The Fantic ISSIMO is the electric moped in the range of the Italian manufacturer Fantic Motor. It is offered alongside an Issimo City scooter version and belongs to the same electric programme through which the company also builds eMTB and commuter bicycles.
Fantic ISSIMO at a glance
| Maker | Fantic Motor, Italy |
|---|---|
| Type | electric moped |
| Second body style | Issimo City, a scooter |
| Drive | electric |
| Division | Fantic Bikes |
| First electric model | Fat Bike, 2015 |
| Electric range today | eMTB and commuter electric bikes |
| Place in the range | scooter/moped line, beside the Caballero scramblers and the enduro and motard models |
There is no Wikipedia article on the ISSIMO, and the sources say little about it, so this page is short: it uses the model list and the electric-bike history of the manufacturer articles.
History of the Fantic ISSIMO
The electric turn
Fantic returned to the market after the brand was bought in 2003, first with off-road motorcycles and then with a growing range of road models. In 2015 the company launched its first electric bicycles, called Fat Bike, and has since built a complete line of eMTB and commuter electric bikes. The Fantic Bikes division designs and builds these machines at Dosson di Casier, near Treviso, where the motorcycles are made too.
The ISSIMO in the range
The ISSIMO is the moped of this electric side of the business, and the current list of models also names an Issimo City, a scooter version of the same line. It stands beside the Caballero 125, 500 and 700 scramblers, the motard and enduro range, the XEF Rally and the Stealth and Imola road models.
Design and features
- Electric drive: the model belongs to the company’s electric programme rather than its petrol range.
- Two body styles: the ISSIMO is listed as a moped and the Issimo City as a scooter.
- Made by Fantic Bikes: the electric division works in the same Dosson di Casier headquarters as the motorcycle side.
- Urban role: it sits with the commuter electric bikes rather than with the off-road and scrambler models.
Fantic ISSIMO versions
- ISSIMO: the moped version, as listed in the current range.
- ISSIMO City: the scooter version of the same model line.
The petrol side of the range is led by the Caballero scramblers, and the company’s competition history comes from its trial models. More machines are in the Fantic collection.
Video: tel chi el FANTIC…issimo video trailer
Video on YouTube.
Sources
- Fantic Motor, English Wikipedia: ISSIMO and Issimo City in the current range, Fat Bike, electric bike line
- Fantic Motor, Italian Wikipedia: Fantic Bikes division and headquarters, rest of the range
