Vintage 1980\'s Cagiva elephant logo factory motocross racer\'s gear duffle bag for Sale

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Vintage 1980\'s Cagiva elephant logo factory motocross racer\'s gear duffle bag For Sale

$Vintage 1980\'s Cagiva elephant logo factory motocross racer\'s gear duffle bag$
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Vintage 1980\'s Cagiva elephant logo factory motocross racer\'s gear duffle bag :
$55.00

This is not just any swag bag, it has a story to tell and you won\'t see another one like it anywhere. I picked this up from the man that sold me all the AJS Stormer & Gilera parts. This is an originalCagiva factory motocross racer\'s gear bag with the early elephant logo that incorporates the AMF Harley-Davidson number 1 with Italian flag colors and it\'s from the eighties vintage. It\'s kind of like a laundry or duffle bag on steroids, it\'s cloth lined plastic with a leather sheath over the cords and measures 21\" tall x 10\" round at the bottom and is very well made. Mike raced a WMX125, a 250 Stormer and a 410 Stormer fairly successfully in the eighties and nineties and had the trophies to prove it. This bag would have been given to Mike by the dealer who sold him the bike or from Cagiva because he won races. Now for some history of the Cagiva marque and the WMX125:
Today, the name Cagiva is probably best remembered in the motocross world for its purchase of the Husqvarna brand in the late eighties. Once the owners of Husqvarna, Ducati, and MV Agusta, Cagiva was a motorcycling powerhouse in the eighties and nineties. Founded by Giovanni Castiglioniin 1950, the Cagiva brand was originally a manufacturer of small metal components. The name “Cagiva” was derived from a combination of the founder’s name and the town in which it originated – Varese, Italy (CAstiglioniGIovanni andVarese). It was not until 1978 that Cagiva expanded into motorcycle production. At the time, American motorcycle manufacturer AMF-Harley Davidson had a substantial motorcycle production facility in Varese building small two-strokes for sale under the Harley banner. Seeing an opportunity to expand their business, Castiglioni’s two sons Claudio and Gianfranco decided to diversify the company’s offerings by acquiring the AMF-Harley-Davidson/Aermacchi factory and starting to build motorcycles.Initially, the new Cavigas were nothing more than re-badged AMF-Harleys, but eventually, the Italians began producing unique machines of their own.While early Cagiva motocross machines were slightly odd in appearance, their motor performance was never in question. The Italians knew how to make horsepower and the machines were never lacking for forward thrust. In America, they remained little more than a curiosity, occasionally showing up in magazine tests and the odd USGP. At the time, most US riders had fallen out of love with the machines of Europe and in love with the machines of Japan. Cagiva may have been great, but few American riders had an opportunity to experience their uniquely Italian flair.In 1985, Cagiva finally broke into the motocross mainstream by winning the 1985 125 World Motocross title with Finland’s Pekka Vehkonen piloting. This was the first win of the 125 World Title by a non-Japanese brand since the series was started in 1975. In addition to Vehkonen’s victory, the brand scored a third overall in the championship standings with Italy’s Corrado Maddiirounding out the 1985 125 podium. In a mere seven years, Cagiva had gone from a producer of rehashed Harley street bikes to the winners of one of the most prestigious motocross series in the world.
My name is Tony Schanz, I formerly ran DomiRacer Distributors in Cincinnati, Ohio buying and selling vintage English, Italian, & German motorcycle parts, tools, accessories & memorabilia. DomiRacer closed 6/11/2013, but I still deal in parts, motorbikes, decals, advertising, photos, posters, & more. Please add my store, The Real DomiRacer, to your favorite sellers and watch for other rarities in my future items.