moto zodiaco

Hi. I am new from germany. I searched for almost 20 years the bud spencer bike from "Zwei wie pech und schwefel". Now, through this side, I got all the informations nobody!!knewed before and yesterday was my lucky day: my Moto Zodiaco turaeg arrived in germany!!!! I love it and as soon as it runs perfectly I´ll post the pics.
Now my request: who got more infos about that bike? Like technical datas, history of the company, other models and probably even a copy of the technical data sheet??? who was that genius wrote the article about the cars and bikes in the movies on that homepage?? I would be so glad to get more infos about my dreambike!!
Best regards
B
english as well as german, portugues, french and even some spanish or italian will work!! gracias, gracie, mercie, danke...

I wrote Auto & moto page, but a fan sent me technical datas!
I have no idea what that text means!
We wait for the pics

Pennalino, if you want help, i'm studying german... you can send the text by ffz or email

Text is:

"Sembra quasi costruita su misura per Bud, invece la moto con cui arriva a dar manforte a Terence è un modello di serie. Si tratta di una Motozodiaco Tuareg 223-2 ed era prodotta negli anni settanta da una ditta bolognese, montava motore Jlo tipo JF250 con raffreddamento forzato con ventola sulla destra, aveva 15,5 CV a 6.000 giri, variatore di velocità a cinghia trapezoidale scoperta DAF (quella dei trattori), avviamento elettrico Bosch più avviamento manuale di emergenza a strappo (quello per accendere i tosaerba o i motori dei gommoni); il tutto pesava 108 kg (a vuoto) per una velocità massima dichiarata di 100 km/h. Era disponibile nei colori: giallo sole, bianco ghiaccio e rosso di Verona. Le gomme sono così grosse perché è una moto da sabbia.
Per quanto possa essere definita ridicola resta comunque un pezzo curioso della storia motociclistica italiana. Vista la sua rarità non si sa che fine abbia fatto la fabbrica. Comunque ce ne sono ancora molte in giro, si possono trovare nei mercatini al prezzo di € 1.000 circa."
From: www.budterence.tk/automoto.php

Good luck Alex

No... too difficult..

I'm under the impression that our friend here didn't want just a translation of our web page about the Moto Zodiaco, but rather some more technical stuff (like the owner's manual, the spare parts catalog or the maintenance manual).
I'm afraid we can't be of help... but you might be able to find something (if you're lucky, patient, and have a couple of days to spend in Italy and a few money to spare too) in either the Imola exhibit or in Novegro (near Milano).
Good luck!

gracie!!
Oh I could translate that text--online diccionary is awesome and I relly do need more infos--I´ll try those tips in Italy--it is always worth the trip--and promised the pics will follow
B

You never can trust those automatic translators too much, so here is my translation just in case...

It almost looks like it was built specifically for Bud, but the motorbike on which he arrives to lend a hand to Terence is actually a production model. It's a Moto Zodiaco Tuareg 223-2, and it was manufactured in the seventies by a Bologna-established factory; it was equipped with a type JF250 JLO engine, forced air-cooled by a fan on the right side; it was rated 15,5 HP at 6,000 rpm, had continuous gear variation by means of a DAF trapezoidal strap (the same one found in tractors), a Bosch electric starter, plus an emergency pull starter device (like those used in lawn mowers and in marine engines). All this weighed 108 KGs (kerb weight) for a maximum speed of 100 KM/h. It was available in sun yellow, ice white and Verona red. The tyres were that big because it's a dune bike.
Even though it may be defined ridiculous, it's still a curious item in the italian motorbikes history. Given its rarity, what happened to the factory is uncertain. However, there are still quite a few around, you can find them at exhibits for a price around 1,000 euros.

again-gracie-this is def. a even better translation
I try my best to get it started with the emergency strap..
and still: if the fan who wrote that side is any how reachable, I would be glad to get any information possible
best regards so long

Questo è l'indirizzo E-Mail del costruttore mariozodiaco@libero.it

This is the MotoZodiaco S.R.L. Founder e-mail address mariozodiaco@libero.it

Penna, magari può fornirvi informazioni, anche per il sito!

Fonte http://www.dunebuggy.it/of_autozodiaco.asp

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Very good! That's serendipity to you!
I assume Moto Zodiaco and Auto Zodiaco were a single factory?
Anyway, bbud, fret no more, that man is bound to have all the answers you need.
And send us some pictures!

do you still need technical data?

unfortunately mario zodiaco remembers very little of this motorbike

( il sg zodiaco si ricorda na sega, detto in italiano )

sorry -didn´t got the news...yes I still need urgently any information you have!!! muchas gracias so far
bardia
moto@bardiagharib.com

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Scritto da: Dervis 31/03/2007 1.06
do you still need technical data?

unfortunately mario zodiaco remembers very little of this motorbike

( il sg zodiaco si ricorda na sega, detto in italiano )

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Grazie pennalino per la traduzione.Purtroppo io a scuola in lingua straniera avevo 5

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Scritto da: Bardia 22/04/2007 20.32
sorry -didn´t got the news...yes I still need urgently any information you have!!! muchas gracias so far
bardia
moto@bardiagharib.com

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