CAGIVA MITO 125 (1991 - 2010) Review

Version: Cagiva Mito 125 7 speed

Year: 1993

Annual servicing cost: £700

Ainda a tenho, está todo desmontado motor quebrado. Está parado desde 2000. Num todo é uma máquina sem equivalentes, ainda hoje não há comparação possível. 40CV, 7 speed, 200kmh 121kg. Depósito de 16 litros, com uma reserva de 4litros. Diabólica a curvar, sem comparação na época. Os espelhos andavam a cerca de 30cm dos chão nas curvas. Parece irreal, mas é a verdade!!! Foi uma moto tirada das pistas para a rua, só lhe colocaram luzes, piscas, matrícula e um descanso. Diria certamente a um amigo para a comprar mas também diria que é uma máquina de manutenção muito caro como qualquer outra 2 tempos de pista.

Buying experience: Comprei a um revendedor nova em 1994 custou cerca de 800000 escudos +/- 4000 Euros Foi a melhor Moto em comparação à época que tive até ao momento, no momento tenho uma BMW S1000R 2020

Year: 2001

Annual servicing cost: £75

Treat it to proper liquids, a good set of tyres, a Renthal set and ample amounts of love and attention and it will serve you three courses of fun!

Buying experience: Bought privately as a project that I restored.

Version: Evolution 2

Year: 2007

Annual servicing cost: £50

All in all a great bike. Its everything you want from a 125 including speed, agility, looks, sound and the smell of 2 stroke! The main point that will come across on these reviews are the reliability, don't let this put you off. Maintenance is key to ensuring maximum reliability in all vehicles, if you don't look after it and do not regularly service, no matter how reliable they will fail eventually. If you cant be bothered with regular maintenance then buy a 4 stroke, but you will pay a price in terms of overall pleasure - even these will fail if you don't look after them! If I could give the overall rating 4.5 of 5 then I would!

Buying experience: I bought my Mito from a private seller who was local to myself. The advertised price was £2200 and I paid £2100. They was no budging below as he wasn't desperate to sell and plenty of interest from other potential buyers made me get my hand in my pockets!

I've had my 1999 mito evo for 7 years now and i still love it! Ok the 125 powerplant isn't amazing when compared to bigger bikes but it's a laugh a minute. If you want a bike to ride day in day out and you not under 20 (i'm 24) it will hurt you but as a fun bike for the weekend it's awesome. Mine has an arrow system on it and the power band is narrow to say the least, that said learn how to pedal it right and she goes very well indeed. Handling is the main thrill with the mito get it on a nice twisty smooth road (suspension is a bit hard and can becom scitish on bumpy roads) and just watch the so called "fast bike" disapear in the mirrors. Reliability is great starting every time, however a good engine rebuild is advisable every 10000km, 125's don't go that fast and last. I've just blown mine at 13000 with no rebuild...........saying that it's been ridden hard as long as i've had it. In summary an amazing handling and looking bike that stops yesterday thanks to it's brembo and can cut it with the big boys on the twistys..................bye one!

Ive had this bike now for a few months, has good acceleration in the lower revs and when it hits 8000 rpm it just explodes and leaves most other things a good distance behind. The handling is also very good, big chunky tyres (specially the rear) which helps with stability and cornering and also makes the bike look alot better. They are abit pricey to buy from new, but you can get a decent second hand one between £1300-£2000. The only concern ive ever had with this bike is the reliability. The first month that i had got it its engine blew up and i had to pay for a top end rebuild, and make no mistake, the engine WILL blow up. Its just a matter of time, every 8000 miles is a good bet (if its de-restricted) around 12000 miles if its still restricted, if you can buy one which has just had an engine rebuild, then you have got yourself a great bike for a long time, but otherwise, you just never know when its going to go.

actually its not any smaller just lighter, this bike is amazing i loved it, the only downside was knowing it was two stroke i was never reassured i'd actually get home, is not cheap on fuel and the good oil required aint cheap either. if you can afford to run one and dont rely on it then you cant go wrong, fast acceleration, excellent handling, excellent forks and suspension, not skinny tyres for a 125, you get all the looks and probably faster through the corners than a gsxr750. I might get another and put a single 500 or 660 engine in as only need to engine brackets and fits straight in, that way i can have the fun with a little more reliability. also dont forget i dont know another bike with a 7 speed box.

yes 5/5 for overall is alot, but for a 17yo there's nothing better!! I had 2 mito's in my time as a learner and i've had 8 other motorcycle's since from KX250 with daylight MOT to my current 00'R1. of all my bikes the Mito is still the favourite, realiabilty was never a problem, i ride year round and used the mito for commuting ( I was a daft 17yo with no other transport!) but so long as you warm them for 5 mins they'll never let you down, i covered over 30k on mine handling is superb and rock steady (for a 125) compared to the flighty RS125, the RS might just have it on the track but on the road i the beefy forks and over engineered frame helps soak up the bumps a bit better and i never had another small bike pass me. on a good day and the right road often used to be able to hunt down and shame many a weekend warrior on there bigger bikes. I never had a problem with parts and in this day and age of flee bay its even less of a worry. Buy it, rag it, break it, buy another - you won't regret it.

Great bike very fast for 17 yr old, brakes are really good it handles well in most conditions, the only problem is th reliability which is poor but added up for by the great looks and fast speeds.

I really love this baby Duke when she's on form.Yes it's like a woman!If you don't treat it right it can go quiet on you for a while,So when she's happy you'll really be happy.It's quite big for a 125 and has the power to go faster than the National limit with a pillion too!(Sorry Officer I wasn't trying!).When the chain is adjusted and the battery is full of life all the water,oil(Good stuff!)and fuel(Vpower from SHELL)is working in harmony this bike can really go!.I've had mine for 2yrs(3 on Aug 21st)And had it's 2stroke probs but a few due to neglect from me as I don't know the insides of a bike just how to ride it!So it's taught me to learn as I go and she's well looked after now.Ducati916 looks and handles a dream even 2up what more can I say apart from bring on the 500!!!!.