Sometimes, a simple moped like this one Monza GT 50cc from 1985 can become a dream motorcycle for a wide audience. Even more so if at the time it was marketed, the brand reigned on the tracks around the world competing in the World Speed Championship. This is the case of the transalpine firm Garelli, founded in 1919 by Adalberto Garelli in the Milanese city of Sesto San Giovanni.
The brand would manage to win six world championships in the eighth-liter category between 1982 and 1986. At the controls of those machines, three were the pilots capable of lifting the legendary company to glory: Ángel Nieto, who would win in the 1982, 1983 and 1984 World Cups, Fausto Gresini in 1985 and 1987, and Luca Cadalora, who would do the same in the 1986 season.
Garelli Monza GT 50 in detail
The brand took advantage of that sporting situation to launch models like this Monza GT 50, a simple moped equipped with a 49 cc, two-stroke single-cylinder engine, air-cooled and associated with an automatic transmission. The internal dimensions of the engine were 40 mm x 39 mm millimeters, and it had a simple carburetor in the feed. Starting was done using pedals and we had a fuel tank with up to 8 liters of capacity.
The cycle part used simple elements and in line with the philosophy of the model. This translated into a suspension system composed of a conventional telehydraulic fork and a pair of lateral shock absorbers in the rear axle. For braking, separate drums were used, anchored to a set of 16” wheels. With a weight of 61 kilograms dry, the Monza GT 50 managed to catapult itself to the 45km/h.
The copy that we bring you today is for sale in Tampa, Florida and is advertised on the famous Facebook Marketplace portal. As a curiosity, as detailed in the advertisement itself, this Monza GT 50 unit is equipped with a set of 5-hole Team wheels. As standard, the model had a radial type model. Apparently, the motorcycle works normally and at the sale price, $1,200a spare exhaust pipe is included.
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