Never seen this bike brand before

**placidfemme** · 24th November 2006, 12:24

Saw this bike in town yesterday... Had to stop and have a look cause I've never seen the bike/brand before...

Its a Gilera 180cc

It looks to me like a Street Magic on steroids...

Do they make any sports bikes?

**nudemetalz** · 24th November 2006, 12:32

Yes they made a 500cc single sportsbike in the mid 90's called a Saturno.

Nice looking machine too.

**nudemetalz** · 24th November 2006, 12:33

Here's a pic.

**placidfemme** · 24th November 2006, 12:36

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

Yes they made a 500cc single sportsbike in the mid 90's called a Saturno.

Nice looking machine too.

Did a search for "gilera saturno" and this is the best looking one I found...

very italian isn't it

**Maverick** · 24th November 2006, 12:37

I thought you said it was nice looking?

**placidfemme** · 24th November 2006, 12:39

Originally Posted by Maverick

I thought you said it was nice looking?

yeah personally not my taste...

On the picture I posted you can see a little better...

The rear brake... looks like the pedal links directly to the rear caliper... interesting...

**nudemetalz** · 24th November 2006, 12:39

I thought it was. Very simple lines, look better in the flesh.

**Joni** · 24th November 2006, 12:42

Yeah PF, they are quite known for the Scooters they produce...

The bike you saw yesterday is the DNA, me being the shortie I am think they are quite cute to zip around town on...

**placidfemme** · 24th November 2006, 12:45

Originally Posted by Joni

Yeah PF, they are quite known for the Scooters they make...

The bike you saw yesterday is the DNA, me being the shortie I am think they are quite cute to zip around town on...

ahhh... thats a better picture... as I mentioned they look to me like street magics on steroids... which is why it caught my eye "gee... thats a big street magic" and it wasn't... was also surprised to see it was a 180cc... not a common cc rating...

I was commenting to Sam that one of those might be kewl to play around on and pull wheelies and stoppies (I'm assuming its possible cause I've seen guys on street magics doing that...)

How much are they? About $3000?

**Paul in NZ** · 24th November 2006, 12:47

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

Yes they made a 500cc single sportsbike in the mid 90's called a Saturno.

Nice looking machine too.

Which was just a recycle of a famous name from the 50's and earlier.

In the 50's they had a 500cc in line 4 which was a serious GP contender. It was a glorious era for road racing. The plucky Manx Nortons and G50 Matchless's up gainst Johnnie foreigners techo Giliera 4,s, the MV tripples and 4's, The Moto Guzzi V8 etc etc.

The Saturno was a BSA Goldstar equivalent except RARE and now very very expensive.

The later bike is actually a very nice bike and what the Yam SRX600 should have been IMHO...