IN
THE
WIND
P30
250cc TWO-STROKE STREET BIKES
ARE BACK, BABY!
W
ell, maybe. What we
have here is a brand new
concept from Italian startup Vins
Motors—a 250cc two-stroke par-
allel twin in a carbon monocoque
chassis, with no welds and the
all-important Euro 4 compliance.
The product of five ex-Fer-
rari engineers and designers
and dubbed the Vins Motors
Duecinquanta (Italian transla-
tion of Two Fifty), the motor-
cycle weighs a staggering 209
pounds ready to ride, with 70 hp
coming from its 249cc parallel-
twin, fuel-injected, two-stroke
engine. The front suspension
uses a parallelogram layout
(similar to the legendary Britten
V1000), with a monoshock act-
ing on a carbon fiber swingarm
at the rear, with the show rolling
on gorgeous Dymag carbon-
fiber wheels.
"There are no more two-
strokes anymore," said Vins Mo-
tors' Vincenzo Mattia to British
publication, Performance Bikes.
"If you are passionate about
these bikes, there are only old
bikes like the Suzuki RGV and
Cagiva Mito. They are nice, but
they are too old. We must bring
the two-stroke back.
"The bike is inspired by Colin
Chapman (legendary Formula
One designer) and Lotus—we
are making the bike light, with as
few parts as possible, with some
components doing more than
one task," the PB story contin-
ues. "The monocoque is both
the bodywork and the chassis,
and carries the coolant. It's de-
signed to draw air into the engine
from breathing and cooling, and
exhaust the hot air.
"There are no welds on the
bike—it is bolted or bonded to-
gether to save weight."
The company will also be pro-
ducing a Competizione edition,
that drops weight down further
to just 187 pounds (85kg), with a
capacity increase to 288cc, of-
fering a very healthy 85 hp.
These are not yet production
bikes—merely prototypes—but Vins
Motors plans to have these two
pocket rockets up and running
next year. Looks like our man Alan
Cathcart has a new European as-
signment for 2018! CN
If the numbers
are correct,
the Vins
Motors two-
stroke street
bikes will be
brilliant little
weapons.
