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Cagiva Alazzurra 650SS

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Make Model

Cagiva Alazzurra 650SS

Year

1985 - 91

Engine

Four stroke, 90°“L”twin cylinder, SOHC, desmodromic 2 valve per cylinder. 

Capacity

649 cc / 39.6 cu-in
Bore x Stroke 82 x 62.5 mm
Cooling System Air cooled
Compression Ratio 10.0:1

Induction

2x 36mm Dell'Orto PHF carburetor

Ignition 

Bosch BTZ
Starting Electric

Max Power

55 hp / 39 kW @ 8500 rpm

Max Torque

50 Nm / 36.8 lb-ft @ 7000 rpm

Transmission

5 Speed 
Final Drive Chain

Front Suspension

35mm Marzocchi forks
Rear Suspension Dual Marzocchi shocks 5-way adjustable preload
Front Brakes 2x 260mm discs

Rear Brakes

Single 260mm disc

Front Tyre

110/90 H18

Rear Tyre

110/90 H18
Wheelbase 1460 mm / 57.4 in
Seat Height 800 mm / 31.5 in

Dry Weight

190 kg / 418.8 lbs

Fuel Capacity 

19.3 Litres / 5.0 US gal
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Produced for just three years, the Cagiva Alazzurra was a rebadged Ducati street bike. Cagiva purchased Ducati in 1985, and was looking to grow their market share in larger-displacment bikes. Instead of building one from scratch, they used a 650cc version of the Pantah engine for both the Alazzurra and the Elefant.

MSRP wa $3,893, putting it slightly above the Japanese competition that were producing more power. But Cagiva was competing on the emotions of owning an exotic bike, and style.

The 650 V-Twin engine produced 55 horsepower (less than the competition) and the bike weighed 424 pounds dry (also less than the competition). All of that translated to a 0-60mph time of 4.6 seconds.

 

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