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Black Lightning was Cannondales 25th anniversary special. Paintjob, only 300 and a collaboration with Campag, special Record grouppo, all black with gold writing, when Campag were only polished. Neutron wheels again with special Black Lightning decals etc, special cables (gold and Kevlar from memory) etc. It’s super rare. I’ve only ever seen one other in the flesh and I’ve been looking for 20 years for one. This is just super special. The guy even bought 2 spare matching tyres and tubes when new so he never needed to change anything. He rode it twice and put it in a wardrobe for 20 years.
I’ve ridden it now and I am blown away. I think I’ll ride it like I stole it !!!!
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I am quietly smitten by this thing. 22 years old and it’s been ridden three times, once by me. It was still on the original tyres. It is a brand new bike. I’m trying to work out what to do because the thing is museum quality, to ride it seems sacrilegious it’s so perfect. Not a mark on it. Not one. The groupset is brand new, it shifts like no Campag Record I’ve ever had (and I’ve had a lot) the cables are unstretched and the thing rides better than pretty much any bike I’ve ever owned and I’ve owned hundreds. I could sell it to some rich twonk who’d give me loads of dollah or I could just ride the thing and love every minute of it.
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CAAD9 was the last of the USA CAAD frames. Six13, SystemSix were also US and the first of the SuperSix were made in USA.
Six13 is a brilliant bike but mine cracked at the carbon/Aly join.
The SystemSix is the stiffest bike I’ve ever ridden.
The first SuperSix was the best bike I’ve ever owned. It was superb. I’d have one in a heartbeat
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Thanks everyone for the info. Yes. It’s a 1984 R65LS. But the fairing is not original. I’m also out to lunch on the original but I am old enough to have bought magazines when they first released it and I thought it was the bomb. I’m not sure what I’ll do with it fairing wise. If it’s all there I’ll keep it but it looks like it’s lost the screen in the 6 years it’s been inside.
What am I going to do with it ? Well I’m not going to be spending £795 on a new fairing for it ! That’s more than I paid for the whole bike ! I want it running and riding nicely. It was advertised non runner with dreadful photos and no description, I got talking to the guy agreed a deal and the next thing I know he says “charged the battery, started first time, with 6 year old fuel”!! So yay. Basically I want it back on the road, all fluids changed, pads, tyres, new cables and fluid lines, hydraulics etc and then clean it up and ride it. A lot.Like many on here I’ve had a good few bikes. Started in Australia in the late ‘80’s on a couple of year old Suzuki RG250, the first one. Mental thing. Loved it. Sold it when Madame Ducati came calling, first a Pantah then a (gulp) Mike Hailwood Rep 900. Wish I still had that. Dreadful thing to rise but the sound and the look. Mmmm. Most recently had a 1100GS 100,000 miler. Good fun. But huuuuuuge !!! Too tall for my short legs, I’m really built for old Dukes, 6’ tall but with 29” inside legs. I’m a freak, all top end !!! Then a few Vespas but while fun in Bristol are less enticing on the Isle of Harris.
So I’m hoping the 65 will do it all. Keep my wife on the back without apololexy and me on a bike having some fun keeping it running and just loving the incredible roads (and zero traffic) we have up here.
I’ll keep you guys informed when it finally arrives and update with some pics. Thanks all for the interest.
Sean
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Historically it wasn’t great. I mean better than a punch in the face and still nice of them but from memory somewhere around 20-30% off. Better buying a frame set that’s a year old probs.