1971 MONDIAL 48 CROSS V4
BY FB MONDIAL
FROM MILAN, ITALY
COURTESY OF JOHN GOLDMAN
PHOTOS BY TED7
The enormous popularity of off-road racing in the 1950s and ’60s gave rise to the street scrambler genre: street-legal motorcycles with dirt bike style. Most were never intended for dirt competition, but were very chic, especially those from Italy. FB Mondial built the gem-like Cross series of enduros, with their own engine, proper racing suspension, painted in brilliant metal flake colors. They were the ultimate in stylish learner bikes.
48cc single-cylinder 2-stroke, 4-speed, 114lbs, 1.4hp @4800rpm, 25mph top speed
