The Cagiva Mito SP525 is nothing but pure sports focussed. Compact, quick steering, light, with firework-like performance in full-power form (14.5bhp restricted). Think 125cc MotoGP machinery and you’ll be very, very close to how the Cagiva Mito SP525 behaves. But it is a road bike, for this reason the bike is also stable and the suspension is road biased (not hard, not soft, just suited to deal with road riding).
Based on Cagiva’s original Mito 125, the SP525’s engine has undergone a revamp to keep it functional within the boundaries of tightening emissions regulations. Two catalysers in the exhaust, an electronic two-stroke oil pump and ECU controlled carb are part of the clean-running process. In unrestricted form the engine is unstressed; derestricted will see the return of explosive two-stroke performance…
Component quality has never been an issue with the Cagiva Mito, it’s just the bikes always, always get a hard time from youthful owners. Keep it clean and serviced and there’s no reason why so many secondhand Cagiva Mitos should look like they’ve only just survived a nuclear holocaust. Engine-wise it should fare well in restricted form. When full power is sprung free the engine will undoubtedly get a hard time – after all it is only a 125cc machine and most seventeen year-olds will struggle to maintain a high performance two-stroke.
A quid short of £4000 is a lot of money for a 125cc machine in anyone’s book. But what a machine! If you can afford the mostest 125cc machine available then the Cagiva Mito SP525 is exceptional value. Otherwise the Yamaha YZF-R125 and others are very much value for money. Find a Cagiva Mito 125 for sale.
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Modern running gear and up to date engine ancillaries are part and parcel. If full marks could be given to just plastic then the Cagiva Mito SP525’s bodywork rates 5 out of 5. Brembo single front brake and non-adjustable Marzocchi forks work fine up front, the Sachs rear shock is preload adjustable only. Compare and buy products for the Cagiva Mito SP525 in the MCN Shop.