Italjet: a Dna of passion Italjet is one of the two few Italian motorcycle companies that belongs to the same family since the beginning. Tartarini’s family manage the Company for 60 years with same enthusiasm, courage and passion, that made Italjet a trendsetter brand in motorcycle industry. Italjet is synonymous of passion for the world of two wheels. The Bolognese brand was founded in 1959 thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of Leopoldo Tartarini, a famous motorcycle rider of the fifties, protagonist of great sporting enterprises, among which the victory in the Milan-Taranto in 1953, the world tour in 1957-58 (five continents, 42 countries in 13 months) and the three world records with the Cyclecar at Monza in 1969. Eclectic and forward-looking character, for Tartarini, motorbikes have always represented the common thread of life. As well as passion and ingenuity have always distinguished Italjet. The company has created more than 150 different models, capable of anticipating time and the result of creativity and technological research.
