1990 Ducati 750 Sport
Miles: 7,443
Clean Title
$5,795
SELLER
I’m selling my beautiful 1990 Ducati 750 Sport.
I’ve owned the bike for over 15 years and safely stored it here in LA for a couple of those years while I was living/working elsewhere before returning.
I contacted Yoshi, the owner The Garage Company of Gardena, CA to restore/replace whatever was needed to get it back on the road and reliable.
I’ve scanned in the receipts from Yoshi’s work and there are two – one for all the work completed the first visit to his shop and the second when I was able to source an updated and correct ECU replacement from regulator rectifier .com
I’ve also included a screenshot of the receipt of the ECU’s purchase.
I’m also including a 3 ring binder containing the full shop manual for the bike, see pics for examples of its contents.
Lastly, I’ve got a copy of the February 1990 Cycle magazine that has a review of the bike.
There’s also a photocopy of the article in the shop manual’s binder.
There’s a bit of paint degradation around the gas filler cap from the previous owner, I assume they weren’t being the most careful when filling up and not wiping off and spillage promptly.
It’s a beautiful bike that always gets looks, comments and thumbs up whenever/wherever I’ve ridden it and it feels, sounds and handles like an absolute dream.
The 750 Sport was a brief instance in Ducati’s history with information about its production figures and market reception being fairly scare online.
Depending on the source, Ducati produced between 1000 and 1300 examples of the 750 Sport making it a pretty rare bike. Especially with only 400 units reportedly being delivered to the US.
Checking he receipts you’ll see that I’ve spent over $4900 getting the bike back into this condition and while I’m supremely happy to have it back on the road, I’ve decided that it’s time to find it an new home.
I’m not interested in any sort of trades and it’ll be a cash only purchase, thanks.
Feel free to ask any questions and I’ll do my best to answer promptly !
RSBFS
This looks to be the third bike of it’s kind to grace our site. The last one we found had many more miles, so if you missed that perhaps this is your chance to gain a vintage Ducati. Hard to believe that 1990 is considered vintage…
Tad’s take on the bike from last March, “Introduced in 1988 and a bit of a forgotten footnote today, the Ducati 750 Sport lived in the shadow of the new 851 that was grabbing headlines at the time for its thunderous 8-valve engine and world-class handling, while the modest, air/oil-cooled 750 Sport helped pay the bills and appealed to riders of more modest means. The new bike was based around a modified 750 F1 frame with the Pantah-derived, 2-valve 748cc Paso engine and five-speed transmission slotted right in. In the Paso, this engine boiled its fuel at low speeds and generally ran poorly, a result of that bike’s automotive-style Weber carburetor and fully-enclosed bodywork. Air circulation in the 750 Sport was much better, and the bike was overall improved in terms of engine performance, while both braking and handling generally received very positive reviews when the bike was new.”
The first ’90 750sport we found was a post by William in 2022. That bike had less than 10k miles and it ended up selling for $4,050. Rare Reader, John, shared his experience with the bike, “I have ridden a few Monsters and 900’s and this bike is very similar to those. I would say the handling is virtually equal. What hurt this bike is that it didn’t have the updates that the 1991 and 92 bikes had. Those being 17″ wheels (now standard on most bikes) and a 6 speed gear box. Had it had those two things, this would be a $10,000 to $15,000 bike.
Honestly, the best part about this bike is the sound (well, and the acceleration!). You will be sitting at a red light and people will rev their engines, just to hear you rev yours, so they can hear it! And, I’m not kidding when I say this, that sound stands the little hairs up on the back of your neck every time, but in a very good way!”
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
I remember when these were new. A better suspension and a conversion to 17″ wheels would bring it to a modern standard. When you consider that just 4 years later Ducati launched the 916, not all models could take advantage of the technology available at the time.