Fri Apr 11 16:12:14 1997
- Message No. 615
From: Robertson Philip
Subject: Africa Twin vs. Cagiva Elefant
Paul, Hi
I went through this stage myself, tried an Elephant and dismissed the
idea. As I still haven't owned either of these machines yet I can't
justify my opinions but here they are anyway:
The build quality/appearance of the Elephant is poorer than the @.
The seat on the Elephant is very narrow.
I've read bad reports about the longevity of the Ducati engine (first
copy of RiDE magazine?) talking about snapped cylinder head bolts owing
to the different expansion properties of the bolts and the head. This
was on a sports model. Admittedly the engine isn't pushing the envelope
so much in the Elephant but it doesn't sound very encouraging.
Just looking through the messages on the list and exploring some of the
links you notice that there are quite a few accessories available from
Germany for the @. I'm interested in the larger fuel tanks - with the
Elephant (much smaller production run) you're more on your own.
Stick to your principles!
Phil
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