Malanca 125

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Malanca 125GP

The Malanca 125 Grand Prix racer is forever bound up with the name of the unlucky man who drove it, Otello Buscherini, who tragically lost his life at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix during the 250-cc. race, in which he had entered his own Yamaha. A few hours before the fatal accident, Buscherini had ridden the two-cylinder Malanca in a splendid 125-class race. During that race he had seriously threatened Pier Paolo Bian-chi, the top Morbidelli driver, and his teammate Paolo Pileri, who was then reigning champion. But Buscherini's challenge had come to naught, for he had to settle for third place when the engine's performance declined. !t was the first time in two years that Morbidelli's supremacy had been challenged. Otello Buscherini and Malanca had upset people's plans before. When official Yamahas ridden by Kent Andersson and Charles Mortimer were dominating the field, Buscherini and Malanca won the 1973 Czechoslovakian and Finnish Grand Prix, but they had to renounce their hopes of accumulating a more substantial number of points; the Japanese industrial giants were simply too much for the small Bolognan company. In 1974 Malanca and Buscherini again proved their worth by winning two second and three third places in world championship racing. Motorcycle: Malanca 125 Manufacturer: Malanca Ciclomotori, Pon-tecchio Marconi, Bologna Type: Racing Year: 1973 Engine: Malanca two-cylinder, two-stroke, with double rotating-disk distribution. Displacement 123.5 cc. (43.8 mm. x 41 mm.) Cooling: Water Transmission: Six-speed block Power: About 36 h.p. at 14,000 r.p.m. Maximum speed: Over 135 m.p.h. Chassis: Double cradle, continuous, tubular. Front and rear, telescopic suspension Brakes: Front, double hydraulic disk; rear, hydraulic disk