Our protagonist of today in this section of dream motorcycles for sale, the Cagiva Alazzurra 650 ss, is one of those “rare notice” belonging to the time when Cagiva was made with Ducati in the mid -80s.
Cagiva Alazzurra 650 in detail
Presented at the Milan Hall of Milan of 1983, it is at the beginning of 1984 how much the Alazzurra 650 reaches the brand’s dealers. The SS variant, destined for the US market, cost about $ 3,900, about $ 14,200 by adjusting inflation. A rate that put it at a disadvantage in front of its Japanese rivals of the moment.
As estimated, in total, between 1985 and early 1987, 1,166 copies of the model were manufactured, in GT and SS versions. However, the data of how many units is unknown the inaugural season. On her wrote the journalist and lover of the Tod Rafferty brand, in her book The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Motorcycles:
“As for the dimensions, alazzurra is the most similar to (BMW F 800 ST) in terms of function, although not in terms of form. Its 650 -cc V Ducati bicylindrical engine does not generate the power of the BMW 800 cc broken in the BMW (50 in front of 85 hp) from far from 85 hp), but the two machines are similar in weight, driving position and agility ”as detailed from Bike Urius.
In the mechanical section, Alazzurra 650 had the well-known 650 cc V-Twin engine capable of generating 55 hp of power to pull 192 kg. The brand declared a 0 to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds and 182 km/h of maximum speed. The specimen, which is currently for sale in Imlay City, Michigan, for a price of $ 3,100has been announced on the International Ebay advertisements portal.
This is associated with the vin: ZCGCA2KFXB00556 And as detailed in the announcement, it only has 4,723 miles traveled since it was enrolled in 1987.
“Start, run and drive. I would say you need new tires. This is a very beautiful original motorcycle with few miles. Without rear brakes, I am not sure if you need to purify or rebuild. It has a switch installed instead of ignition. It is not key, but it has on that comes with it. It is sold with clean title. “ends up clarifying the seller.
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