2002 Ducati 998s Ben Bostrom LE #25 of 155

Bostrom Ducati 998s #25 of 155 is available for the taking.

I am a huge Boz Bros fan and this just happens to be my favorite Ducati racer replica. It would have been even sweeter had they offered it in the true L&M design, but these are still sweet. I enjoyed watching Ben the most when he raced for NCR Ducati.

He seemed much looser and just happy to be there with no pressure to win because he wasn’t on the Corse factory team. But then L&M happened and he ripped off 5 wins in a row (so much for the NCR deal), which no one ever expected him to do being on the 3rd Corse team with Dunlops under him. In their prime Ben and Eric both were tenatious competitors when they had confidence in their machinery. I really enjoyed watching Eric on the Kawasaki the most, but I’ll save that story for another post. One of the stupid reasons I like Ben is because he liked Evil Knievel almost as much as me 🙂 Godspeed Evil…..

Here are the pictures of #25 for sale on the San Fran Craigslist.

Limited Edition, #25 of 155
Bostrom Autographed bike and matching autographed helmet
5242 miles, EXCELLENT CONDITION
Ready to ride or show,
$10,500, entertaining offers

I found this tidbit of info on the net.

One hundred and fifty-five Bostrom replica 998Ss will be built for North America, all signed on the tank by Ben Bostrom himself, and fitted with carbon-fiber bodywork, an Ohlins fork instead of the usual Showa, and the good four-pad Brembo front calipers, for only $22,695!

With an asking price of $10,500 and offers being considered I like this 998s considering the above listed upgrades it received from Ducati. If I had the $10g’s lying around I’d probably already own it and I would have an Evil Knievel suit to go along with it in true Ben style. Throw in a Suomy Bostrom replica helmet and I’d be set. I guess I hope these are still around when I do have a few thousand to toss around so I can pick one up.

Did anyone else have one of those Evil Knievel crank motorcycles that would do wheelies and jump the ramp that you got with it?

Heres a video of Ben from back in the day aboard the L&M Ducati. I would marvel at how he would let the bike move around under him. If you’ve never witnessed it, check it out as it is a must see to appreciate kind of thing.

Cheers!

dd