Corrado Maddii’s
1982 Factory 125cc Gilera
Corrado Maddii is an Italian Corrado Maddii’s first aplegend and one who should As is normal practice from pearance in the FIM 125cc have been Italy’s first ever one year to the next, race Motocross World Champiworld motocross champion bikes benefit from one or onship was in 1977 riding in 1984. Instead of a title two upgrades here and aboard an Italian Aspes celebration and despite a there, but generally speakmotorcycle, but the brand handsome lead going into ing, between the ’81 and ’82 itself was in decline towards the final round, a broken leg models there were not so the end of the decade, which suffered through no fault of many major changes acmeant that anyone who was his own robbed him of that cording to Maddii, at least serious about racing at a distinction. The rider that in the engine department. high level needed to look took the 125cc title that day However, there were changelsewhere in order to be from him was fellow Italian es to the suspension, linkcompetitive. Byusually 1981 Maddii Michele Rinaldi theEuropean two age andonswingarm The 125cc class and in the Championship puts a spotlight the next mainly was competing on Aprilia countrymen were teammates because, according to his big motocross. In fact both of the 2015 FIM Motocross World Champions machinery and placed eighth twoname yearsinearlier in 1982 teammate Micheleand Rinaloverall before switching to whilst racing for the factory di, the twin shock system vice-world champions Romain Febvre, Gautier Paulin, Tim Gajser and Pauls Jonass Gilera for the 1982 season. Gilera team; Maddii placed had been replaced with the have all won the EMX125 championship on their paths to motocross supremacy. His brand-new teammate, second overall, Rinaldi was new Mono-Link system, so Michele Rinaldi, had placed third, but it’s Corrado Madfrom the outside, they would third overall in 1981 riding dii’s Factory Gilera 125cc appear to be quite major the all-new water-cooled from that 1982 season that changes, especially if the Gilera but for Maddii, it was we will feature in this issue overall balance and handling his first year with the team. of MXGP Magazine. of the bike was improved.
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