Editing Gilera SP01 125

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|name             = [[Gilera]] SP01 125
|photo=GILERA-SP-02-125-90--5.jpg
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|manufacturer     = Gilera
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|production       = 1988 - 89
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|engine           = Two stroke, single cylinder, reed valve
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|compression      = 12.5;1
|top_speed        = 171.2 km/h / 106.3 mph
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|transmission     = 6 Speed
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|suspension       =Front: Telescopic forks <br>
Rear: Swing arm gas single shock
|brakes           =Front: Single disc <br>Rear: Single disc
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|wet_weight       = 132 kg / 290 lbs
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It could reach a top speed of 171.2 km/h / 106.3 mph.  

==Engine==
The engine was a Liquid cooled cooled Two stroke, single cylinder, reed valve. The engine featured a 12.5;1 [[compression ratio]].  

==Drive==
Power was moderated via the Multi-disc oil bath.  

==Chassis==
It came with a 2.75-21 front [[tire]] and a 4.10-17 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via Single disc in the front and a Single disc in the rear. The front suspension was a  Telescopic forks while the rear was equipped with a Swing arm gas single shock. The SP01 125 was fitted with a  fuel tank.  
== Photos ==
[[File:GILERA-SP-02-125-90--5.jpg|600px|Gilera SP01 125]]
[[File:GILERA-SP-02-125-90--3.jpg|600px|Gilera SP01 125]]
[[File:Gilera-SP01-125.jpg|600px|Gilera SP01 125]]
[[File:GILERA-SP-02-125-90--4.jpg|600px|Gilera SP01 125]]
[[File:GILERA-SP-02-125-90--2.jpg|600px|Gilera SP01 125]]

== Overview ==

Gilera SP01 125

















Today, Gilera are probably best known for their
scooters  the GP800 and the very cool, very funky Fuoco 500. But the Italian
company has made some pretty hot motorcycles too, in the past. And for those who
think Ducati and MV Agusta are the only Italian manufacturers whove been
successful in motorcycle GP racings premier class, get this  between 1950 and
1957, Gilera riders won six 500cc world championships! Umberto Masetti (1950,
1952), Geoff Duke (1953, 1954, 1955) and Libero Liberati (1957) brought glory to
the Gilera name on the GP circuit.

The company was founded by one Giuseppe Gilera, and the first motorcycle to bear
his name  the Gilera VT317  came out in 1909. By the 1930s, Gilera were
already producing bikes with four-stroke, side-valve 500cc engines, and their
machines were notching up race victories in Europe. The 1936 Rondine 500 even
set a top speed record of 274.181km/h, which remained unbeaten for almost 20
years.

Gilera left the grand prix racing scene after 1957, and in 1969, the company
became a part of the Piaggio Group. From then on, Gilera have only been making
smaller bikes and scooters, though in the 1980s they made some very memorable
bikes, most notably the SP01, SP02 and the CX125, which featured an innovative
single-sided front fork.



Launched in 1988, the SP01 was fitted with a 125cc two-stroke, liquid-cooled,
single-cylinder engine that made a claimed 35bhp at 10,600rpm. This, combined
with the SP01s aluminum beam chassis, stiff suspension, disc brakes, and
six-speed gearbox made it the perfect sportsbike for teenagers (and, well,
lightweight adults). The 132-kilo SP01 was capable of doing the quarter-mile
(400m) in 15.1 seconds, and top speed was 171km/h. Not too bad for a 125cc
buzz-bomb. And for Kevin Schwantz fans, the SP01 was even available with a 1989
Pepsi-Suzuki replica paint scheme!

The Gilera SP02 was launched in 1990...

Gilera launched the SP01s successor, the SP02, in 1990. With a bit more power
and bit more style, the SP02 would do the standing quarter-mile in 14.9 seconds,
though top speed was still 171km/h.

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{|  class="wikitable"
|- 
!Make Model
|Gilera SP01 125
|- 
!Year
|1988 - 89
|- 
!Engine Type
|Two stroke, single cylinder, reed valve
|- 
!Displacement
|124 cc / 7.6 cu-in
|- 
!Bore X Stroke
|56 x 50.5 mm
|- 
!Cooling System
|Liquid cooled
|- 
!Compression
|12.5;1
|- 
!Induction
|32mm Dell'Orto carburetors
|- 
!Ignition
|Electric ignition with capacitive output
|- 
!Starting
|Electric
|- 
!Max Power
|35 hp / kW @ 10600 rpm
|- 
!Max Torque
|2.1 kgf-m @ 9700 rpm
|- 
!Clutch
|Multi-disc oil bath
|- 
!Transmission
|6 Speed
|- 
!Final Drive
|Chain
|- 
!Front Suspension
|Telescopic forks
|- 
!Rear Suspension
|Swing arm gas single shock
|- 
!Front Brakes
|Single disc
|- 
!Rear Brakes
|Single disc
|- 
!Front Tire
|2.75-21
|- 
!Rear Tire
|4.10-17
|- 
!Wet Weight
|132 kg / 290 lbs
|- 
!Fuel Capacity
|
|- 
!Consumption Average
|20 km/lit
|- 
!Braking 60 - 0 / 100 - 0
|12.0 m / 38.3 m
|- 
!Standing ¼ Mile
|15.1 sec / 142.0 km/h
|- 
!Top Speed
|171.2 km/h / 106.3 mph
|- 
!Road Test
|Motosprint

|}

[[Category:Gilera motorcycles]]