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Capacity : 80
Model : Portal TXP Enduro client
Production : 1981 -
Category : (Off-Road) Enduro

PEUGEOT

80 TXP Peugeot-Portal- 1982

Back to the big time

The year 1980 was a memorable one for the French motorcycle industry. Just as Motobecane began to get back on its feet with good reviews, Peugeot announced that it was returning to big-time motorcycle manufacturing.

Cautious Return

Nevertheless, Peugeot restricted itself to the minor-league 80cc class, though the company had some major projects up its sleeve. It was developing a 125 in collaboration with Gilera and even announced that it was studying water-cooled 250 and 400cc two-strokes with fuel injection. It was a bold ambition, given that the new 80cc model was already more expensive than its Japanese equivalents.

Restoring an Image

It was all for nothing: the only serious customer for the poor little Peugeot 80 was the French Armv. After an even more financially disastrous experience with the 125 TXE, Peugeot decided to concentrate on scooters. Nevertheless, a short while after, and with minimal publicity, Peugeot attempted to restore its tarnished image and boost the sales of its 80 by setting up a works competition team that distinguished itself in enduro racing with a very special 80cc machine. Most remarkable was the Portal ultralight, square-tube space frame. The works versions used a special liquid-cooled engine, while the TXP client-competition version launched by Peugeot in late 1981 used the air-cooled production engine.

SPECIFICATIONS

Engine: 80cc (48x44mm) air-cooled singlecylinder

Power Rating: 10 hp @ 7000 rpm

Valves: two-stroke

Fuel System: Dell'Orto 34mm carburetor

Transmission: 5-speed, chain final drive

Suspension: telescopic forks (front); swinging fork with single damper (rear); displacement (front & rear) 11 inches

Brakes: drum (front & rear)

Wheels: 21 inch (front); 18 inch (rear)

 

The TXP client-competition off-roader was developed from the works Peugeot, with which Delavaux won the 1981 French enduro championship.





Le fichier Moto Passion réalisé par François-Marie Dumas réunit près de deux mille photos accompagnées d'un historique très complet des machines présentées.
Il sera progressivement mis à jour ici et toute information complémentaire est la bienvenue sur info@moto-collection.org.

Cette documentation unique, qui constitue sans doute l'encyclopédie la plus exhaustive jamais écrite sur l'histoire de la moto, a été réalisée avec l'assistance de nombreux spécialistes dont principalement Didier Ganneau, Christophe Gaime, Mick Woollett, Jean Goyard, Bernard Salvat, Christian Rey, Yves Campion, Helmut Krackowizer, Michael Dregni, Michel Montange, etc. que je remercie ici.

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