For the 1991 World Superbike Championship, Ducati made a small increase to the bore of the modernized 851 engine, and introduced the 888. Capitalizing on the 4 desmodromically actuated valves per cylinder, fuel injection, and water cooling in the 851, the bike brought Ducati the 1992 and ’93 WSBK championships under American Doug Polen and…
A Ducati 851 Corsa Superbike is like a “blu-rare” cooked steak; a level beyond rare. For those readers who are unfamiliar with the 851 Corsa Superbike, in 1991 the Ducati factory produced two small batches of production based customer race bikes (two batches of 25). These bikes were produced in the Spring and Winter of…
1994 Ducati 888 SPO #61 of 100 is for sale and located in Chicago, IL. #61 is said to have 13,000 on the clock, is 99% Red-n-Ready and priced at $8,800.00. Since I started authoring on RSBFS.com I have been exposed to a whole lot of bikes that in the past I would have ignored.…
This is a very nice looking 888 SPO located on the East Coast. Located in Varina, Virginia is a 1993 Ducati 888 SPO with 17,500mi. The ’93 SPO is what was offered in the U.S. because the SP5 couldn’t pass U.S. regulations and they needed something to Homologate the 888 for AMA Superbike. These are…