Cagiva Alazzurra - anyone know much about them?

[Curmudgeon]

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Trav!  Mine was an SL, BTW. Once you unstranle the engine and re-gear it, the bike could stay with most anything. Only sold it because the riding position is pure boy-racer, and when you get a bit older, that's a pain (literally), even in one-piece leathers which give a lot of support. Everything else worked, including the suspension (after a fork oil change). According to the bathroom scale, that bike weighed 320 lbs wet too! That stock exhaust was a boat anchor!!!

Berliner only imported 50. http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/ducati/ducati_600sl_pantah.htm

The white TL above reminds me of an Italian cop Pantah.

[Travman]

It is a shame that so few were imported. It makes it nearly impossible to see one for sale or to see one at a show. It really shows how small Ducati was at that time.

[brad black]

at that point of time about 1/3 of ducati production was coming to australia.  there used to be a lot of pantahs around when i started working on them 20 years ago.  only ever seen 1 allazurra tho from memory.

[Curmudgeon]

It is a shame that so few were imported. It makes it nearly impossible to see one for sale or to see one at a show. It really shows how small Ducati was at that time.

The gent who bought mine took it the next weekend to an Italian motorcycle show in Massachusetts where there were 300+ bikes and took Best of Show. 

That 600 SL was ~ $5,200 and a 900 SS was ~ $5,700 if memory serves. Bigger is better don't you know..., until you ride it..., and I had a 900 SS for 6 months before buying the 600 SL. Compared to a 900, it handled like a bicycle.  Fit and finish were as good or better too.

My son mentioned that he knew where a dealer had one "pickled" and on display. Barber probably has one. The few remaining must be in the hands of collectors. Not as nice as mine of course. 

That lightweight stainless 2-into-1 was Australian BTW and worked and sounded great and better than the NCR it replaced. Whoever made it knew what they were doing! Those headpipes were precisely equal and ran even smoother than stock with the crossover. Sounded mellow around town and was never really loud..., but at high revs is sounded just like a V6 Ferrari F1. 

Can't recall where I got it, but in the days before the Internet, there was a worldwide club and monthly newsletters with ads.

[ducatiz]

I'd have to say that Curmudgeon's old Pantah 600 SL (edit) wins in the styling contest. It has a round headlight vs. the Cagiva's rectangle headlight. That nice looking Alazzurra Ducatiz posted above looks nice, but isn't stock. It has a more attractive paint job than the stock Alazzura's.

Beg pardon sir, the red on silver was stock on GT models .  Only the rims are not stock colored and they removed the fairing decals

[Travman]

Beg pardon sir, the red on silver was stock on GT models .  Only the rims are not stock colored and they removed the fairing decals

That's why we keep you around. You a probably one of the few people that know.

I now revise my decision. The bikes are equal in the looks department.

[ducatiz]

That's why we keep you around. You a probably one of the few people that know.

I now revise my decision. The bikes are equal in the looks department.

Yes, i'm the weird uncle with the collection of art deco ice crushers that you really just tolerate until you're having a huge daiquiri party.. lol

ps the Alazzurra is probably one of the most fun bikes I've ever owned

I find that I prefer mid-power bikes with low weight and skinny tires far more than heavier bikes with more HP.  my 600ss is the same -- about 50hp and I've whittled it down to about 370 lbs wet.  flicks like a switchblade.

the Ally needs a little more attention, but for a sport tourer, it is very sporty.