Italian Motorcycle Brand FB Mondial To Make Grand Return in 2025

Legendary Italian Motorcycle brand FB Mondial will make its grand return to India by partnering with Motohaus India. It will also be launching its Piega 452 bike at the India Bike Week 2025 event.

Founded in 1929, FB Mondial is one of the pioneers of Motorcycling post-World War 1& 2. Initially, a racing brand that later began selling motorcycles to its domestic consumers. The brand was revived back in 2015, and it entered the Indian market in 2018 with the launch of the retro scrambler HPS 300.

Due to operational difficulties, it left the market, but it is now ready to come back to India. The Italian Brand has adopted a different strategy this time by partnering with a local brand in India. Motohaus, which handles India operations of VLF and Brixton Motorcycles, will also take care of FB Mondial's operations, including production, sales, and service.

Tushar Shelke, Chairman and Managing Director of Motohaus India, said, "The return of FB Mondial to India through Motohaus is more than just the arrival of a Motorcycle- it's the revival of a legacy. We're proud to bring back the brand that represents the soul of Italian Motorcycling and share its story with Indian riders once again."

The first bike to be launched will be the FB Mondial Piega 452, which will make its debut later this year at the Indian Bike Week 2025 event. The Piega 452 has a 449.5cc Parallel-twin liquid-cooled engine which produces 47.5 PS and 39 Nm torque. It comes with a 6-speed gearbox, 10 L fuel tank, Golden USD forks, a Rear shock absorber, and a twin rear exhaust system.

Motohaus India plans to manufacture these bikes locally and will set up a new manufacturing plant that has the capacity to produce over 25,000 vehicles annually. Motohaus is also expanding its dealership network to provide full support to its customers with service and spare parts. This will also make the premium bike more affordable than paying the high import fee.