The Motom Milano Taranto 2026 Racing Team will field six Motom bikes in the 75cc class of the historic Italian race. In July 2026, Scuderia Motom, the official racing team of Motom Club, will compete in the Milan–Taranto race with a particularly strong showing in the 75cc class. There are eleven participants in the class. … Read more
(Note: Draft version to be revised) Image courtesy of motorcycle mechanic Roberto Montanari. When overhauling a Motom engine, bearings and oil seals are among the smallest components, but also among the most important. They are often viewed as mere consumable parts, but in reality they directly affect the engine’s smoothness, reliability, and performance. The Motom … Read more
Motom 48 Carburetors: From Weber to Dell'Orto Two brands of carburetors were installed on the Motom 48 4T mopeds: Weber and Dell'Orto. Not all models had a single supplier: some—such as the 48 LL, the 48 GG, and the 51—left the factory with one or the other depending on the year of production. The data … Read more
The Motom's decline unfolded slowly, over the course of an entire decade. It didn't collapse overnight—it faded away year by year, model by model, as the market moved in a different direction. There is a specific moment when Motom’s story ceases to be a success story and becomes a story of catching up. It isn’t … Read more
The history of Motom officially began in 1947. Or so the story goes. Milan, 1947: The De Angeli Frua family, textile entrepreneurs with a keen eye for opportunity, decided to venture into the motor vehicle industry. Their reasoning was simple: Italy would need affordable, reliable motorcycles that everyone could afford. All that was missing was … Read more
First of all: forget the prices you find online If you're looking for the Motom 2026 model, you've come to the right place. Trade magazines and newspaper articles cite prices taken from the Rossomotom.it website. The last update dates back to 2008. They are wrong—by nearly twenty years. . Those figures reflect a market that no … Read more
When you decide to rebuild the crankshaft of your motorcycle, there’s one detail that many machine shops overlook—and it can end up costing you dearly. The centrifugal filter that no one cleans The Motom crankshaft incorporates a centrifugal filter hidden in the half-moon section, near the connecting rod end cap. Its function is to collect … Read more
The capacitor is one of those components that eventually causes problems on every Motom. Original vintage parts don’t last long, and stock parts are even less reliable—the insulating material ages over time, and performance gradually declines. The Motom electronic capacitor is the most reliable replacement for the original vintage capacitor. The good news is that … Read more
Thursday, April 3, 1958. Monza was gray, cold, and lashed by rain. Running a small motorcycle for 24 consecutive hours in those conditions seemed like a crazy decision. Yet the Motom executives knew something the others didn’t see: their machine was ready. The Challenge At 10 a.m., in the presence of FMI commissioners Renato Negri … Read more
