A Brief History of the MarqueEstablished in 1948, the Zanella brothers began producing parts and accessories for Fiat and Peugeot. In 1957 they established a factory at Caseros in Buenos Aires and, having entered an agreement with Ceccato, motorcycle production commenced with a 100cc model.
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The majority of the components were made in the factory.By 1962 they were also producing go-karts and 50cc mopeds. During this period they imported Mi-Val.
In 1970 a contract was signed with Piaggio and business boomed. By the end of the 80s they were exporting to to many South American countries, as well as North America and Africa.From 1990 to 1999 they were partnered with Yamaha, after which they began producing Minarelli-powered machines.In 2001 they had the largest motorcycle sales figures in Argentina.Source:See also andShow/Hide Comments. Please enable JavaScript to view theDuring the middle 1960s, there was a boom in motorcycle sales, led, of course, by the Japanese. Honda was by far the leader in lightweight sales. Many brands of imported motorcycles tried to get in on the US market.
Fresh out of highschool, I worked at Speed and Sport Cycle Sales in Miami, Florida. The shop sold Berliner imports - Norton, Ducati, and Zundapp. In addition, they tried to get in on whatever they could to turn a few extra bucks. Zanella was one of thebrands they sold for a brief time.
The bikes were all rather dated two strokes, from a 50cc semi-moped, to (as I recall) a 150cc sporty-looking but rather slow street bike.The 125 and 150 (there may have been a 100) engines reminded me verymuch of BSA Bantams and Harley Hummers, including the three-speed transmissions. The frames and sheetmetal were very much like the Italian lightweights of the era. As a matter of fact, one of the model's gas tank appeared to be right off aDucati 175 sport. The Zanellas were painted a really pretty candy apple red and white, and they had a good amount of polished alloy and chrome. Unfortunately, they lost their luster rapidly - faded paint and rusted metal.I believe thatLong's Motorcycle Sales in Miami, Florida, might have some Zanella relics around.
An interesting feature was the batteries, which had built-in hydrometers.Arden Jensen, Ph.D. ajensen at MAIL.GC.CC.FL.USPanama City, FloridaAugust 28, 2001Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017gustavoribero at yahoo.com.arZanella 196?Hola.
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Tengo esta Z125 para restaurar y tengo algunas dudas,GUSTAVO RIBEROFreyre ArgentinaTranslation: Hello. I have this Z125 to restore and I have some doubts,.Zanella-1966c-125cc-GRI image posted to. Fri Apr 03 2015Shanemun at telusplanet.netZanella racer information neededZanella Racer-I think 70's??Hello,I am looking for any information I can for this bike. It has a Zanella 125 engine and has an engin fairing and race number on the seat. No front fairing.Was this a custom made for racing bike? Do you think it is a Zanella frame? Any guidance on where I could get parts or information for this bike?ThanksShaneShanemun at telusplanet.netSun Sep 22 2013jwesseldine1313gmail.comZanella 100ccIn 1970 I had 2 Zanella one lungers.
Combining the two I had one beautiful running Z. Long story short, how much would it be worth today?
Just curious. JackHighlands, TexasTue Aug 07 2012cecilia.frairezanella.com.arinformacion de Zanellamotocicletas fabricacion ceccatoquerria actualizar informacion sobre Zanella, hoy todavia fabricamos motosbuenos airesSpanishWed May 30 2012mikyllanos yahoo.com.arDucatti Cucciolo modelo Raro (cuadro-frame)Cucciolo 48.aprox 1948.
Cucciolo Sport.asiento largoEstoy armando esta moto cucciolo, el manubrio bajo tipo sport.asiento largo simil a garelli 75.amortiguadores zenith.rod 26',sin volante magnetico(faltante bobinas tambien)sin carburador.Salta-Argentina.(Translation: I am assembling this motorcycle cucciolo, the handlebar under sport type. Long seat similar to garelli 75. Zenith.rod 26 'shock absorbers, without magnetic steering wheel (missing coils too) without carburetor.)There is more about this one in. Go toClick the image for a clearer view.Login using FB, Twitter etc.Fri Feb 10 2012moseleymotorsportshotmail dot comzanella 50 Due and Soli think i know where you could get pistons for these two modelswisconsinMon Jan 02 2012fluteman7gmail dot comLetter for EPAZanella ZTT200I need a letter of compliance for EPA and customs in order to get bike registered in USA. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Homer, AKFri Nov 11 2011robertmcraigcomcast.netZanella Motorcycle PartsZanella not sureI have some Zanella partsto offer someone who can use them. My name is Bobby Craig and i livein Lake Worth, FLa.Thank you.
Them attached publicities of the mark. Forastieri MunyoTelefono 395 / 154001847Nextel 606.6881jurassic-parts.com.ar (404).Tue Jan 27 2009jurassicparts at live dot comPhotos Zanella CeccatoZanella CeccatoCeccatos photos of zanella Ceccatos 100cc Argentine manufactureRosario, Argentina.Zanellas ceccatos has of manufacture of year 1957 to 1962 those of the photo are of year 1959, 100cc 3 changes. Mon May 28 2007oldeschit at gmail dot comZanella parts and Infolate 50s / early 60s 125Hi I'm Matt, I have changed my e-mail address from motomatt to oldeschit at gmail.com. I have a 61 125 Zanella. I'm looking for parts, info about these motorcycles. I've been riding mine around since my last email two years ago butjust broke down. I since built a nice hump back race seat and a exspansion pipe (which is why it's now broke).
I don't think that it has the proper dementions to be considered to be a 'Performance' pipe. Does any one have a expansion pipethat I may get the measurments off of so that I can make another one. I'm also looking to see if any one has a set of points n condenser OR a motoplat conversion. I do love riding this bike but I want it to have a little moreGO.Thanks.MattUSASun Feb 04 2007willgfill2 at msn dot comearly 60's 125 &175 racersI sold a friend two early 60's zanellas that were set up for road racing, one has a long fiberglass tank, both have clip ons and expansion chambers. He is looking for any old literature/partscolorado usa.
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