Testi Champion Special 50cc | Test Ride in 4k

@fanticman
My 1980 Testi Champion Special restoration is coming on nicely.
Here I take the bike for a test ride, making sure everything is OK after reassembly following a complete repaint of the frame, swinging arm and chain guard.
Still a lot to do including repainting the fibreglass body and fairing, refitting the original clip-on handlebars, connecting up the rev counter and the speedo drive, recovering the seat, refitting the repaired rear light/number plate bracket, repainting the headlight bracket and speedo/rev counter brackets etc etc!
Stay tuned for more......
Filmed with an Apple iPhone 14 Pro + GoPro Hero 9 Black
Edited in DaVanci Resolve 18.6.6

[@joppy232]

beautiful. Long live the two stroke! much love from a 50cc enthusiast in USA

[@fanticman]

Thanks very much!

[@alexrankin8263]

I just wish I had such beautiful scenery and your quieter roads to ride mine on 😁

[@fanticman]

I've contemplated buying a trailer and taking the bikes off to even more remote areas for some great rides.

[@alexrankin8263]

@@fanticman lots around to but I’m sure. It would introduce even more stunning areas to enjoy 😊

[@mrsilbo6499]

Ahh, the induction roar, the exhaust note, the heavy odour of unburnt pre-mix 2 stroke oil, the 'Vague-lia' speedo, the crappy CEV switchgear & 6v electrics. It can only be the 1970s again. Bliss!

[@fanticman]

Thanks for your continued interest and support. You are correct on almost all counts! The modern fully-synthetic Castrol oil produces no noticeable odour and next to no smoke when the engine is warm. Premix at 50:1 as opposed to the 20 or 25:1 cocktails we mixed back in the day, so much less oil is being used and burnt. I always fit a custom 12v electronic ignition system to the Minarelli engines, its adapted from the newer AM6. Much easier starting, a bigger spark, no worries about points or condensers, can run with the lights on all the time etc. The switchgear is a modern version of the CEV, can always refit the original parts if necessary when it comes to sale time. Overall, these adaptations make the bikes more reliable and safer to ride.

[@mrsilbo6499]

@@fanticman A brilliant set of mods. You can ride flat out without fear of seizure! Although I used semi-synthetic 2T in my X7 & S2A 350 Kwak as I felt the fully synthetic might be too slippery for old rings & bores designed for mineral oil. Things have definitely improved!

[@1976PEZZA]

Off bike shots. Very slick!😀

[@fanticman]

@@1976PEZZA Mini tripod perched on a gate post! 😎