Malaguti Drakon 125 Revealed In Patent Images
- 125 cc single-cylinder engine expected to make around 12.5 bhp, 9.5 Nm
- The Malaguti Drakon 125 may be unveiled in production form later in 2021
- The KTM 125 Duke will be its biggest rival, once it's launched
Latest patent images show a production version of Italian brand Malaguti's upcoming 125 cc motorcycle. The Malaguti Drakon 125 revives a name used by the brand in the past, and was unveiled as a concept at the 2019 EICMA show in Milan. In concept form, the Drakon 125 borrowed an Aprilia 125 cc engine and a tubular steel frame from the Monte Pro bike. But latest patent images reveal that the bike has since gone through some changes, and the production model could be quite a bit different than the concept.
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The production model will feature some essential road-legal components, like mirrors and turn indicators
The latest patent images show a different engine, and expected to be a Chinese-made unit, shared with the Motron X-Nord 125. That engine makes around 12.5 bhp and 9.5 Nm of torque, so the power figures should be somewhere in that ballpark. The chassis is new as well, with the steel cradle frame completely revised from the concept, possibly to accommodate the new engine, and also to aid in better dynamics. The upside down fork and alloy swingarm look similar to the concept, along with the belly-mounted exhaust.
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The design of the Malaguti Drakon 125 stays true to the concept, featuring a minimalistic and sharp silhouette
The design stays true to the concept, and looks sharp and chiselled, but undergoes some changes in the components to make it road legal. Rear view mirrors are added, as well as a licence plate bracket, which is swingarm-mounted, and also incorporates a mudguard and turn indicators. The instrument console appears to be a small TFT screen sitting atop the headlight. With EICMA 2021 going ahead as scheduled, we could see the Malaguti Drakon 125 making an appearance at the show.
The Malaguti brand dates back to 1930, and has been making motorcycles since 1958, but the brand went out of business in 2011. In 2018, the company was purchased by Austrian firm KSR, which owns several other less-known brands, and also acts as a distributor for scooter brands like Lambretta and Italjet.
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