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The 125 2C 4T is a motorcycle produced by Moto Guzzi since 1979 (the presentation took place at the Milan Motor Show of that year) with a small displacement four-stroke engine. The engine, derived from the four-cylinder of the Benelli and Moto Guzzi 254, is a twin-cylinder single-cam wet sump lubricated by a trochoidal pump. The four-stroke twin-cylinder solution distinguished the "2C" from the rest of the production of the 125 road bike market of the time, dominated by single- and twin-cylinder two-stroke engines, with a few small four-stroke models. Furthermore, it was the only one equipped with electric start. As regards the chassis and superstructures, various components of the "big sister" were used; the dashboard, unlike the 254, was located on the fork head (rather than on the tank). The engine proved to be particularly inclined to rev at high rpm (maximum power was over 10,000 rpm, and 11,000 could easily be reached) and with a rather sharp power curve. Also sold under the Benelli brand (with the name 124) the motorcycle had little success due to the engine output, poor performance and high price, going out of production at the end of 1981.
The 125 2C 4T is a motorcycle produced by Moto Guzzi since 1979 (the presentation took place at the Milan Motor Show of that year) with a small displacement four-stroke engine. The engine, derived from the four-cylinder of the Benelli and Moto Guzzi 254, is a twin-cylinder single-cam wet sump lubricated by a trochoidal pump. The four-stroke twin-cylinder solution distinguished the "2C" from the rest of the production of the 125 road bike market of the time, dominated by single- and twin-cylinder two-stroke engines, with a few small four-stroke models. Furthermore, it was the only one equipped with electric start. As regards the chassis and superstructures, various components of the "big sister" were used; the dashboard, unlike the 254, was located on the fork head (rather than on the tank). The engine proved to be particularly inclined to rev at high rpm (maximum power was over 10,000 rpm, and 11,000 could easily be reached) and with a rather sharp power curve. Also sold under the Benelli brand (with the name 124) the motorcycle had little success due to the engine output, poor performance and high price, going out of production at the end of 1981.
