2009 Ducati/Pierobon Hybrid Air-Cooled Racebike for Sale Price: $35,000 OBO Listing Ends: March 5th, 2024 This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated, hopefully. 2009 Ducati/Pierobon Hybrid Air-Cooled Racebike for Sale on eBay At a glance, this 2009 Ducati/Pierobon Hybrid Air-Cooled Racebike might look like a 1098 with track bodywork, but it’s…
2014 Ducati 1199 Superleggera Miles: 3,878 Second Owner Clean Title Asking Price: $32,995 2014 Ducati 1199 Superleggera for Sale on Craigslist The 2014 Ducati 1199 Superleggera was perhaps the ultimate v-twin superbike. Sure, it was powerful, with well over 200hp at the crank from a 12,500rpm v-twin built with Pankl rods, titanium valves, and other…
Today’s Ducati 748R was the World Supersport homologation version of Ducati’s famed Tamburini-designed sportbike. Uprated engine internals included lightweight titanium valves and connecting rods, and the bike was fueled by shower-type injectors nestled in a larger two-part airbox, suspended in a lightweight version of the 996 World Superbike’s frame. The bike made 106hp and…
If someone says “twin cylinder Italian sportbike,” the first thing that springs to mind is probably “Ducati,” even though they’re heavily invested in the V4 configuration these days. But Aprilia has been making fast, sweet handling, and reliable v-twins since 1998, and they sell for relative peanuts, compared to Ducatis of the same vintage. Today’s…
Today’s Ducati 851 Strada represents the humble beginnings of the modern Ducati superbike. Prior to the 851, Ducatis were air-cooled, two-valve bikes famed for their handling, if not their outright power. The two-valve “Pantah” engine was introduced in 1979 and served alongside the later four-valve engine introduced in the 851 well into the 2000s, an…
Most motorcycle enthusiasts are familiar with Moto Guzzi’s big twins: long, low and lean sportbikes like the V7 Sport, Le Mans, and Sport 1100i, all motivated by two-valve pushrod v-twins with longitudinal cranks and shaft drive. But they also had an entire line of smaller v-twins that displaced between 350 and 750cc like this Moto…
Much ink and other media has been spilled extolling the virtues of the mighty Ducati 916. It is, quite simply, one of the most beautiful and significant sportbikes of the modern era. It was also expensive, uncomfortable, and maintenance-intensive. Basically, the quintessential Italian sportbike. But a quirk of history led to the Ducati 916 “Varese”…
UPDATESold for $10,000 on December 9, 2023 The Quarter-Liter Sportbike ClassIf you weren’t a dyed-in-the-wool two-stroke fan, or didn’t read British biking magazines back in the 80s and 90s, you might never know that there was a war going on back then between the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers to dominate a category that didn’t even exist…