The Kasinski Win was a 110 cc cub from the Brazilian manufacturer Kasinski. It was the smallest engine size in the company’s catalogue, well below the 150 cc scooters and the 250 to 650 cc motorcycles, and it shared the showroom with the Prima, Soft and Supercab scooters.
Kasinski Win 110 at a glance
| Maker | Kasinski, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Type | cub |
| Engine size | 110 cc |
| Place in the range | smallest engine size in the catalogue |
| Other small models | Prima (150 cc scooter), Soft, Supercab |
| Company founded | 1999, by Abraham Kasinski |
| Technical basis | industrial facilities and motorcycle rights bought from the Korean assembler Hyosung |
| Range in 2002 | ten motorcycle models, average nationalisation 65% |
| Plant output | not more than 600 units a month |
| Owner from 2009 | CR Zongshen group, with half Brazilian and half Chinese capital |
| End of production | motorcycles not made since 2014; production had been suspended in 2013 |
Based on one source: the Wikipedia article on Kasinski, which lists the Win as a 110 cc cub but gives it no article of its own. No free photograph of the Win was available, so the earlier cover picture of the record is kept.
History of the Kasinski Win 110
The smallest Kasinski
Kasinski sold a wide spread of small vehicles: motorcycles, scooters, mopeds and small utility machines. The Win sat at the bottom of the catalogue with a 110 cc engine and cub styling, the kind of simple step-through commuter that forms the entry level of many markets. Above it stood the 150 cc Prima scooter and the 150 cc Comet GT150, then the 250 cc Comet and Mirage models and finally the 650 cc Comet GT650 range.
The company behind it
Kasinski was founded in 1999 by Abraham Kasinski. The company started with the purchase of the industrial facilities of the Korean assembler Hyosung, including the rights to keep manufacturing its motorcycle line under the Kasinski brand, and it also assembled cargo tricycles using technology from India’s Bajaj Auto. In 2002 it offered ten motorcycle models with an average nationalisation index of 65 percent.
The end of the road
Good sales did not translate into scale: production never grew beyond 600 units a month. Abraham Kasinski sold the company in July 2009 to the CR Zongshen group, which has half Brazilian and half Chinese capital. A new factory at Sapucaia in Rio de Janeiro state, announced in 2010 for electric motorcycles, was not enough, and production was suspended in 2013 amid legal and labour problems. Since 2014 Kasinski has not manufactured motorcycles.
Design and features
- Smallest engine in the range: 110 cc against 150 cc scooters and 250 to 650 cc motorcycles.
- Cub layout: a simple step-through commuter rather than a sports or cruiser machine.
- Entry model: the bottom rung of a catalogue that reached 650 cc.
- Hyosung roots: the brand was built on rights to the Korean maker’s motorcycle line.
- Brazilian content: the 2002 range averaged 65 percent nationalisation.
Kasinski Win 110 versions
- Win 110: the 110 cc cub.
- Prima: the 150 cc scooter above it in the range.
- Comet GT150: the 150 cc standard motorcycle.
Kasinski built the Win next to the Prima scooter and the Comet motorcycles. More machines are in the Kasinski collection.
Video: Kasinski Win Elektra em teste
Video by Arnaldokeller1 on YouTube.
Sources
- Kasinski, Portuguese Wikipedia: company history, model list, capacities and types
- Kasinski, English Wikipedia: company history, model list
