and references

External links

Road tests & Reviews
* [http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikereviews/searchresults/Bike-Reviews/Cagiva/Cagiva-Mito-125--1991-current/?&R=EPI-196 Cagiva Mito review] Road test of the Cagiva Mito

Official Sites
* [http://www.cagiva.it/ Official Cagiva Website] :* [http://www.cagiva.it/_vti_g6_ver.aspx?IdVer=78&rpstry=178_ Cagiva Mito Evolution] :* [http://www.cagiva.it/_vti_g6_ver.aspx?IdVer=132&rpstry=178_ Cagiva Mito SP525 Roadbike]
* [http://mito.cagiva.it/ Official Cagiva Mito Microsite (Italian only)]
* [http://www.cagivauk.com/ Official UK Cagiva Importer]

Images
* [http://indobikers.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/new-mito.jpgCagiva Mito SP525 Stradale prototype]
* [http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/vehicles/road/bikes/Cagiva_Mito_500.html Cagiva Mito 500 images and information]
* [http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/ntahhapehapetah/IMG_0712.jpgCagiva Mito Evo] Forums
* [http://www.cagivamito.co.uk/ Cagiva Mito Forum]
* [http://www.125ccsportsbikes.com/ 125cc sports bike forum]
* [http://www.mitoclub.com/index.php Cagiva Mito Club (Italian)]
* [http://www.mitoforum.org/ Mitoforum.org (Norwegian)] Technical Info
* [http://www.cagiva.it/Tools/download.aspx?file=/upload/ProductsDownload/file/f_67.pdf&name=f_67.pdf&lng=6 Cagiva Mito Evolution Technical Spec.]
* [http://www.cagiva.it/Tools/download.aspx?file=/upload/ProductsDownload/file/f_122.pdf&name=f_122.pdf&lng=6 Cagiva Mito SP525 Roadbike Technical Spec.]
* [http://wiki23.parsimony.net/cgi-bin/wiki/program/db-view.cgi?wiki53281;122 Cagiva Mito Workshop Manuals]