Motorcycle specifications FB MondialHPS 125 2021 Sweet life

The HPS 125 is no longer called Hipster - a passing fad? Or the FB Mondial no longer wishes to be associated with it. Its main aim is to stay in the market, and to this end it has revised its powertrain. It has been fitted with Dell'Orto fuel injection and approved to meet the latest anti-pollution standards. Power and torque have been reduced, an almost inevitable penalty in this displacement bracket.

The Italian roadster increases its seductive potential with the arrival of a large TFT color display. Its 7-inch diagonal makes it one of the largest on the market.
New suspension and repositioned footpegs should enhance comfort.

This cute little roadster thus continues on its course, modernizing but not changing. It's synonymous with the brand's revival, which has also returned to the original essence of its production. At the height of its existence, it produced mainly small-displacement models.

The HPS comes with a halo of the past. And a style that asserts its unmistakable presence. The pencil stroke is clearly successful, with an aplomb rare on a machine in this segment, and a cosseted, dignified appearance. Workmanship, leather, elegance, and a touch of scrambler in a piece of roadster. A machine that fits in impeccably with the current neo-retro wave.
Engine-wise, it's not all vintage. The Hipster is powered by a Minarelli single-cylinder engine. We're still on Italian soil. Modern, the block features liquid cooling, 4 valves, double ACT, fuel injection and Euro5. It produces 13.5 hp and just over 1 mkg.

However, it's not this engine that will be the main attraction of this FB Mondial. Gimmicks and appearance dogma will be the stars. These include the leather seat, the spoked wheels with TT tires, the split and raised exhaust tailpipe, the minimalist front mudguard in chromed metal... and it's really nice to have hidden the whole unsightly exhaust system in the boot. Only the most delectable appears, even if it's likely to heat up the right calf.
As for the chassis, the Hipster is classic with its double tubular steel cradle frame, sporty with its 40 mm inverted fork and twin rear shocks with separate cartridges, ambiguous with its nipple tires, and serious with its two petal brake discs; the front one is bitten by a 4-piston radial caliper.

This return to the Mondial is made with less fuss, probably to avoid getting stuck in the losses as in the past. His steed of conquest is enterprising, polished, cool and looks good doing it.

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