@@wakinossin I own a very heavily modified 600 TL myself. In it’s original guise it was a true Ducati in all but looks. In other words: Like that silent sister of the girl you initially fell for. A true swan in disguise! 😁
@@marcbrasse747 I see. That's fine - I like to keep my bikes mostly standard, the way they came from the factory, with period mods when needed. It's hard to find vintage bikes that are in stock condition, especially ones that made great track bikes. So that's my niche.
I had a white 500 Pantah in the '80s which was an absolute top bike. Sold it to 'upgrade' to a 650 Allazzurra in '88 that a friend was selling. It was never as nice a bike to ride I found, but I still regret selling them both!
They're both great bikes, the Cagiva is far more comfortable to ride and a much more torquey motor, with more 'around town' gearing. But the Pantah can eat the kilometres at a very high rate of speed.
@@wakinossin I found the Cagiva viby with the lower gearing - I went back to the Pantah gearing and fitted lower 'bars, plus a 2-1 pipe and pod air filters. Was bikeless for a couple of decades but bought an '09 Hypermotard 1100 a couple of years back. Always wanted a 750F1 but I don't fit well!
I'd want $5,000 for mine. I'm in Ontario myself. Parts are easy to get - the motor and much of the running gear is Ducati and a lot is available even at dealers. The bodywork is available from resellers on various online sites. I'd get one if I were you.
@@mikeholland1031 Oh that's the one on Kijiji right now? Painted all red? My buddy spoke with the guy and was told it needed work on the front cylinder and a 'cable is corroded' but didn't get any further details. I think if you could get it for what you hope, it would be worthwhile.
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on the carburetor setup on the 650 Ally and I see that all 3 series of engines (500, 600, 650) all use the same sized carbs, 36mm. Even the jet sized are the same within some margins. I’ve owned my 600SL for 30 plus years and the bike runs rich, before the rebuild, it would sometimes sputter and also smell like unturned gas. Now, it runs better, but there are still issues. My question to you is, how does this Ally run? Are you getting full performance out of it?
I think so, it runs great and the plugs are always a good colour. It's pretty fast on the track, pulling away from my Pantah 500 and Pantah 600 on the straights. It is completely stock though, original air filter, original exhaust and I assume stock jetting as I've never changed them.
I had the brother to this one. Looked exactly the same! The bike never got jealous of the wife. The wife got jealous of the bike! No more wife, hope to find a Ducati again.🤣
Parts are not that difficult to find - if you have any trouble just contact me and I'll give you my sources. I've had no trouble restoring this bike and all my others.
@@mikeholland1031 Ah! Yamahas are nice but you don't know what you're missing. The electrical issues were probably the relay that sits under the tank. A $9 part to replace. Best wishes!
@@wakinossin ya maybe. Found out my insurance was far more reasonable than I thought on a sport bike cuz I'm old now. Got an FZR1000 cheaper and 3 times the power. Cheap parts too. No disrespect to the ducati but I started thinking it just wasn't me and then the electrical issues. Some plug into the cdi box was messed up and was wired directly. A short somewhere. He rebuild one cyl but not the other. I started getting a bad feeling about it.
@@mikeholland1031 Oh that's too bad. I agree that most Japanese bikes have more HP. Even so, the riding experience on an Italian bike is entirely consuming. For me anyway.
alaazzura means blue wing😊used to ride her for a number of years in the nineties 😅
Allazzura means Blue Wing. Note: The footrest assemblies where taken from the Pantah TL touring versions. A very nice Ducati in all but name.
Thank you.
@@wakinossin I own a very heavily modified 600 TL myself. In it’s original guise it was a true Ducati in all but looks. In other words: Like that silent sister of the girl you initially fell for. A true swan in disguise! 😁
@@marcbrasse747 Agreed. Very nice bikes, and much easier to ride than my Pantah 500 or Pantah 600. Faster too.
@@wakinossin Well, mine didn’t stay standard for long. Pictures via my name.
