Elefant Sightings?

[hipine]

Originally Posted by Gone14s

Congrat's, But it least you where on a good v4....

True Kurt, true. Rode that bike 20 years and 60k miles. Rode a lot of bikes while I had it, but none turned me on like that one. 'Strom was comfy, but not a heart-starter like the old V4 was. I think the pachaderm will please.

All the best,

-Dave G.

[Fantuzzi]

I received a few new parts for my 750 Elefant: Slightly longer Wilbers rear shock and light Ducati exhaust.

[hipine]

Originally Posted by Fantuzzi

I received a few new parts for my 750 Elefant: Slightly longer Wilbers rear shock and light Ducati exhaust. ...

Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the pic. Have there been any documentary books written on the various Cagiva rally bikes and their homologation brethren?

-Dave G.

[Fantuzzi]

Originally Posted by hipine

Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the pic. Have there been any documentary books written on the various Cagiva rally bikes and their homologation brethren?

-Dave G.

I don't know about books written on this topic, but here is my favourite summary on a web site:

http://www.rallye-tenere.net/Cagiva.html

[Elefant95]

To do with that photo above, mine and my dads E750LE have 4 fog lights ( 2 each side ) in place of the front indicators and the indicators have been move up ( angled upwards ), but had to drill holes in the top fairing.The lights cost around £50 each.Boy do they light up the road .But you can only switch on two lights plus headlights or the battery is eventually drained.They are PIAA fog lights for cars.

Nath.

[Sic Semper Tyrannis]

Friend of mine has the one that sat in the lobby of ducati NA for a long time.

Just got it a few years back with basically no miles on it.

Rides the heck out of it now!!

[Gone14s]

Originally Posted by Fantuzzi

I don't know about books written on this topic, but here is my favourite summary on a web site:

http://www.rallye-tenere.net/Cagiva.html

Now if I could just read it!

Kurt

[Gone14s]

First let me say I have been thinking long and hard about letting this bike go. It's just one of those bikes that get under your skin.

I was thinking of sticking it up in the local area G/L but you really draw the flakes and scamers. That and I want the bike to stay in the "Elefant Clane" where it should be.

So here we go.
The bike has just under 20,000 miles on her. I do have quite a bit of records on the maintance of the bike threw out its life time. It looks like it's been taken care of threw it's life time until it's last PO when he decided to ride it like a full out dirt bike. Thats when I got it. It needed some repairs which have all been done and parts that where missing OR needed to be replaced.

The Good:
Front fork seals are new.
New front and rear brakes.
Steel braided front and rear brake line and clutch.
New timing belts and valve check, carbs re-synd
New K-N flat panel air filter and carb re-jet kit.
All fluids and oil have been changed and flushed.
New Apprillia racing exhaust (not shown in pic)
Has the head light relay wiring mod.
Has a heavy duty regulator (hard wired in).
Has the starting kit.
Has front H/B crash bars.
Has the H/B rear panner mounts.
Bike has fresh white and black paint (no scuffs or scratches)
New art work (all decals).
New Gell battery (about 8 months old).
Good DID gold chain and three rear gears (42-44-46 tooth).
Two sets of tires (Street and knobbies - Kenda big blocks, not on bike)
Bike has the factory tool kit and maintance manul.
Has a dirt fender if you want to take the stock one off.
I do have a few misc. parts also.

Bike has had a lot of money put into it.

The bad (if you want to call it that):
It needs the front hand brake light switch (it's there but is bad- power does get to the switch).
The chain slider needs replacing. Was replace with a new rubber one and ...well lets just say it was junk. Needs a hard plastic one.
The stock front fender was broke when I got it. I re inforced the fork protectores and made heavy duty mounting brackets for the fender (fender is prefect).
The right side rear panel was repaired at sometime from the back side. It had a crack in it. As you can see in the pic's it looks good though and was done right.

Thats it...........

The bike fires right up on the first crank of the motor........never failed me!
It runs very well and pulls good.
Everything works on the bike as it should.
Since I have had it it has been rode on light fire trails.
When I got the bike i took it down to the fram and motor and checked everything. Anything that was wrong was replace with new OR good used!

Reason for selling:
I would like to get a newer bike for ADV riding. I can't bring myself to ride this bike they way I want to ride. That and it is easier to get parts for a newer one. I would keep it but I can not afford two bikes. That and I really want to see a Ductai owner end up with this bike.

Well thats about it.
I'll take best offer as I really don't know what kind of a price range to put on it. Any other bike would be no prolbem, I' m sure you understand. So Best offer takes it.
Bike is located in Sacramento Ca. I do have shipping places that can help.

This site is the only place the bike is listed for sale at this time........depends on intress.

You can send offers threw email if you want OR Email me and I'll give you a phone number to call and talk to me..
Email : Gone14s@aol.com.

First pic. is when I got the bike......the rest are what it looks like now.

Kurt

[Dewey V]

Kurt,
Sorry to hear that you're selling it but I understand what you mean about not wanting to ride it the way you'd like, I am the same way with mine. The image of it sliding down the road on its side is always at the back of my mind. I went through a bunch of crap trying to find chain sliders for mine and ended up machining my own from Delrin. Here is a photo.

[Gone14s]

Dewy, I would pay for one just like that if you have the time to make another one. Let me know what you want for one!!!!!!!! My Email is in the post above. Just get ahold of me and let me know how much.......! I'll paypal you the funds. I would owe you one if you could do another one up for me. BTW: very nice job on it. You wont beleave how many of those you could sell right now!

As far as the bike goes, If it sell's it sell's, if it don't I'm not going to sweat it........I'll just ride it.

Kurt

[Dewey V]

Kurt,
Here is another photo showing the upper and lower portions. I made them as an upper and lower with machined aluminum spacers to compensate for the bolt holes being on a different plane than the surface where the slider sits.
These have about a thousand miles on them and are barely marked by the chain, plus they're a lot smoother than the original material. I made them on a manual mill (no CNC) so it takes a couple of hours to whittle out a set. Would 75 dollars a set, shipped, be OK? That would include a complete kit of bolts, spacers and sliders.

[Gone14s]

Dewey, The price is fine.

If you would make a set for me around the 25th of this month I'll get you paid for them.
You can Email me when there ready I'll take care of the funds threw paypal if thats Ok??

If you take some pic's of them made and off the bike and send the pic's to me I'll put them up for the other guys.
There are a few folks looking for good ones.

Kurt

[Dewey V]

Originally Posted by Gone14s

Dewey, The price is fine.

If you would make a set for me around the 25th of this month I'll get you paid for them.
You can Email me when there ready I'll take care of the funds threw paypal if thats Ok??

If you take some pic's of them made and off the bike and send the pic's to me I'll put them up for the other guys.
There are a few folks looking for good ones.

Kurt

Sure thing, Kurt.

[Gone14s]

Dewey, I see your still running the narrow stock foot pegs.
You can get a wide and longer set that will fit from these bikes on ebay:

YAMAHA PW 50 80 TW 200 BLACK FOOT PEGS

I think you would like them alot better.......they are around 25.00

Kurt

[Gone14s]

Dewey, check your PM.

Kurt