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|Produced from the late 1980s as a modern version of the historic Saturno using a 491&nbsp;cc [[Double overhead cam|DOHC]] engine with 45&nbsp;bhp @ 7,500&nbsp;rpm<ref name="Hugo" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Mick |title=Italian Racing Motorcycles |date=2013 |publisher=Brooklands Books |isbn=9781783180066 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-bBioIgZfdkC&q=491cc+dakota+engine&pg=RA1-PT57 |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:Gilera Saturno 500 Bialbero rot.jpg|thumb|1989, Gilera Saturno Bialbero 500]]
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File:Gilera 600.jpg
Gilera 600 SuperSport
File:Gilera 150 Sport of 1954.jpg
1954 Gilera 150 Sport

Gilera is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in Arcore in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera (1887–1971). In 1969, the company was purchased by Piaggio.

History

Giuseppe Gilera founded his self-named motorcycle company in 1909 (aged 22) near Milan, Italy. His first model used a 317cc single-cylinder overhead-valve engine (67x90mm bore/stroke) with a single-speed belt drive in a simple open frame with the engine as a stressed member of the frame, and no suspension. It produced 7 hp, weighed 75 kg, and had a top speed of 105 km/h (65 mph).[1]

Gilera subsequently produced a series of V-twins and single-cylinder models with sidevalve, F-head, and overhead-valve configurations. After WW1, the factory was moved to Arcore, between Milan and Lecco, very near the Monza racing circuit. Racing was always a focus for the brand, with Giusseppe's brother Luigi a successful ISDT participant in the early 1930s. [2] After withdrawing from competition in 1957, Gilera changed direction abruptly. They downplayed their hitherto successful line of four-stroke singles and began to focus on motocross and off-road events in association with independent specialist Elmeca. Sales declined through the 1960s and by 1968 the company was in receivership.[3]

In 1969, Gilera became part of the Piaggio group. In 1992, Gilera made a return to the Grand Prix arena and Piaggio continues to produce small-displacement motorcycles with the Gilera name. The famous factory of Arcore was closed in 1993 and now the motorcycles (only scooters) bearing the name Gilera are produced by Piaggio in Pontedera.

Racing history

In 1935, Gilera acquired rights to the CNA Rondine. It had double-over-head camshafts, forced-inducting supercharger and was water-cooled, producing Script error: No such module "convert".@9000 and had a top speed of Script error: No such module "convert"..[4] This formed the basis for Gilera' s racing machines for nearly forty years. From the mid-thirties, Gilera developed a range of four-stroke engine machines. The engines ranged from 100 to 500 cc, the most famous being the 1939 Saturno. Designed by Giuseppe Salmaggi, the Saturno was inspired by the pre-war Gilera VTEGS 500 cc “Otto Bulloni” yet was quite different due to its unit construction.[5]

File:BISILURO TARF I Gilera.jpg
Twin-torpedo bodied Gilera TARF I (late 1940s - early 1950s)

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". After World War II, Gilera dominated Grand Prix motorcycle racing, winning the 500 cc road racing world championship six times in eight years.[6] Facing a downturn in motorcycle sales due to the increase in the popularity of automobiles after the war, Gilera made a gentleman's agreement with the other Italian motorcycle makers to quit Grand Prix racing after the 1957 season as a cost-cutting measure.[7]

The 1957 500 cc machines on which former World Champion rider Geoff Duke had much success were resurrected in 1963, but with the benefit of newer, upgraded Tyre technology of the 1960s were considered still competitive. The team was devised by Duke to challenge the domination of Mike Hailwood on the MV and had early successes with riders Derek Minter and teammate John Hartle at Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Imola, Italy.

In May 1963 Minter suffered serious injuries when racing a Norton at Brands Hatch, and his place in the team for the TT races was taken by Phil Read, who came third to second-place teammate Hartle. The team only raced for one season in selected races.

In 1966 Minter arranged to ride the Gileras at the TT in June,[8] again without success as he crashed on a wet road surface after a rain shower at Brandish Corner during the last practice before race-week, breaking his left wrist which ended his racing for the rest of the race season. The bikes were raced at Brands Hatch later in the year.[9]

The four-cylinder Gilera engine was also used successfully for world championship sidecar races. Eight victories in the sidecar class, as well as four runners-up in the world championship from 1949 to 1952 (three times Ercole Frigerio and one Albino Milani), showed the potential of the engine. In 1954, the Gilera four-cylinder was used by Piero Taruffi for the record-breaking TARF vehicle.[10][11][Note 1] The Swiss driver Florian Camathias won a sidecar race with a Gilera four-cylinder engine for the last time in 1964.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

European championships

Year Class Rider
1939 500 cc Template:Flagicon Dorino Serafini

MotoGP World Championship

Gilera won the following World Titles:

Year Class Rider
1950 500 cc Template:Flagicon Umberto Masetti
1952 500 cc Template:Flagicon Umberto Masetti
1953 500 cc Template:Flagicon Geoff Duke
1954 500 cc Template:Flagicon Geoff Duke
1955 500 cc Template:Flagicon Geoff Duke
1957 500 cc Template:Flagicon Libero Liberati
Year Class Rider
2008 250 cc Template:Flagicon Marco Simoncelli
Year Class Rider
2001 125 cc Template:Flagicon Manuel Poggiali

