• Motobi

    Motobi in America

    In the late fifties and early sixties Motobi sent some bikes to Argentina. It was a succes, the tiny bikes from a tiny factory in Italy were fast and very reliable. Primo Zanzani prepared some bikes for the Argentinian importer and Umberto Massetti, famous factory driver for Benelli in the early 1950s and emigrated to Latin America, took place on the leightweight Motobi. In no time a lot of enthousiastic people shared behind the brand of MOTOBI. Umberto Masetti on a 125cc Racer in South America (Photo from “Benelli Road Racers” by Ainscoe) The Motobi racing-bikes were used by a lot of private drivers. He was fast, easy handling and reliable.…