1981 Cagiva SST350

Registration No: BFW 835W
Frame No: 8F61967
MOT: Exempt

• Rarely seen in the UK
• New piston and replated cylinder
• Supplied with a current V5C

In 1978, Cagiva entered motorcycle manufacturing after taking over the local Aermacchi/AMF-Harley-Davidson factory, and by 1979 the company produced over 40,000 motorcycles. Many of the existing models were continued in production as Cagivas, and the off-road motorcycle division was improved and expanded, eventually producing its own race-winning series of motocross motorcycles. In 1983, Cagiva sourced Ducati four stroke v-twin engines from 350 cc to 1000 cc and entered the big displacement market, eventually taking over Ducati in 1985. They continued with strategic buyouts of Moto Morini and Husqvarna, and 1991 also bought the MV Agusta brand. With an emphasis on racing achievement, the Castiglioni brothers were behind Cagiva's 500 Grand Prix successes and Ducati's dominance in World Superbike racing. The SST350 started life badged as a Harley Davidson, developed in Italy by Aermacchi, becoming a Cagiva once the Castiglioni brothers took over the factory in 1979. A bike rarely seen in the UK, this good looking example was imported from Germany and bought by the vendor in 2017. Recommissioned, partially restored and registered by him in 2023, he fitted a new Wossner piston with the original cylinder replated by Langcourt, a new carb set up by Eurocarb and a new exhaust. It will be supplied with a current V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415871189