$3,900
San Francisco, California
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For your consideration: A very clean, well maintained Aprilia Pegaso 650 Cube with numerous performance and touring upgrades. This is 1 of 5 Aprilias I have owned and is an exemplary unit demonstrating the marque’s firm entry into the big bike segment. The Pegaso is the predecessor to the BMW F650, which was produced by Aprilia for the German firm from 1993-1999. The Pegaso is an agile, stable, quick machine capable of 2-up touring, unpaved fire roads, or scuffing tires to the edge on winding mountain passes. Main features of the Pegaso 3 include: aluminum twin cradle frame with box steel front section doubling as oil tank; radial five-valve Rotax engine with dry sump lubrication & twin oil pumps; twin Mikuni BST 33 mm carburetors; inverted 40 mm Marzocchi forks; 5.85 gallon fuel tank with low fuel light; alloy rims w/ stainless spokes—19” front, 17” rear; reliable OEM side stand & center stand; 100/90-19 bias ply front, 130/80-17 radial rear tires; twin head pipes & dual exhaust in stainless w/ catalyst; electronic capacitor discharge ignition; floating Brembo brake calipers--twin piston front, single piston rear. I am selling because our needs have changed; my wife no longer rides and I prefer to reduce my vehicle maintenance load. We just completed (end of June) a 250-mile trip two-up w/ luggage down the central Pacific coast & had a blast. The Pegaso performed flawlessly—got 45-46 MPG. Bike was ridden regularly on secondary highways & locally for past 4.5 years. The following upgrades were performed to the bike: GPR titanium/carbon fiber exhaust (12 lbs lighter, +4.5 HP, smooth-progressive power across rev range), Givi tall windscreen, Givi Monolock 37L top case w/ brake light, Aprilia tank bag (expandable, becomes backpack), Euro front turn signals, K&N air filter, Euro light switch (on-off-park), Goodridge braided stainless brake lines, Ferodo SinterGrip HH brake pads, Aprilia optional shock w/ external preload adjustment. The following spares/items are included: All original parts (exhaust, shock, windscreen, air cleaner, turn signal), clutch & throttle cables, complete set of new coolant hoses & clamps, rider footpegs, tubes, original tool kit, Aprilia Use + Maintenance book, 2 sets ignition & top box keys. I have maintenance records going back to 2900 miles. The oil & filter were recently changed (6910 mi) w/ Pentosin 5W40 synthetic. I’ve always used synthetic oil, as did the previous owner. The brakes & coolant were bled every 2 years; valves checked at 4157 mi—all in spec. Tires are Michelin Anakee 2, replaced at 4378 mi in Oct. 2011 w/ new tubes. The chain is in good condition and battery still holds a charge well. The previous owner, a collector, kept the bike in a climate controlled shop for approx. 6 yrs. All my bikes are stored indoors. There are some light scratches on the R handguard, R rear turn signal, L muffler badge, and R side of skid plate—mainly due to my sloppy parking, brushing up against the garage wall & a lightpost on the street. Otherwise no damage is evident. The idle mixture is adjusted for easy starts & quick warmup. The bike exhibits no problems, runs well & is completely reliable. I HAVE SOLD A NUMBER OF BIKES ON EBAY; PLEASE SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR DETAILS ABOUT MY WELL SATISFIED BUYERS. I WILL ACCEPT CASHIER'S CHECK OR CASH FOR FINAL PAYMENT, HOWEVER BIKE & TITLE WILL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL PAYMENT CLEARS MY BANK OR FUNDS ARE VERIFIED. I AM ABLE TO ASSIST WITH LOADING & SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS. PLEASE HAVE FINANCES IN ORDER PRIOR TO MAKING AN OFFER. THANK YOU.