Update 7.24.17: Links updated to latest auction listing and corrected model year to 2004. -dc “Born” in 1993, the Ducati Monster has regularly been credited with starting the naked bike craze, and occasionally has accounted for two thirds of Ducati sales. A citified workhorse for most of the first decade, special higher performance models began…
The modern “superbike” fits a very narrow design brief and, coincidentally, also refers to an actual racing class that includes big-bore sportbikes with full fairings and, typically a four-cylinder engine with an inline or V configuration. But the term was actually coined decades ago, and described big, naked four-cylinder machines with flat handlebars and relatively…
2002 saw Ducati introduce the testastretta engine into a production model, and work was wrapping up on the succeeding 999. The 998 was the best of the 916/996 chassis, with the 123 hp EVO engine, and reviewed as the bike to own once in your life. 2002 Ducati 998 for sale on eBay With its…
Tough job keeping the top dog on top, having to finagle the latest edition superbike engine into a naked platform. With the 998 cc Testastretta aboard, the S4RS is the supermodel that held the showroom door for thousands of Monster 696 shoppers. The S4RS made room for most of the premium 999 components, some modified…
Update 8.26.2016: Sold! Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Far less common and cliché than the 916, the Ducati 851 represents the connoisseur’s choice for Ducati fans looking for a classic superbike. Although it’s hard to argue with the significance of the 916, it’s almost a victim of its own success. I mean, nearly the…
Ford GT-40’s circa 1970 and this year’s Porsche 991 RSR’s wear the Gulf powder blue and orange to the race on the longest Saturday of the year. This ’07 Ducati 1098 also has classic Gulf livery, a commemorative of the 2008 Ducati Endurance Racing Team. 2007 Ducati 1098 for sale on eBay Not quite the 1098R prepared for the…
Founded in 1934 under the name Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, KTM has grown like the proverbial tree, branching out from bicycles to two-strokes, enduros to supersports, and lately into sportscars. Their exciting entrance into the superbike arena was well-received and has become a standard-bearer for the company. 2008 KTM RC8 for sale on eBay Based on their LC8…
Ducati Superbikes have been the subject, and sometimes the victim, of many different customizations over the years, sometimes making a substantial change to the bike, more often a fashion statement. Starting with a fairly collectible 1098S, a Florida owner has done a full carbon makeover, a subtle statement from 30 feet but wild within arms…