Elefant Sightings?

Luckily, I didn't have to do anything to the engine. It only had 9k km on it, so aside from new belts, spark plugs, a stainless bolt kit, and a bit of washing I didn't touch it. I did, however, add a starter wiring kit, MOSFET reg/rec, and the headlight upgrades from DDL. I also had all of the bodywork painted, added stainless braided brake lines, and put new tubes/tires on it. After a few more days of riding I've noticed the left front brake bleeder screw is weeping a bit and it's fully tightened so I'll need to replace that.

Signed in at the Quail. Representing in the "Off-road Wonders of the 90's"!

Pachyderm paddock!



I hope people appreciated the Elefants. There was no chance we were winning any concourse level awards, but it was fun!

Random desert shot from this past winter..

Same battery!

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It was great running into you guys @ The Quail. It was wonderful to see the pachyderms on display - wish I had ridden mine there too ;-) Here is a couple of photos of mine from my ride through Big Sur in Nov. 2018.

Nice looking 'Fant!! That would have been awesome to have three of them.

You are pretty brave running without fork leg guards. :O

Thanks - It would have been and I almost brought the Fant rather than the Tiger 1050. Unfortunately, I have been having electrical problems (sound familiar to everyone that ever owned an Elefant?) either with the wiring harness or the regulator/rectifier not returning enough Amps to the battery; diagnosing that right now. I have the DDL wiring harness + headlight upgrade installed.
It looks like it still has the stock regulator/rectifier. May have to get the Mosfet..

With respect to the front fender and fork leg guards, I have to admit I have not really thought about the risk - but yes! Any recommendations on any aftermarket fork leg guards?? Unfortunately, when I bought the Fant, it came with the original fender, but only one front fork bracket mount for the fender.
Hence, I need to either fabricate a fork mount for the other side (3d printing, carbon fiber or metal) or install an aftermarket fender.
I have created a template for profiled front fork mounts from aluminum, but while I get my act together to decide on which long term solution to go with, I wanted to ask you about your solution: What specific parts did you use to install the aftermarket fender? Could you give me info on the parts + dimensions, please?

Thanks.

Best, P

Just get the MOSFET (see Page 28 here)- it is another world compared to stock. I run 14.5 volts at idle now reliably ever since the install. Wired direct to battery with thick cables from the kit I bought (as detailed earlier in the Elefant technical thread).



Fender Options:

1) Stock reproduction fender legs: I myself just bought a pair of fiberglass reproduction oem fender braces. They need to be filled and sanded and painted, but I have them now at least. I should fit them up first to check fit with the fender, etc. You can get a pair from the Facebook Cagiva Elefant group (I know, how many social platform groups can one out of production bike have!?) - the gentlemen's email I will PM you. Enrico Vivi is his name and he is making some repro parts for the Elefant.

I mounted generic Acerbis lower guards and trimmed to fit the wheel.

2) One-piece for the Elefant: You can also get the one piece fender from Perfect Fairings (see posts here on the Elefant Technical Thread with it installed).

3) Non-Elefant One-piece: You also have the option of some one-piece fenders off-the-shelf for other bikes, I think a Yamaha was fitted (see Duke Fender, or in here).

4) Custom dirt bike fender installs: My fender is a universal SUMO fender (I forget which one, there are MANY), mounted with long plastic spacers to the 4 M6x1.0 holes in the bottom of the triple tree. I sometimes debate on putting on a slightly longer fender as the Sumo fender is a bit short. This is what many of us have done. I can send you some of the extra spacer material, as I ordered a bunch and cut to length myself. I will have to measure the length I used when I get home - bike is in the parking lot here at work, but I don't have a tape on the bike

I put the info about the fender spacers and pictures of the fork legs in the Technical Thread

Here's a few shots from a ride this past summer. I'm looking forward to getting the bike out to the desert this winter.

Nice!

Very nice looking bike. Is that a TCIP replacing the Kokusan OEM ignitions on the left side ?

Sure looks like one. That is how I have mine mounted as well. One of the best upgrades for the bike. Really smooths out the lower rpm range.

I wanted to add this thread to my “Watch” list, but couldn’t figure out a way to do it without posting, so I thought I’d just throw in some photos of my Elefants, out in the wild.

In Verona, Italy, this january.



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Put on new sprockets and chain. Finally got my front from Europe after 3 months. Damn Covid.

Took her up Moody/Page Mill to rt 35, to 9 to 236 to Big Basin CA. One of my fave routes. So twisty and goat pathy. Just what the Elefant loves.