On the air-cooled side of the 1995 Ducati showroom, possibly back in a corner, was the 900 SS/CR. Not leading edge like the 916 or 748, not as racy as the 900 Superlight, not a new naked Monster, a nice bargain but not like the 600 or 750, the 900 SS/CR had its own gap…
Just 500 of the classically-proportioned Ducati Paul Smart 1000LE bikes were imported to the US, with silver half-faired bodywork and a blue-green frame intended to recall the bike ridden to victory by Paul Smart at the Imola 200 in 1972, a win without which Ducati might not exist. Modern retro-styled bikes often use their throwback…
Unless you have access to one of NCR’s Desmosedici-based bikes, there is quite literally nothing on the road like the Ducati Superleggera. The idea is simple: take the Panigale 1199R and take a cost-no-object approach to making it perform better. Basically one-off every mass-produced component, un-cut every corner. I wonder if there’s even any steel…
This naked superbike appeared recently and expired without a bid. When it was re-listed, it seemed worthy of a closer look. An bikini-faired 998 Superbike, the numbered edition Tri-Colore was only available in 2008 and shares a lot of the go-fast engineering from the faired 998’s. 2008 Ducati Monster S4RS Tri-Colore for sale on eBay…
What could be better than a European lightweight race replica ? What about a factory race-win commemorative ? If there were three of those to choose from wouldn’t your choice be a legendary American track ? 1987 Ducati 750 F1 Laguna Seca for sale on eBay A road-legal update of the mid-eighties TT1, the 750…
Kid brother to the Pierre Terblanche-designed 999, the 749 looked down-market to pick up more riders. It also made possible to homologate the 749R for the AMA Superbike series. The most basic faired model in the range, the matte black 749 Dark has a few less bangles than an -S ( which has quite a…
Slippery bodywork derived from the 1986-1990 Paso ( named for factory rider Renzo Pasolini ), the 907 I.E. continued the model from 1991 – 1992, and had several notable improvements from the earlier bike. (2) 1992 Ducati 907 I.E.’s for sale on eBay After carburetion difficulties on the early Paso’s, electronic fuel injection ( I.E.…
Enough ink has been spilled complaining about the design of the Ducati 999, but two things are clear: it is a far more practical, useable motorcycle than the classic 916, with ergonomics that at least took actual human physiology into account and the controversial looks of the bike are aging well. To be honest, as…