Update 8.25.2019: This bike has sold to an RSBFS reader! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Our luck that Ducati was compelled to prove that their WSBK race machines weren’t too special, and a few hundred were made as homologation specials and offered to the cogniscenti. This 1990 851 SP3 can be displayed immediately, and…
Update 7.31.2018: Price reduced to $12,000 USD or best offer. Good luck to buyers and seller! -dc Ducati’s four-valve foray, the WSBK-winning 851 desmoquattro is destined for collectibility. Meanwhile the Weber fuel-injected superbike is a rideable feast. Rare as 851’s are stateside, this Ferracci replica is 1,000 miles closer to Oz than JFK, and may…
Update 2.22.2106: Now listed with AMS Ducati Dallas. -dc Update 10.6.2015: Price dropped from $32,000 to $27,500. Good luck to buyers and seller! -dc If you’re an 851 fetishist, today’s Featured Listing Ducati 851 SP3 is a rare sight here in the USA. We first saw this particular example back in July from the same…
The Ducati 851 debuted in 1987 and featured brand-new four-valve heads and liquid-cooling, revolutionary design features for the already venerable 90° L-twin. The Pantah engine, while very durable even under racing conditions, was limited in terms of outright power by its two-valve heads and air/oil cooling. Ducati wanted to compete in World Superbike racing, and…
Ducati has produced scores of “limited editions” in the last 10-15 years that consisted of little more than unique paint schemes and limited equipment upgrades. But in the past few days we’ve been treated to some legitimately rare and noteworthy special edition motorcycles, like the 888 SP4 and even a Supermono. This SP3 definitely stands…
Location: Boyne City, Michigan Miles: 2,357mi (3,794km) Price: $25,000 with no reserve in place! Up for grabs here we have a beautiful example of the Ducati that changed it all in terms of Superbike. It is clear to see that the 851 revolutionized Ducati superbikes with its L-Twin engine design, Desmo four-valve heads, liquid cooled…
You read that correctly: There is a nearly new Ducati 851 SP3 with 8 miles on the clock on eBay in Italy right now: quote from seller’s listing: QUESTA MOTO, OLTRE AD ESSERE MOLTO RARA (PRODOTTA IN 700 ESEMPLARI) CREDO SIA UN PEZZO UNICO!!!! LA MOTO INFATTI, E’ NUOVA DI FABBRICA E NON E’ MAI…