MotoGP World Constructors champions

  • 500 cc class
    • 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957

Isle of Man Tourist Trophy

  • 350 cc class
Year Champion Class Motorcycle
1957 Isle of Man TT Template:Flagicon Bob McIntyre Class 350 cc
  • 500 cc class
Year Champion Class Motorcycle
1955 Isle of Man TT Template:Flagicon Geoff Duke Class 500 cc
1957 Isle of Man TT Template:Flagicon Bob McIntyre Class 500 cc
1963 Isle of Man TT Template:Flagicon John Hartle
Second 		Class 500 cc Team Scuderia Duke Gilera
1963 Isle of Man TT Template:Flagicon Phil Read
Third 		Class 500 cc Team Scuderia Duke Gilera

Motorcycles

Racing motorcycles

Model Engine Years Notes Image
Gilera 500 Rondine ()
Gilera 5004C ()
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Gilera 5004C (1957)
Gilera RSA 250 ()
File:Paris - Salon de la moto 2011 - Gilera - RSA 250 - 001.jpg
Gilera RSA 250, 2008, Marco Simoncelli.

Historic

Model Engine Years Notes Image
500 LTE () Produced during World War II for the Italian army.
File:Gilera Militar 500 1939.JPG
1939, Gilera 500 LTE
Marte () Produced during World War II for the Italian army, the Marte was a Script error: No such module "convert". OHV single with Script error: No such module "convert".. Intended for use with a sidecar, the Marte had a shaft drive and hand-operated transmission.
Saturno () Produced after World War II until 1959 as a Script error: No such module "convert". OHV single with Script error: No such module "convert". @ 5,000 rpm and swinging-arm rear suspension using parallel, twin horizontal coil springs. The racing version designated Saturno San Remo was campaigned with success in Italian national and international races but was unable to compete with the multi-cylinder and overhead camshaft opposition.[12]
File:Gilera500Saturno1947aR01.JPG
1947 Gilera Saturno.

Modern

Model Engine Years Notes Image
RV 124,3 cc, Single, Two-stroke engine, Reed valve, liquid cooling (1984–1987)
RX 124,3 cc, Single, Two-stroke engine, Reed valve, liquid cooling (1984-)
KK 124,38 cc, Single, Two-stroke engine, Reed valve, liquid cooling (1986–1987)
KZ 124,38 cc, Single, Two-stroke engine, Reed valve, liquid cooling (1986–1987)
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Gilera KZ
Saturno Bialbero 500 (1987–1991) Produced from the late 1980s as a modern version of the historic Saturno using a 491 cc DOHC engine with 45 bhp @ 7,500 rpm[12][13]
File:Gilera Saturno 500 Bialbero rot.jpg
1989, Gilera Saturno Bialbero 500
XR1 124,3 cc, Single, Two-stroke engine, Reed valve, liquid cooling (1988–1989)
MX1 / MXR 124,38 cc, Single, Two-stroke engine, Reed valve, liquid cooling (1988–1990)
File:Gilera MX-1 (1).jpg
Gilera MX1
SP 01 / SP 02 124,38 cc, Single, Two-stroke engine, Reed valve, liquid cooling (1988–1991)
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Gilera SP 01
RC 600 (1989–1994)
Nordwest 600 (1991–1994)
Freestyle 125 124,38 cc, Single, Two-stroke engine, Reed valve, liquid cooling (1991–1994)
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Freestyle 125
CX 124,38 cc, Single, Two-stroke engine, Reed valve, liquid cooling (1991–1993)
File:Gilera 125 CX.jpg
1991 Gilera 125 CX
Crono 124,38 cc, Single, Two-stroke engine, Reed valve, liquid cooling (1991–1992)
File:Gilera crono .jpg
Gilera Crono
GFR (1993–1994)
DNA (1996–2009)
Runner (1997–2020)
Nexus (2003–2012)
GP800 (2006–2013)
File:Gilera (5970894470).jpg
Gilera GP800
Fuoco (2007–2017)
File:Fuoco500ie.JPG
Gilera Fuoco
Ice (2001–2003)

Moped

Model Engine Years Notes Image
Eco / EC1 / Città (1979–1989) (moped)
File:Zwartegileracitta.jpg
Gilera Città
Stalker (1996–2012) (also known as SKP)
File:Gilera Stalker 50-Jelonka.jpg
Gilera Stalker
SMT / RCR (2003–2020)
File:Gilera1.jpg
Gilera RCR
File:2017-10-05 (219) Gilera SMT 50 at Bahnhof St. Valentin.jpg
Gilera SMT

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Gilera: the Complete Story. Mick Walker, 2000. Crowood Press
  2. ↑ Gilera: the Complete Story: pages 10-12. Mick Walker, 2000. Crowood Press.
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  8. ↑ Motor Cycle 18 August 1966 "Last Sunday night, Derek Minter left for Italy to collect two five-hundred Gileras for the Senior TT". Accessed 31 March 2016
  9. ↑ Sixty Years of Speed, 1967, a Motorcycle News publication. Accessed 31 March 2016.
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  12. ↑ a b Wilson, Hugo. (1993) The Ultimate Motor-Cycle Book pp.96-97 Gilera. Dorling Kindersley Template:ISBN Accessed and added 2014-12-24
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  1. ↑ The TARF was initially powered by a Moto Guzzi 500 two-cylinder engine, which was subsequently replaced with Gilera 350 cc, 500 cc and 550 cc four-cylinder designs.

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