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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: canuck750 on July 30, 2019, 09:04:43 PM
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Benelli Volcano, 175cc two stroke single in a monkey bike chassis, what were they thinking!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Benelli-Volcano/163795321344?hash=item2622f64200:g:L18AAOSwHk9dPkui
(https://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg217/canuck750/CRASH/Volcano_zpswi1uwcg9.jpg) (https://s249.photobucket.com/user/canuck750/media/CRASH/Volcano_zpswi1uwcg9.jpg.html)
Can you imagine being a kid with this thing? I wonder how many of these purchases ended badly.
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Shucks , a stock one spit me off a cliff , that one would mean certain death :shocked:
Dusty
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Only 200 were made...claimed top speed of 65mph...There was one at Harper's auction a couple years ago...wanted it but not as much as someone else...
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That things sounds crazy! I've always wanted one of these; Moto Guzzi 50cc Magnum (Benelli shares a model with this as well). I friend of mine had one when we were kids, and I believe he had an 80cc or 90cc top end kit. larger carb etc, on it and it was already a mini beast, I can only imagine 175cc in that same size!
(https://i.ibb.co/F30Wyb0/magnum03.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F30Wyb0)
(https://i.ibb.co/M82ngWg/magnum04.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M82ngWg)
(https://i.ibb.co/WGPZz65/magnum07.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WGPZz65)
image upload (https://imgbb.com/upload)
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That thing is so damn cool. I want it.
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Where is the sidecar?
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Where is the sidecar?
I saw that coming!
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OM! I'm deeply in like. That little bugger will no doubt out run my RS125 to 50 m/h.
Its headlight looks to be stolen from a massive fire engine.
It only needs a proper fender.
There's a bonus too. The riding position is fabulous - compared to the RS. R3~
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I worn out the "Monkey" Wards catalog looking at the Benelli offerings. I still love the look of a Volcano! :thumb:
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The Benelli Volcano was awesome...and here was another monster-mini from back in the same period
...the Bonanza Hodaka Ace 100 :thumb: :cool: :boozing: :smiley:
(https://i.ibb.co/4ZwSDvn/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-8-45-03-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/4ZwSDvn)
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That things sounds crazy! I've always wanted one of these; Moto Guzzi 50cc Magnum (Benelli shares a model with this as well). I friend of mine had one when we were kids, and I believe he had an 80cc or 90cc top end kit. larger carb etc, on it and it was already a mini beast, I can only imagine 175cc in that same size!
(https://i.ibb.co/F30Wyb0/magnum03.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F30Wyb0)
(https://i.ibb.co/M82ngWg/magnum04.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M82ngWg)
(https://i.ibb.co/WGPZz65/magnum07.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WGPZz65)
image upload (https://imgbb.com/upload)
One of the models in your pics has pedals ? There was a moped version too ?
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This is another nice vintage classic, although full size... :cool: :thumb: :wink:
(https://i.ibb.co/r63MDGq/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-9-03-38-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/r63MDGq)
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One of the models in your pics has pedals ? There was a moped version too ?
Apparently so, I think maybe just the kick start system is pedal instead of kick? I do believe the Guzzi Magnum is 4 speed, and the Benelli Magnum is 5 speed
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Engines fitted for Guzzi Magnum were 5 speeds Benelli engines .
Gear shift on right side.
Pedals ? Those days pedals were mandatory in the french market for 50 cc moped. :violent1:
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How 'bout this Honda ST90 (made to look like an early CT70) with a CL175 twin.
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/5737436273_14ee887b15_o.jpg)
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/5737987856_8ef58ac4b1_o.jpg)
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How 'bout this Honda ST90 (made to look like an early CT70) with a CL175 twin.
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/5737436273_14ee887b15_o.jpg)
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/5737987856_8ef58ac4b1_o.jpg)
That is gorgeous!
It looks like Honda built it, surprised how well the twin fits the chassis.
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I've never had any desire to own a minibike until reading this thread.
Death at knee high level.
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https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/1976-Moto-Guzzi-Magnum-5008679846
Here's one for sale...
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I've never had any desire to own a minibike until reading this thread.
Death at knee high level.
But haven't you been wanting a Grom since they came out? Maybe it was some one else. :evil:
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125cc, 4 cylinder Monkey! I thought this one was an Andreas Georgeades creation, but it appears to be out of Japan. There are also a bunch of pictures of the engine build if anyone is interested. That blue Honda Trail twin is super cool! Wow!
(https://i.ibb.co/HDVQHDp/4-Banger-Monkey.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HDVQHDp)
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But haven't you been wanting a Grom since they came out? Maybe it was some one else. :evil:
it was someone else. for sure. :violent1:
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That is gorgeous!
It looks like Honda built it, surprised how well the twin fits the chassis.
While it looks like a CT70, it is actually an ST90, painted like a CT70, which is a larger chassis. I recall reading the build thread a few years back, there was some non-trivial modification done to the chassis to enlargen it a bit, while keeping the look.
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That thing is so damn cool. I want it.
You can get this 65cc one for $800:
https://york.craigslist.org/mcy/d/manchester-1973-benelli-hornet-65/6936754216.html (https://york.craigslist.org/mcy/d/manchester-1973-benelli-hornet-65/6936754216.html)
(https://i.imgur.com/1Romvsw.jpg)