@@marcbrasse747 I see. That's fine - I like to keep my bikes mostly standard, the way they came from the factory, with period mods when needed. It's hard to find vintage bikes that are in stock condition, especially ones that made great track bikes. So that's my niche.
I had a white 500 Pantah in the '80s which was an absolute top bike. Sold it to 'upgrade' to a 650 Allazzurra in '88 that a friend was selling. It was never as nice a bike to ride I found, but I still regret selling them both!
They're both great bikes, the Cagiva is far more comfortable to ride and a much more torquey motor, with more 'around town' gearing. But the Pantah can eat the kilometres at a very high rate of speed.
@@wakinossin I found the Cagiva viby with the lower gearing - I went back to the Pantah gearing and fitted lower 'bars, plus a 2-1 pipe and pod air filters. Was bikeless for a couple of decades but bought an '09 Hypermotard 1100 a couple of years back. Always wanted a 750F1 but I don't fit well!
@@Bull761 Oh that's interesting. This one is smooth through the rev range.
I believe the name means blue wing.
Yes.
Any guess on value of an 85 ducati aluzzurra 650 now? Paint is good. 18,000 miles.
I'd want $5,000 for mine. I'm in Ontario myself. Parts are easy to get - the motor and much of the running gear is Ducati and a lot is available even at dealers. The bodywork is available from resellers on various online sites. I'd get one if I were you.
@@wakinossin thanks. Can prob score this one under $3000 Canadian.
@@mikeholland1031 Oh that's the one on Kijiji right now? Painted all red? My buddy spoke with the guy and was told it needed work on the front cylinder and a 'cable is corroded' but didn't get any further details. I think if you could get it for what you hope, it would be worthwhile.
@@wakinossin ya. Wasn't sure if paint is orig. No stripes.
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on the carburetor setup on the 650 Ally and I see that all 3 series of engines (500, 600, 650) all use the same sized carbs, 36mm. Even the jet sized are the same within some margins. I’ve owned my 600SL for 30 plus years and the bike runs rich, before the rebuild, it would sometimes sputter and also smell like unturned gas. Now, it runs better, but there are still issues. My question to you is, how does this Ally run? Are you getting full performance out of it?
I think so, it runs great and the plugs are always a good colour. It's pretty fast on the track, pulling away from my Pantah 500 and Pantah 600 on the straights. It is completely stock though, original air filter, original exhaust and I assume stock jetting as I've never changed them.
I had the brother to this one. Looked exactly the same! The bike never got jealous of the wife. The wife got jealous of the bike! No more wife, hope to find a Ducati again.🤣
I swapped my MGBGT for one in about 2000 but it never ran reliably, it would keep going onto one cylinder for a while.
Oh that's too bad! All of mine have been super reliable.
I'm looking at an 85 now. Dunno if it's gonna be hard to source parts for. It does need a cpl of things. I'm in Canada btw
Parts are not that difficult to find - if you have any trouble just contact me and I'll give you my sources. I've had no trouble restoring this bike and all my others.
@@wakinossin I passed and bought a yamaha. Had funny electrical issues. Thanks though.
@@mikeholland1031 Ah! Yamahas are nice but you don't know what you're missing. The electrical issues were probably the relay that sits under the tank. A $9 part to replace. Best wishes!
@@wakinossin ya maybe. Found out my insurance was far more reasonable than I thought on a sport bike cuz I'm old now. Got an FZR1000 cheaper and 3 times the power. Cheap parts too. No disrespect to the ducati but I started thinking it just wasn't me and then the electrical issues. Some plug into the cdi box was messed up and was wired directly. A short somewhere. He rebuild one cyl but not the other. I started getting a bad feeling about it.
@@mikeholland1031 Oh that's too bad. I agree that most Japanese bikes have more HP. Even so, the riding experience on an Italian bike is entirely consuming. For me anyway.
I had one new back then, drove it to Daytona Bike Week and it ended up getting stolen.
Oh that's too bad! So disturbing.
Lol the clown face