Polini history

It all started in the far away 1945.
Immediately after the post war period Italian people move mostly by bicycle.
The founder, Battista Polini, coming back from the front, opens his own workshop and he specializes in the manufacture of bicycles.
Soon the country recovers with pride, and on the thrust of the thriving industrial development, Italian inspiration and creativity soon give their results. One above all, the Vespa, an icon of design and at the same time symbol of rebirth.
Times change but philosophy doesn’t change and the passion that animates the Polini family too: the continuous search for new solutions to ensure the engines better performance, with the maximum safety and reliability as possible. It is also thanks to this commitment that Polini has become a world leader in the design and in the production of special parts for scooters and Maxi scooters.

The Largest Family of Engines for Paramotors

From 2009 Polini production is enhanced with the Polini Thor brand, the most complete range of 2 stroke paramotors engines on the market, from 86 cc to 280 cc for the many demands of flight. A winning choice that has allowed the company to win many national and world Titles in the different specialties.

All the Polini Thor engines, before being shipped all over the world, are tested on the bench tests, in order to ensure their perfect functioning.

Polini Thor 260

Polini Motori officially presents the Thor 260, a compact and performance engine, rich in torque, designed to satisfy the needs for the “adventure” use without giving up the sporting soul.
The Thor 260 engine has been designed and developed to give usability and versatility of use with the aim to offer more reliability and to reduce the service charges.
Polini Thor 260 has been conceived to be the ideal engine for long distance flights and it is a real “GT” one, which joins high performance with a smooth running for a versatility to show its best.
Fluidity and regularity are essential to enjoy long-distance flights. Polini Thor 260 is liquid cooled and it has been designed to offer a smooth, regular and progressive power output and in-flight comfort that has been increased thanks to the reduction of the vibrations through the balance-countershaft.

✔ Flight safety and care in consumption
The Polini Thor 260 is born from the wish to manufacture a balanced “cruise” engine for a market demand of more reliability and low consumption. With its 21 Kg (radiator included), the new Polini Thor 260 engine grants a perfect compromise between stability and power. With its 36 HP at 8,000 rpm Polini Thor 260 engine can offer 105 Kg of thrust with a 160 cm propeller.
The consumption is of only 3.5 liters/h at 4,500 rpm which corresponds to about 30 Kg of static thrust, medium value for level flight.

✔ Cooling system
The cooling of the Polini Thor 260 engine is granted by a compact radiator to have a lighter weight when taking off and a better flight aerodynamics.

✔ Fixing system
Polini Motori has met the decision to maintain the same fixing system on all its range of Thor paramotors. Manufacturers may thus produce a frame to install the whole range, significantly reducing both the productions costs and delivery times. A point in favor of the pilots who can change Thor model without replacing the frame.

✔ Use
The Polini Thor 260 engine is equipped with electric starter together with the manual Flash starter.
The great compromise reliability/power gives the Thor 260 engine the maximum versatility and it can be installed on single seat or two seat trike and delta trike.

The Thor 260 is available with two different gear reductions: 2.8 (recommended for propellers till 140cm) and 3.2 (for propellers longer than 140cm).

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