Available in both two-stroke and electric versions.
A Brief History of the Marque
The Italian firm manufactures folding mopeds, mobility scooters, bicycles and tricycles.
Rosario Di Blasi, a pilot with the Italian Air Force during the war years, published an article on rotary engines in 1942 which predated the Wankel. Soon after the war he developed the idea of a folding bicycle which soon became a folding motorcycle, and the first such machines were built in the early 1950s.
A machine was presented at the 1968 Turin Auto Show, a folding tricycle named the Dibla 7, powered by a Zanetti engine.
Production began in 1973, and these were presented at that years' Milan Show. In 1974 they were displayed at the Cologne show, and a German importer was selected. As a result, some 80-90% of the the factory production went to Germany where they became known as the R2 Paperino, powered by a single-speed 49cc Franco Morini engine. Paperino is the Italian name for Donald Duck, and the model name has been used for other Italian machines including those of IMN of Naples.
The R7 appeared in 1979, with a new engine built in-house by Di Blasi.
At some point, possibly as late as 1997, Luv & Lee of Germany advertised unbranded Di Blasi machines.
Sources: di-blasi.com, correspondence, et al.
R7 Specification:
Dimensions
Open:
Folded:
carburetor:
Fuel: regular gasoline with 2% of 2 stroke oil
primary drive V-Belt variator
secondary drive timing belt ratio 22/102 = 1 : 4.636
starting: foot kick starter
raynord at optonline.net
DiBlasi Folding Scooter rx 7 1997 98
I am looking for tech support in the form of a maintnenace manusl for the m1 engine (ignition and carburetion) and, if you know of a source for parts
ray nord
naples florida USA
James McFarland
jimmyis at mac.com wrote:
Thu Sep 20 2007
Dellorto sha 1412L
Di Blasi scooter
Hi, is there a way to unrestrict these bikes with this carburettor on, i don't want to go any faster really, just move off a little quicker and get up the hills a little easier, thanks
london
http://www.diblasi.co.uk/Caratteristiche.asp?Prd=R7&Lng=en
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