1986 Ducati 750F1
Miles: 16,770
Clean Title
VIN: ZDM3AA3L5GB751457
Bid at post: $7,500
Auction ends: Sunday, June 15
BIN: $14,000
1986 Ducati 750F1
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The 750F1 B has graced this site multiple times. A previous seller in 2014 gave some insights. “1986 Ducati 750 F1B Tricolore. Highly collectible and rapidly increasing in value – evidenced by the recent Spring Las Vegas motorcycle auction where similar examples of this bike commanded prices in excess of $20,000. [Do your homework – those must have been very low-mile] The Ducati F1A and F1B are true race replicas, street-going versions of the first of the “rubber band racers”, the four time world champion TT2. In 1985, the F1A was introduced then immediately followed with release of the F1B in 1986. In appearance the lines of the F1A and F1B bikes are almost identical, the most noted appointment differences being the F1B’s red wheels versus the F1A’s being gold and the Ducati F1B sports the new solid script Ducati logos adorned with the Cagiva elephant while the former F1A has a double outline script logo.”
Reader ‘Esica‘ commented on an F1 post in 2012, “After owning 12 motorcycles the F1 is still my favorite bike. Get one if you can……”
Mike summed it up in 2021, “The Ducati 750 F1 is about as old school cool as you can get. Devoid of any wizardry found on more modern motorcycles, the F1 is a basic bare-knuckle brawler with fancy footwork. To call this a race bike for the street would certainly be accurate, given the underlying DNA came directly from the factory TT1 and TT2 racers. Sporting a similar trellis frame and utilizing a Pantah-era engine punched out to 748cc that were both first utilized in the TT1 racer, the F1 offers a no-nonsense riding experience that is raw and pure.”
That bike in 2021 sold for $10k with 4,200 miles – though it was suggested that the speedo drive might have been disconnected at some point since that bike raced.
Reader ‘Locky’ commented in 2021, “I’m too old to be seduced by traction control and all that stuff-I know its safer as its fitted to cars and trucks and is a huge improvement-but on a bike half the fun is exploring the fine edge between thrill and hospital.”
As always, do your homework.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
I would like to see an SV650 and a 750 F1 on equal rubber duke it out. I saw an F1 for sale that had been converted to 17″ wheels, and modern suspension. What you would do if you were club racing. Any bike that is to survive on the road or track must inspire confidence. Once you find a truly inspired motorcycle, do not let it go. How much of the F1 DNA is in the Bimota DB1…..the DB2., then THE 851. The F1 is really special because the engine was developed. They were 95hp on the street in Europe before the noise regulations came into effect. This bike was new when I moved to Germany. The GSXR750 was also new. Both were limited by the rubber available, and both liked fast sweeping turns. Choices. It would make a great magazine article to test your favorite bikes all modified with the best equipment available.