The CPI Aragon is a small scooter from the Taiwanese manufacturer CPI Motor Company and the successor of the CPI Oliver. Its air-cooled 49 cm³ single is a copy of a Minarelli type and produces 2.9 kW; the scooter was sold in restricted 25 and 45 km/h versions and in a sportier Aragon GP form.
CPI Aragon at a glance
| Maker | CPI Motor Company, Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Class | 50 cc scooter |
| Predecessor | CPI Oliver |
| Engine | air-cooled 49 cm³ single, a copy of a Minarelli type |
| Power | 2.9 kW |
| Transmission | stepless V-belt automatic with centrifugal clutch |
| Equipment | LED indicators front and rear, stainless steel exhaust |
| 45 km/h version | restricted by a distance ring in the transmission |
| 25 km/h version | narrowed manifold with resonance pipe and 7 mm distance ring |
| From model year 2007/08 | no resonance (“blind”) pipe |
| Aragon GP | more power, chrome sports exhaust, digital rev counter, two sport mirrors |
| Colours | blue-yellow and red-silver (white) |
The Aragon has a page of its own only on German Wikipedia; the French article on CPI Motor Company supplied the place of the model in the range and the brand background.
History of the CPI Aragon
The Aragon replaced the Oliver in CPI’s scooter range. The French Wikipedia article on CPI Motor Company lists it together with the Aragon GP50 and the Aragon 125, so the name covered several versions of the same scooter, from the restricted 50 cc machines to a 125.
The engine is an air-cooled 49 cm³ single, a copy of a Minarelli type, rated at 2.9 kW. Power reaches the rear wheel through a stepless V-belt transmission and a centrifugal clutch. LED indicators front and rear and a stainless steel exhaust were part of the standard equipment.
CPI sold the Aragon in several restricted forms. The 45 km/h version is held back by a distance ring inside the transmission and can be ridden on a class B/M licence in Germany; the 25 km/h Mofa version is usually restricted by a narrowed manifold with an extra resonance pipe and a 7 mm distance ring. Scooters built from model year 2007/08 no longer have the resonance pipe. The Aragon GP adds power, a chrome sports exhaust, a digital speedometer with rev counter and two sport mirrors, and the scooter was offered in two colour schemes: blue-yellow and red-silver (white).
In Germany the scooters were sold by Jack Fox GmbH & Co KG, which also supplied the Praktiker stores and the Otto mail-order catalogue before the company was wound up after its insolvency at the end of April 2010. From 2009 CPI’s European importer was Hans Leeb Zweirad Handels of Wolfsberg in Austria. CPI itself was founded in 1991 and builds its own engines of 50 to 200 cm³, claiming EURO 2 compliance for all of them.
Design and features
- Minarelli-type engine: an air-cooled 49 cm³ single of 2.9 kW.
- Two licence versions: 45 km/h with a distance ring, 25 km/h Mofa version with a restricted manifold.
- Standard equipment: LED indicators and a stainless steel exhaust.
- Aragon GP: more power, a chrome sports exhaust, a digital rev counter and two sport mirrors.
CPI Aragon versions
- Aragon 45 km/h: distance ring in the transmission, rideable on a class B/M licence.
- Aragon 25 km/h: Mofa version with a narrowed manifold, resonance pipe and 7 mm ring; the resonance pipe was dropped from model year 2007/08.
- Aragon GP: more power, chrome sports exhaust, digital speedometer with rev counter, two sport mirrors.
- Aragon GP50: listed in the brand’s scooter range.
- Aragon 125: the larger version listed in the same range.
- Colours: blue-yellow or red-silver (white).
The Aragon replaced the CPI Oliver and shared the range with the Popcorn and the GTR. More scooters are in the CPI collection.
Video: Cpi Aragon Teil 1
Video by cpiaragonfreak on YouTube.
Sources
- CPI Aragon, German Wikipedia: engine, versions, colours, German distribution
- CPI Motor Company, French Wikipedia: place of the Aragon in the range
- CPI Motor Company, German Wikipedia: company history, engines
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