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The Malaguti Password is a scooter produced by
Malaguti Malaguti was an Italian bicycle, scooter (motorcycle), scooter and motorcycle company based in San Lazzaro di Savena, founded by Antonino Malaguti in 1930. Producing bicycles until 1958, they then entered the motorcycle market. Noted for thei ...
from 2005 to 2011 at the historic Malaguti factory in
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History

The development of the new Malaguti medium high-wheel scooter was started at the end 2003 and the entire project cost over 5 million
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s and lasted 18 months; in May 2005 the Password was officially presented to the public. Sales start immediately in Italy. Available with the Yamaha 250 engine (produced in Italy by
Minarelli Motori Minarelli is an Italian motorcycle engine manufacturer. It is part of the Fantic Motor group. History Motori Minarelli was founded in Bologna in 1951 as a motorcycle manufacturer. In 1954 it also began to build mopeds. Two years later Mi ...
) it delivers 20.8 HP at 7,500 rpm and is approved according to the Euro 2 standard. The front
suspensions In chemistry, a suspension is a heterogeneous mixture of a fluid that contains solid particles sufficiently large for sedimentation. The particles may be visible to the naked eye, usually must be larger than one micrometer, and will eventually ...
are of the hydraulic
fork In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from 'pitchfork') is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods either to h ...
type with 35 mm stanchions while at the rear the double adjustable shock absorber is adopted, the
braking system A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system. It is used for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, wheel, axle, or to prevent its motion, most often accomplished by means of friction. Background ...
is composed of a Disc 270 mm front and 240 mm rear. The saddle has a ground clearance of 778 mm, the wheelbase measures 1,484 mm. The wheels are 16 inches, the tubeless type tires have the dimensions 110/70/16 at the front and 140/70/16 at the rear. The weight is 162 kg. In May 2007 the engine was homologated Euro 3. Production ends in April 2011 following the financial difficulties of the parent company.


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