Mk I/II and SP The Mito was introduced in 1989 as the Mk I. The Mk II followed with minor changes such as upside down forks and a new front mudguard. The SP versions featured
Marchesini rims and uprated suspension. The SP models also featured different engine and ignition parts.
Evolution I and II In 1994 the bike was restyled by
Massimo Tamburini with similar lines to the then new
Ducati 916, a design he also penned. The similarity is particularly visible in the front and rear fairings. The Evo I is identified by Grimeca 3-spoke die-cast Aluminium alloy rims and a 7 speed gearbox, grey lower panels, solid colours on the tail section. The Evo II is identified by Grimeca 6-spoke die-cast Aluminium alloy rims and a 6 speed gearbox, solid colour lower panels, white area on the tail section. In February 2007, Malaysian company MOFAZ announced that they will be locally assembling the last batch of the Mito 125 Evolution for Malaysian buyers. The bike will be known as the Momos Cagiva Mito 125
Fauzy's Edition and only 300 will be made for the production run. In late 2009 Cagiva dropped the Evolution model, leaving just the Mito SP525 and Raptor 125 in the lineup.
SP525 In 2005, at the
EICMA motorcycle show, Cagiva launched a limited production tuned competition version of the Mito known as the SP525. This is something of a homage to the
Cagiva GP500 (C594) racing bike. Front and rear fairings were modified to look more like the C594, eight-spoke forged aluminium wheels were added, while speedometer, lights and mirrors were removed to reduce the overall weight. The bike produces greater than 39 hp at the crank, and is not road-legal. For 2008, Cagiva added the Mito SP525 road bike (not to be confused with the racing SP525 above) alongside the Mito Evo II. In terms of looks, the new bike inherits some stylistic traits from the competition SP525, essentially similar front and rear fairings. On a technical level, the bike retains much the same rolling chassis as the Evo and the engine is still a 125 cc two-stroke, but has had several changes, notably a new Electronic Carburetion System (developed in conjunction with
Dell'Orto) governing both fuel-air, oil-mix and ignition, allowing it to pass tougher
Euro 3 emissions regulations.
Mito 500 In November 2006 at EICMA, Cagiva unveiled the Mito 500 concept bike. The two-stroke 125 cc engine has been replaced with a
fuel-injected,
four-stroke four-valve ''''
DOHC single from the
Husqvarna TE510, producing 60 hp and 50 Nm. Replacing the two-stroke's
expansion chamber exhaust is a tiny, seemingly unbaffled system, its exit just visible at the rear of the underside fairing. It features bodywork from the Evolution in white, 8-spoke Marvic forged aluminium wheels from the competition SP525, and weighs (dry) - just more than the Mito 125. An updated prototype was revealed in 2008, with bodywork from the road SP525 in red/silver, a radial
Brembo front caliper and radial master cylinder, and a revised exhaust. Despite much interest, the Mito 500 never entered production. ==Naked variants==