Fantic Caballero 700

[Sir Fallsalot]

Interesting I think i like it 

 

[boboneleg]

Great looking bike, that stonking engine and brembo brakes are a great start. The suspension being non-adjustable is a bit of a let down and at over £9000 it's a little bit pricey imo.

The lovely, lovely mirrors are a nice touch and it so happens that I have some for sale.  These are the original VIcma folding mirrors , not the cheap chinese copies that vibrate like f*ck

Please ask if you want a pair or even one ..............

 

[XTreme]

37 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

at over £9000 it's a little bit pricey imo.

Due to it having a Yamaha engine! If they'd put a Zongshen motor in there it would probably go out at 7.5K.

Just wondering whether @Sir Fallsalot would find it interesting if it was a Zongshen? 

[Sir Fallsalot]

1 hour ago, XTreme said:

Due to it having a Yamaha engine! If they'd put a Zongshen motor in there it would probably go out at 7.5K.

Just wondering whether @Sir Fallsalot would find it interesting if it was a Zongshen? 

Yes i would but not at that price, i also like the 500 they do, it's a Fantic a well established company, I owned Fantics in the 80s and they were great bikes some of the few i wish i still had now.

[Sir Fallsalot]

2 hours ago, boboneleg said:

Great looking bike, that stonking engine and brembo brakes are a great start. The suspension being non-adjustable is a bit of a let down and at over £9000 it's a little bit pricey imo.

The lovely, lovely mirrors are a nice touch and it so happens that I have some for sale.  These are the original VIcma folding mirrors , not the cheap chinese copies that vibrate like f*ck

Please ask if you want a pair or even one ..............

 

I got the cheapo ones and their working great when i remember to fold them in, i found them on ebay years ago for £4.99 a pair so i bought two pairs still got two to break, can't find them for less than £16 now 

[Pedro]

Is it really a Yamaha engine though, or a copy?

[XTreme]

33 minutes ago, Pedro said:

Is it really a Yamaha engine though, or a copy?

The real thing! Minarelli (part of Yamaha) has a history of working with Fantic!

[Pedro]

21 hours ago, boboneleg said:

The suspension being non-adjustable is a bit of a let down and at over £9000 it's a little bit pricey imo.

I checked their website, there is a 500cc version previous to this one with a one cylinder engine. On that 500cc there is a scrambler version which is the base version with 150mm non adjustable suspension travel, but then there is a 200mm suspension travel with adjustable suspension. Maybe there’s some of that coming to the 700.