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I have a 1990 Husky WXE 125 that has Cagiva stamped all over it
The guy on the left in black is Lee McCollum with Dunlop at the time. He has worked for Team Suzuki for a long time.
The Shop
Can you post some pics?
From the outside it looks like it was pretty stock, supposedly the 'Factory" mod was just porting in the cylinder but I haven't taken it apart yet, so I can't say what it looks like compared to a stocker. I have had it since 2004 and it was locked up when I got it, I haven't gotten to do anything with it yet because I have gotten side tracked with other restorations and racing etc. but I have been buying parts and pieces that it needs over the years so at some point I will get to it.
I'm pretty sure you're going to be busy with yz 490s the rest of your life and should just make me a package deal on all your Cagiva stuff.
DId the super trick swingarm defense and chain guide come from Italy?
Out of the crate it wasn't that great for the Open Intermediate class. A crazed Italian back at the warehouse did a porting job, a hand made pipe made by the guy who made pipes for Wheelsmith Motorcycles, and suspension advice from Terry Varner who was Ron Turner's mechanic at the time. The bike turned into a proper beast with smooth power - just lots of it. I had to seriously build up my upper body strength as I kept falling off the back. Once all settled in I loved the bike.
After about six months I started to blow rear hubs. The bearing on the sprocket side kept breaking through the hub. I went through five different designs of rear hub, with one lasting about 20 minutes. One bearing just wasn't enough to support it. The only other reliability problem I had was it started to pop out of gear between 2nd and 3rd.
My last race on the bike was in '87. The rear hub broke on landing from a big jump which then locked the rear wheel. Lets just say that I'm surprised that I have a daughter. My brother is storing the bike, maybe I should look into going and getting it.
Pit Row
https://www.facebook.com/cagivagb.haydentrades/videos/1183845245150678/
I had said I think, because I wasn't sure what happened so long ago, but your right tragic, he was a top rider, David RIP
I know he had a fair bit to do with Dave Thorpe, I think the picture above is of him but again I could be mistaken, but that picture was in my minds eye, shell oils British championship
But as Rob said David was killed by his girlfriends ex😢.
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