With a patented design back in 97’, Italjet Moto became the only mass-produced scooter manufacturer to equip its products with a radical forkless front suspension and a spaceframe. The Italian marquee made the famous Dragster model from 1998 – 2003 and was sold on European shores.

Now, after 16 long years, the Italian manufacturer has come back with their rebooted Dragster models that’s become even more radical and made us go “Booh yeah... Now we talking”. Italjet themselves couldn’t hide their excitement – "We are not joking!" is what reads on their website.

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2019 Italjet Dragster

1998 Italjet Dragster


Unveiled at the recently concluded EICMA show in Milan, the Italjet will hit the markets in 2020 and will be available in two variants, 125cc and 200cc, with a peak power of 14.9hp and 19.8hp from the single-cylinder engine. The engine, however, will be a Euro 4 compliant setup rather than the Euro 5 requisites everyone in the industry is adhering to.

The wacky design and construction of the Italjet are all credited to the cyborg worthy naked steel trellis frame with aluminum diecast plates, hub-steering, Pirelli Diablo tires, and frontally mounted radiator. The aggressive appearance is in authentic Italian flair with the stylish yet aerodynamic fascia and the sleek tail-end with minimalistic panels.

Both the engines are liquid-cooled and use an automatic dry centrifugal clutch with a continuously variable transmission. Adjustable springs handle the rear suspension, and linked disc brakes with single Brembo caliper comes as standard on both variants with an anti-lock system on the 200. Pirelli Diablo tires with yellow striping are some of the biggest equipped on any scooters (12” /13”) wrapped around alloys uplifts the oomph factor, and the entire package weighs 238 pounds for the 125 and 247 pounds for the 200.

The front-end is dominated by the Italjet’s patented Independent Steering System (ISS), which is similar to the ones we saw in the Bimota supercharged Tesi H2. This set up provides for a narrower front-end and keeps braking forces away from the front suspension. Projector headlamps with DRLs’ are wrapped with angular panels.

The handlebar unit, MotoGP-style hand-lever guards, passenger footpegs and handrails, all seem to be CNC-machined out of billet aluminum. Surprisingly, we don’t see an instrument cluster anywhere close-by. A complex linkage arrangement of a single-sided front swingarm and reinforced hub design allows for the front shocks to lay horizontally between the front footboards. Interestingly, the fuel tank sits right on top of the floorboard.

Groundbreaking design, hotlines, and a futuristic look put this Italjet Dragster in a class of its own. Now, this has made me say something I thought I would never say looking at a scooter - “Oh! I want that!”. But unfortunately, this cyborg machine won’t make it onto our shores until the end of 2020, but our European readers will be able to pick this one up at €5,100 for the 125cc and €5,600 for the 200cc. Be sure they are a limited edition affair (for the first 499 units only). It will, however, enter mass production by March 2020.