Designed to resemble their race-winning TT1 machines and the very last bike built before a buyout by Cagiva, the Ducati F1 was a bit rough around the edges but, in spite of a kit-bike feel and build quality, was a true thoroughbred. The F1 and its variants languished in obscurity for a while, since it…
Caught with fewer than two days left on the auction, this 1986 Ducati 750 F1 Montjuich edition is looking for a new home. Among the rarest of the F1 models, the Montjuich was one of 3 “specials” Ducati built on the F1 line (the others were the Santa Monica and the Laguna Seca). Each of…
I know I would be quickly ejected from any Ducati gathering for even considering these bikes were named after a sunny California beach town. Maybe all those pictures of Bimota Santamonica’s bathed in California sun have influenced me. As the Ducati faithful surely know, these bikes were named in honor of Lucchinelli’s TT-F1 victory at the Autodromo Santamonica in 1986. They…
Pickled Duc: 1988 Ducati 750 F1 Update 11.29.2011: Back on eBay, links updated. -dc Update 12.30.2011: Back on eBay, still $24500. We originally posted in September 2011. Links updated, -dc Pickling is about the only thing that hasn’t been done to preserve this Ducati. She is prepped for the solitude of a museum or perhaps…
For Sale: 1986 DUCATI F1 750 When the Ducati F1 was originally released in 1985, it was a far smaller machine than the current crop of 750cc bikes. It was, in fact, a serious revolution in the ideology behind how sportbikes were conceived. Instead of bigger and bigger, the Ducati concentrated mass as closely to…
It is always nice to see a rare Italian bike and this 750 F1 is a perfect example. The F1 came about from being the road going version of the TT1 race bike, albeit a few years later. This particular version was created to celebrate the by Grau, de Juan and Reyes in the 24…
For Sale: 1986 Ducati 750F1 and 750F1 Montjuich The first bike in this ultra-desirable pair is a 1986 Ducati 750F1. Modeled after Ducati’s successful TT1 and TT2 racers, the F1 was a surprisingly compact package; riders accustomed to larger-sized 750 machines from competing vendors found the bike to be quite small. Times were tough for…