1993 Ducati 888 SP5
No.153 of 500 produced

Registration No: K888 TRC
Frame No: ZDM888S001825
MOT: None

• Limited edition Ducati 888 SP5
• Includes number plate 'K888 TRC'
• In very original condition
• Low mileage of just c.4,917

In 1971 Ducati's chief engineer Fabio Taglioni designed the classic V-twin bevel drive engine first used in the GT750. This proved to be an immediate success with Paul Smart winning the 1972 Imola 200 race, beginning a long tradition of race-winning V-twins that have gone on to dominate World Superbike racing over the years. Launched in 1991, the Ducati 888 was an upgraded version of the Ducati 851, the earlier 851 had introduced liquid cooling, computerised fuel injection and four-valve heads to the company's two-cylinder motors. Ducati increased the capacity of the 851 to 888cc to create the 888, and both engines featured the Desmoquattro valvetrain concept in which a four-valve per cylinder motor was given desmodromic valve actuation, with cams both opening and closing the valves. Doug Polen, riding a Ducati 888, won first place in the 1991 and 1992 World Superbike Championships. The SP5 was the final creation of the famous 888 before the 916 was launched.

With a small production run of just 500 units, this 1993 Ducati 888 SP5 is no.153 and has been looked after all its life to a good standard with the V5C Registration Document recording just 3 former keepers from new. Presented in a lovely and original condition, the machine is being offered with its distinctive model-specific number plate of 'K888 TRC'. The Ducati is being offered with a good service history, some old MOT paperwork, a Ducati service manual, high-level carbon Termignoni exhausts and a trickle charger. It has not been used recently, so it would be advised to get a check over and some recommissioning before being put back on the road and enjoyed.