Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ e-r .... il.) ..0 8 . il.) u il.) o In 1988. Cagiva will offer a limited Edition of the Ducati 750 Paso; it will be finished in pearlescent white. The all-new Cagiva dual-purpose 350T4 is powered by a 343cc overhead cam. four-valve. four-stroke single. 1988 Cagiva street bikes Paso 750 sets the pace Cagiva's sleek, stylish, European-styled sport bike, the 750cc Ducati Paso, tops the Cagiva/Ducati street bike lineup for 1988. Ducati's latest Paso, the same basic motor14 cycle th a t was offered for sale in 1987, will be availa ble in I In additionschemes nex t year. three color to the familiar br ight red an d a new lu strous b lu e, a Limi ted Ed itio n model will be ava ila ble in pea rlesce nt white. T he 1988 Pa so 750 is powered by th e famili ar 748cc , fo ur -s tro ke, SO H C, 90° V-tw in powerplaru with Desm od romi c valves. It is ca rbu reted by a single Hmm Weber carb u reto r a nd is fired by a Kokusa n electron ic ignitio n. T he package is ro u nded o ut by a five-speed tra nsmission , an d the wh o le engi ne asse m b ly sits in a box sectio n frame. Suspens io n chores are ha nd led on th e Paso by a adj us tab le Marzocchi fork in fro nt, and by a Cagi va Soft Damp si ngle Marzocchi shock in th e rea r. T o stop the big Paso , Cagiva has mounted I I-inch Brem bodual disc brakes in fro nt a n d a 10.6-in ch Brem bo single di sc in th e rear. The bike is fitted with ' radial tir es - a 130/ 60 VI6 rad ia l up front an d a 1601 60 VI 6 rad ial in th e rear. The Pa so , wh ich has a claimed dry weigh t o f 407.7 pou nds and fuel ta n k ca pacity of 5.8 ga llons, will retail for $6695. T he wh ite, Limited Edition model wi ll sell for 7195. The a ll- new m odel in Ca giva North Am eri ca 's 1988 stree t bike lineup is a mid-sized , dual -purpose, sing le - th e Cagiva 3501'4. ' T he 1'4 is po wered by a new , 0 H C, 343cc, overhead ca m, fo ur-stroke, four-va lve, sing le-cy lin de r engin e with counterb al ancer. A 32m m Bin g provides carburetion, a nd a Kokusan Electronic CDI gives o ff th e spark. The 1'4 has both electr ic a nd kick sta n a n d th e engine is m at ed to a five-speed transm ission . The powerp lant is housed in a single downtube, doub le-crad le frame. Th e 1'4 's Ma rzocc h i telescopic fro nt fork boast s 40m m sta nch io n tubes. Suspe ns ion ch ores a re han dl ed in the rear by a Cagiva Sof t Dam p Marzocch i Su penn ono shock. Bo th , units reported ly deli ver 9.4 in ches of wh eel trave l. A 9.4 -i nc h si ngle di sc Brembo brake provides sto p p ing power in th e front, a n d is a ugme nted by a fivein ch drum brak e in the rear. T he bike is fitted with a 21-inc h front rim a nd . a 17-inch rim in th e rea r. The '1'4 o ffe rs 11.8 in ches o f grou nd cleara nce , a 35.4-i nc h sea t h eight and a 3.2-ga llon · fuel tank. Claimed d ry weig h t is 308 pounds. The retail price of th e 3501'4 ha s not been a n nounced. Cagiva 's paveme nt-on ly lineup is ro u n ded o u t ' by th e Ca giva 650cc Alazzurra Su per Sport (a mid-sized sport bike), th e Du cati 650cc Indiana (wh ich Ca g iva ca lls a "cruiser wi th Eu ro pean fla ir " ), an d th e Duca ti 750cc FI-S (a street-lega l version of the Du cat i 750 F I La guna Seca, a L imi ted Ed itio n bu ilt for racing o n ly; th e 750 Fl -S w ill n ot be avai la ble in Ca lifornia ). Both th e Alazzurra Su pe r Sport a n d th e Ind iana a re powered by Cagiva' s 649cc, DOHC fo ur-stroke, a ir-cooled, 90° V-twin engine wi th , Desmodrom ic va lves. T he Indiana is ca rb u re ted by two 32 m m Bings, whil e a si ng le 36m m De ll' o n o handles th e chores o n the Su per Sport: both bi kes boa st a five-speed transm ission a nd electronic ignition. The FI -S is powere d by a 749cc, SO HC 90° V-twi n with Desm odrom ic valves. It sports two 36m m Del lorto ca r b uretors, elec tro n ic ignition, five-speed gea rbo x, a nd is fitted with Brembo d isc brak es (11inc h, dual di scs in from; a 1O.2-inch single di sc in th e rear). Filling o ut Cagiva's 1988 dual purpose li ne up are th e 650cc Elefant a nd th e Elefant L imited Edition. The Lim ited Ed ition model will be avai la ble in a black a nd wh ite color scheme and th e sta n dard model will come in bl ue a nd whi te. The Elefa nt is pow ered by Cagiva 's familiar a ir-cooled, four-stroke, 90° V-tw in eng ine w ith . Desm odromic va lves, which is fed by twin 36m m Dell 'orto ca rbs. It boa sts a five-speed transmission, elec tro n ic ignition, 9.8 'inch es of ground cleara nce a nd Brem bo single disc brak es, front and rea r. A Marzocch i forkwith 42mm tubes provides n ine in ches o f wheel travel up fro n t, and a sin gle O h lin shock attached to an a lu m in u m swi ngarm gives eight inches of travel in th e rear. The Elefant has a cla imed dry weig ht of 406.7 pounds' a n d is equipped with a 4.6-gallon fuel ta n ke

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