Gilera Motorcycle Specifications

125 & 150 Strada	1972-
125 & 150 & 175 Extra Rossa	1957
Giubileo 125 & 175	1964-68
200 Super	1965-69
300 Extra	1964-68
850 Twin Prototype	2002

Apache 125	1991-
Cougar 125	2000
Crono 125	1990-
CX 125	1991-
DNA 125	2000-
DNA 180	2000-
ER 125	1986-
ER 200	1987
ER 350 Dakota	1987
ER 500 Dakota	1988
Ferro Concept	2004
Fastbike 125	1987
Fastbike 200	1987
Freestyle 125	1991
Fuogo 500ie	2007
GFR 125SP	1993
GP 800	2007
GP 800 Corsa	2009
KK 125	1987-88
KK 125	1989-
KZ 125	1986
KZ 125 Endurance	1988-89
KZ 125 Endurance	1990
MX-1 125	1988
MX-1 125 Record	1989
MX-R 125 Endurance	1989-90
Nettuno	1947
Nexus 125	2006-08
Nexus 125	2009-
Nexus 250	2006-08
Nexus 250	2009-
Nexus 300	2009-
Nexus 500	2003-06
Nexus 500	2007-
NGR 250	1984
Nordcape 600	1990
Nordwest 350	1991
Nordwest 600	1991-
R1 125	1988-89
R1-S 125	1990-
RC 125 Rally	1987-89
RC 125 Rally	1990-
RC 250 Rally	1985
RC 600 Enduro	1989-
RC 600C	1992
RC 600R	1992
RC 750R	1990
RRT Nebraska 125	1987
RTX 125	1986
RTX 200	1985
RV 125	1984-85
RV 200	1984
RX 125	1984
RX 125 Arizona	1986
RX 200 Arizona Hawk	1985
RX 250 Arizona Rally	1985
Saturno 350	1989
Saturno 500 Bialbero	1988-89
Saturno 500 Bialbero	1990
SP01 125	1988-89
SP02 125	1990-
Super Sport 600	2001-
TG1-125	1981
T4 200	1979-80
VC 150 Strada	1972
XR-1 125
XR-2 125	1990
XR-T 350	1989
XR-T 600	1988

The History of Gilera

The Gilera company was founded in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera in Milan. His first machine was a 317cc overhead-valve engine which had a belt drive. Subsequent engines were side valve until 1926. They then went back to over-head valves .

A 1921 496cc Gilera Side Valve(Left) The Famous San Remo (Right)
In 1935 Gilera acquired rights to the Rondine four cylinder engine. This formed the basis for Gileras racing machines nearly forty years. From the mid thirties Gilera developed a range of four-stroke engine machines. The engines ranged from 100-500cc. The most famous of which was the 1939 Saturno.

Post war machines were based on four-stroke singles and parallel twins. From this came the famous World Championship winning San Remo. It takes it's name from it's victorious debut at the 1947 Ospedaletti Grand Prix near San Remo.Gilera rode these fast machines himself and broke many records with them.

In 1969 the company was bought out by the Piaggio Group, constructors of the Vespa scooter. It developed new 49cc-125cc two-stroke bikes as well as continuing to develop the original Gilera four-stoke range.

1966 Speciale Strada 1972-75 150cc Arcore 1993 Nord West
1985 Brought a new 350cc four-stroke single engine. Later this was enlarged to 558cc and was used in the trail bikes and the Café racer style Nuovo Saturno. There was also a return to Grand Prix racing in the 250cc class.

In 1993 Piaggio unexpectedly closed the Gilera factory at Arcore bringing to an end over 84 years of motorcycle manufacturing.

New Gilera models were released by Piaggio in 1987 and traded on its association with Gilera's sporting reputation. In 1992, Gilera made a return to the Grand Prix arena and Piaggio continues to produce small-displacement motorcycles with the Gilera name.