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

Cagiva is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded in 1950 by Giovanni Castiglioni in Varese, originally producing small metal components. It went into the motorcycle industry in 1978. The name is a portmanteau derived from the founder and the founding location, i.e. CAstiglioni GIovanni VArese. In 1999 for strategic purposes, the company got restructured. MV Agusta Motor became the main brand comprising Cagiva and Husqvarna.^[1] The company currently operates under the name MV Agusta Motor S.p.A. but remains under the ownership of Giovanni's sons, Claudio and Gianfranco Castiglioni. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... For the computer game by Peter Molyneux, see The Entrepreneur. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Varese is a city in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan. ... For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). ... For the band, see Big Brother and the Holding Company. ... MV Agusta was a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). ... Varese is a city in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan. ... A portmanteau (IPA: ) is a word or morpheme that fuses two or more words or word parts to give a combined or loaded meaning. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... MV Agusta was a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. ... MV Agusta was a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. ...

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. In the same year they bought a factory in Schiranna, Varese from AMF-Harley Davidson and went into motorcycle production. 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. Marco Lucchinelli (born June 26, 1954 in Bolano, Italy) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. ... Varese is a city in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan. ... Logo on a 2003 Harley Davidson The Harley-Davidson Motor Company (NYSE: HDI) is a manufacturer of motorcycles based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... The two-stroke cycle of an internal combustion engine differs from the more common four-stroke cycle by having only two strokes (linear movements of the piston) instead of four, although the same four operations (intake, compression, power, exhaust) still occur. ...

In 1983 Cagiva sourced Ducati four stroke engines from 350 cc to 1000 cc and entered the big displacement market. Cagiva bought Ducati in 1985, but kept the Ducati name that was better recognized outside 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. The four-stroke cycle of an internal combustion engine is the cycle most commonly used for automotive and industrial purposes today (cars and trucks, generators, etc). ... Ducati Motor Holding, SpA (Borsa Italiana:DMH) is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer located in Bologna, Italy. ... For the food product, see Bologna sausage. ... Varese is a city in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan. ...

Cagiva continued with strategic buyouts of Moto Morini in 1985 and Husqvarna in 1987. In 1991 Cagiva also bought the trademarks for the MV Agusta brand Moto Morini Logo Moto Morini is an Italian maker of motorcycles. ... This article is about Husqvarna Motorcycles. ... MV Agusta was a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. ...

In 1996 Ducati and the Moto Morini name were sold to Texas Pacific Group The Texas Pacific Group (commonly referred as TPG) is a private equity investment firm founded by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price in 1993. ...

In 1999 for strategic purposes, the company got restructured. 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. Image File history File links Cagiva_gran_canyon. ... Image File history File links Cagiva_gran_canyon. ...

At the end of the 1970s the company began campaigning the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit. Randy Mamola was their lead rider from 1988 to 1990, and he achieved Cagiva’s first podium result. They would also have some technical assistance from Yamaha. In 1991 they signed former world champion Eddie Lawson to their team. Lawson would claim their first victory when he won the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix. John Kocinski would also win a Grand Prix on a Cagiva GP500 (C594), finishing third in the 1994 world championship. Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier category of motorcycle grand prix currently divided into three distinct classes: 125 cc, 250 cc and MotoGP. Grand prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for general purchase nor can be legitimately ridden on public roads; this contrasts... Randy Mamola (born November 10th, 1959) is a former Grand prix motorcycle racer. ... Yamaha Motor Company Limited ) (TYO: 7272), a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company (whose HQ is at 2500 Shingai, Iwata, Shizuoka), is part of the Yamaha Corporation. ... This article recaps the 1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. ... Eddie aboard the Honda NSR500, 1989 Eddie Lawson (born March 11, 1958) was an American motorcycle racer with four Grand Prix World Championships to his name. ... This article recaps the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. ... John Kocinski is a retired motorcycle road racer whose successes include winning the 1990 250cc World Championship, and the 1997 World Superbike title. ... This article recaps the 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. ...

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. ... For information about the 2007 Dakar Rally, see 2007 Dakar Rally. ...

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. 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. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 578 pixel Image in higher resolution (1964 × 1420 pixel, file size: 543 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mini Moke Cagiva... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 578 pixel Image in higher resolution (1964 × 1420 pixel, file size: 543 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mini Moke Cagiva... BMC rosette logo old BMC share A preserved BMC ambulance. ... The Mini Moke is a vehicle based on the Mini and designed for the British Motor Corporation (BMC) by Sir Alec Issigonis. ... For the food product, see Bologna sausage. ...

Current models

Cagiva Mito Evolution

• Mito 125
• Mito SP 525
• Raptor 125
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References

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External links

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Cagiva motorcycles

• Official site
• All Cagiva motorcycles since 1970