A superb and rare photo of the magnificent Randy Mamola seen in action with his 500cc Cagiva C589 500GP Grand Prix works racer during the 500cc Grand Prix of Hockenheim the German Grand Prix, which was ridden in 1989.
Shown is Randy Mamola with the Cagiva C589 (or V589) V4 Grand Prix racer, seen racing in the 1989 German Grand Prix which was held on the circuit of Hockenheim on May 28, 1989.
Randy finished the race in 12TH position, Wayne Rainey won the race with his Yamaha YZR 500.
Randy’s magnificent Cagiva featured a 80 degree V4 engine with a capacity of 500cc, it delivered a power output of 150hp!
Cagiva 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. 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. 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. Many of the Harley-Davidson models were continued
in production as Cagivas, and the off-road motorcycle division was improved and
expanded, eventually producing their own race-winning WMX series of moto-cross
motorcycles. In 1983 Cagiva also sourced Ducati four stroke v-twin 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. Cagiva continued with
strategic buyouts of Moto Morini in 1985 and Husqvarna in
This is a very nice and very rare non period photo that reflects a wonderful era of Cagiva ‘s rich motorcycle history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this photo, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 12" (ca. 20 x 30 cm). It makes it perfectly suitable for framing!
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