Cagiva Alazzurra 650GT
. .Produced for just three years, the Cagiva Alazzurra was a rebadged Ducatistreet bike. Cagiva purchased Ducati in 1985, and was looking to grow theirmarket 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 theElefant.
MSRP wa $3,893, putting it slightly above the Japanese competition that wereproducing more power. But Cagiva was competing on the emotions of owning anexotic bike, and style.
The 650 V-Twin engine produced 55 horsepower (less than the competition) andthe bike weighed 424 pounds dry (also less than the competition). All of thattranslated to a 0-60mph time of 4.6 seconds.