Mondial Piega
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The Piega 1000 is a handbuilt liquid cooled 999cc
V-twin exotica with a real racing history and fantastic looks.
Mondial is not as famous as MV Agusta and Benelli,
those recently reawakened Italian giants. But the Bologna
firm won a string of road-racing world championships in the
1950s and showed HONDA the way round when the latter first
entered foreign races. It was a good name for Ziletti to acquire,
but he only realised how good when he approached Honda with
a request to buy engines.
Mighty Honda doesn't normally bother with such
requests. But almost 50 years ago Mondial had given one of
its all-conquering race bikes to Honda, when the ambitious
Japanese firm was starting out in racing. Now Honda wanted
to repay the favour, which is how the Piega is powered by
the 999cc V-twin engine from Honda's SP-1 sportster.
Easy handling, stability and precise steering
are features that Mondial has conferred on its Piega through
the employment of a trellis frame in tubular chromium-molydenum-
vanadium steel to ensure lightness, strength, resistance to
torsion, and excellent steering geometry combined with distinctly
racing suspensions. The engine's fulcrum is on the frame resulting
in a weight distribution of 52% on the front part. This, together
with an Öhlins superbike-style steering damper, results
in easier handling when entering a bend.
The heart of the Piega is its water-cooled,
4 valves per cylinder, twin-cylinder 90° V (DOHC) power
unit delivering 140 hp at 9800 rpm, with a maximum 10.2 kgm
torque at 8800 rpm and a 10.81 compression ratio. . Instead
of an aluminium frame, the Piega uses Ducati-style steel tubes,
fitted with classy cycle parts including front forks from
Paioli, rear shock and steering damper from Öhlins, and
Brembo's latest front brake system.
The body parts are manufactured by Carbon Dream.
Much use is made of special materials, particularly autoclaved
carbon, since this method gives the best results in terms
of appearance and precise measurements. Whilst helping the
whole bike to weigh 179kg – less than any Ducati or
Honda's SP-2 V-twin. Two tiny stacked headlights add to the
style. The Piega is as good as it looks too, combining the
Honda motor's fiery performance with superb handling and braking.
Mondial Moto have done a good job with the fuel injection,
which seems smoother than the SP-1's snatchy set-up. The Mondial
should be good for 165mph.
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