Leopoldo Tartarini, a Bolognese road racer who had ridden for Ducati and famously completed a round-the-world journey by motorcycle, founded Italjet in 1959. The company built small motorcycles and then scooters with a visible taste for unconventional engineering, earning a reputation as Italy's experimenter among two-wheeler makers.

Italjet is best remembered for the 1990s Dragster, with its hub-centre steering, exposed trellis frame and aggressive styling, alongside the Formula, Velocifero and Buccaneer models. The brand has been revived in recent years with new electric and petrol scooters, and the latest Dragster continues the original's radical approach to chassis design, while earlier two-strokes from the 1960s and 1970s are also collectible today.

Italjet manuals cover liquid-cooled two-stroke and four-stroke engine service, CVT work, the hub-steering and suspension systems unique to the Dragster, brake and electrical service, and wiring diagrams. Torque settings and clearances follow original factory documentation, which matters greatly on chassis parts found on no other scooter.

Because Italjet machines are rare and local expertise is thin, accurate manuals are vital to keeping them on the road. Collectors restoring 1990s classics, owners of early models and riders of the newest generation all use these references to service and diagnose with confidence, and written procedures settle the questions that forums can only debate. Having the right book often decides whether a rare machine is ridden or parked.