Cagiva
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	1978
Founder	Giovanni Castiglioni
Headquarters	Varese, Italy
Industry	Motorcycle
Parent	MV Agusta Motor S.p.A.
Website	www.cagiva.it

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History

Cagiva Elefant 650, a dual-sport motorcycle using a Ducati engine

In 1978 Cagiva entered the motorcycle business with two racing motorcycles riden by Gianfranco Bonera and Marco Lucchinelli. Gianfranco Bonera (born on April 2, 1945 in Porpetto Udine) was an Italian Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. Marco Lucchinelli (born June 26, 1954 in Bolano, Italy) is a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. In the same year they bought a factory in Schiranna, Varese from AMF-Harley Davidson and went into motorcycle production. See Edgard Varèse for the composer Varese (vaˈreze in Italian Varès in the local Lombard Dialect; Harley-Davidson Motor Company ( formerly HDI is an American manufacturer of Motorcycles based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. By 1979 the company reached an annual production of 40,000 motorbikes, with eight models with two-stroke engines ranging from 125 cc to 350 cc. The two-stroke Internal combustion engine differs from the more common Four-stroke engine by completing the same four processes (intake compression combustion exhaust

In 1983 Cagiva sourced Ducati four stroke engines from 350 cc to 1000 cc and entered the big displacement market. Today Internal combustion engines in cars, Trucks motorcycles aircraft construction machinery and many others most commonly use a four-stroke cycle. Cagiva bought Ducati in 1985, but kept the Ducati name that was better recognized outside Italy. Ducati Motor Holding SpA ( Borsa Italiana: DMH is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer located in Bologna Italy. Ducati motorcycle production continued in Bologna, while the Varese-built Cagiva Ala Azzurra (sold under the name "Alazzurra") and Elefant were introduced, both featuring Ducati engines. Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy See Edgard Varèse for the composer Varese (vaˈreze in Italian Varès in the local Lombard Dialect;

Cagiva continued with strategic buyouts of Moto Morini in 1985 and Husqvarna in 1987. Moto Morini is an Italian maker of Motorcycles It was founded by Alfonso Morini in Bologna, in 1937 Husqvarna Motorcycles is a company manufacturing Motocross, Enduro and Supermoto Motorcycles. In 1991 Cagiva also bought the trademarks for the MV Agusta brand

In 1996 Ducati and the Moto Morini name were sold to Texas Pacific Group

In 1999 for strategic purposes, the company got restructured. MV Agusta is a Motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa Italy. TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group commonly referred to as "TPG" is a Private equity investment firm founded by David Bonderman, James MV Agusta Motor become the main brand comprising Cagiva and Husqvarna.

Racing

Cagiva Gran Canyon

In the early 1980s Cagiva began to manufacture dirt bikes and started a massive public relations program with the opening of their North American branch. They hired "Radical" Ron Turner to test and develop their bikes. They also had Duane Summers, a legend in the cross country pro circuit. This was when Johnny O'Mara was the fast one on the 125 cc bikes that year and Ron beat Johnny numerous times at local Southern California tracks. Cagiva motocross bikes were characterized by their fast powerful engines and innovative features, such as the MX line that had only one spring in the front forks with one fork controlling dampening and the other spring.

At the end of the 1970s the company began campaigning the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit. Overview A Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM in 1949 Randy Mamola was their lead rider from 1988 to 1990, and he achieved Cagiva’s first podium result. Randy Mamola born in San Jose California is a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. They would also have some technical assistance from Yamaha. ( a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company (whose HQ is at 2500 Shingai Iwata Shizuoka) is part of the Yamaha Corporation. In 1991 they signed former world champion Eddie Lawson to their team. The 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 43th FIM Eddie Lawson (born in Upland California) is a former four-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. Lawson would claim their first victory when he won the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix. The 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 44th FIM John Kocinski would also win a Grand Prix on a Cagiva GP500 (C594), finishing third in the 1994 world championship. John Kocinski (born March 20, 1968 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a retired Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer whose The Cagiva GP500 was a Grand Prix 500cc two-stroke motorcycle manufactured by Cagiva. The 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 46th FIM

In 1990 and 1994 the Italian rider Edi Orioli won the famed Dakar Rally on the Ducati-powered Cagiva Elefant. Edi Orioli (born December 5, 1962 in Udine) is an Italian Rallying Motorcycle racer The Dakar Rally (or simply " The Dakar " formerly known as "The Paris Dakar" or "Paris to Dakar Rally" and now as "The Lisboa Dakar" is

Mini Moke

The Mini Moke

Cagiva bought BMCs design for the Mini Moke, manufacturing them in Portugal using British built engines from 1990 until 1993. The British Motor Corporation (BMC was a UK vehicle company formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation (parent The Mini Moke is a vehicle based on the Mini and designed for the British Motor Corporation (BMC by Sir Alec Issigonis. Intending to transfer production to the Bologna factory early in 1995, the tooling for the Moke was transferred to Italy late in 1993 – but production never restarted. Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy

Current models

Cagiva Mito Evolution

• Mito 125
• Mito SP 525
• Raptor 125

References

External links

• Official site
• All Cagiva motorcycles since 1970