The post-war Leoncino became one of Benelli’s successful lightweight motorcycles, serving a market that needed affordable personal transport.
Why it matters. A practical post-war machine whose name was important enough to be revived decades later.
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Leoncino 125
The post-war Leoncino became one of Benelli’s successful lightweight motorcycles, serving a market that needed affordable personal transport.
Benellimanufacturer
classiccategory
125 ccengine capacity
Two-stroke singleengine
Museum plaque
Why this bike belongs here.
A practical post-war machine whose name was important enough to be revived decades later.
Technical identity
The engineering at a glance.
This first expansion records museum-level specifications rather than pretending every year and market used one immutable specification.
EngineTwo-stroke single
Capacity125 cc
Production era1951–1962
CategoryClassic
TransmissionAdd by variant/year
Final driveAdd by variant/year
Research starting point
Built to improve, not freeze.
Model-year specifications can vary. The museum keeps the stable historical interpretation here and leaves room to add exact variants, racing derivatives, engine codes and source-specific specifications later.
Benelli source / heritage starting point
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