Update 1.6.2022: This bike has SOLD to an RSBFS reader! Congratulations to buyer and seller! If you have a bike for sale that would benefit from this kind of exposure, contact us for a Featured Listing. -dc If you’ve already got Ducati fatigue from the past couple weeks, scroll right on past today’s Featured Listing,…
Most our early 1980’s Ducati’s tend toward the fully-faired MHR, but the Supersport with bevel driven cams has its own following. Here’s a collector with almost impossibly low miles, and requisite cosmetics for its mid-five figure ask. 1982 Ducati 900SS for sale on eBay Though a bit more civilized than the mid-1970’s Supersports, the last…
Though the Super Sports were to be lusted after, the 900 GTS had their own part in Ducati’s history and on the Sport Classic’s family tree. Here’s a Canadian example which is said to be unrestored and shows beautifully. 1978 Ducati 900 GTS for sale on eBay If there had been a momentary Universal European…
Shout out to our returning resident writer for the spot on this one. Doug came across this 900 SSD and knew it was significant – but was too occupied redlining his 1990s memory lane exploits to write it up. Rock on with your neon pastels, Captain, I’m all too happy to step in and share…
Ducati’s original “round-case” v-twin may be one of the most beautiful engines of all time but, while tower shafts and bevel gears may be a very precise way to operate valves, they sure aren’t an economical one. Think about the shimming that must be done during assembly; it’s a very labor-intensive way to construct an…
Hard to believe it was just 1968 when engineering director Fabio Taglioni put Ducati’s street eggs in the desmo basket, having used the valve actuation technique in race machines for several years. The Mk.3 line included 250, 350, and 450cc singles, and while this last-year model hasn’t run in a while, its low miles and…
It’s obvious that we’ll continue to see Ducati’s iconic “L-twin” for the foreseeable future, but the recent introduction of their V4 Panigale represents the end of the v-twin superbike era that really began with today’s Featured Listing Ducati 750GT. If you ask anyone to name the earliest Ducati v-twin, one of the Supersports is the…
Collectable motorcycles – especially those from the late 1970s through 1980s – are on the rise. Values have been notching up to the point where many of us can remember when “…you could buy one for (insert paltry sum here)…” This is true of practically any desirable bike in recent memory; for every bike there…