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The 900ie
was equipped with the colors of its rallye sister: the well known
Lucky Explorer design. A year later a more conventional model,
the 900ie GT was introduced. This was painted grey metalic. In
addition was the suspension lowered to make the bike more accessible
to a larger public.
There was however a backdrop to the technical developments the
Elefant had gone through: pricing was at such a level, that only
a select clientele was found for it. In ’93 Cagiva came
with a redesigned model, that was brought to a lower price level
to stimulate sales.
The bike was lowered once more, fuel injection made way for Mikuni
carburettors, the Őhlins and Marzocchis were traded for a
Boge rear shock and showa front fork, the latter being of the upsd
type however.
Improvements were made on the braking system. Did the 900ie
have Nissin brakes, on the new carburettor models (the so called
E900) they went back to Brembo, even with a double front disk.
This edition is briefly sold in the US as a Ducati E900.
In ’94 a little sister to the 900 was introduced, the E750.
In essence the same bike, only with the good old Pantah 750 engine
and the Marzocchi front fork from the 900ie GT, including the
single Nissin brake.
Both the E900 as the E750 stayed in production until ’98,
after which the E900 was succeeded by the Gran Canyon, a bike
more suited for paved roads.
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