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Registration No: BLN 484T
Frame No: DM8605/854568
Engine No: 854596
CC: 864
MOT: April 2023
Ducati was established in 1926 by Antonio Ducati and his sons, initially producing electrical components. After WW2 they moved into motorcycles with the Cucciola, essentially a pushbike with a clip-on engine. By the '60s they had become associated with performance bikes selling a range of sporty 250 and 350 singles. In response to the demand for larger capacity bikes, Ducati’s chief engineer Fabio Taglioni designed the classic vee-twin bevel drive engine first used in the 1971 GT750. This proved to be an immediate success, helped considerably by Paul Smart's win in the 1972 Imola 200 race. This started a tradition of race-winning vee-twins that have gone on to dominate World Superbike racing over the years. The Ducati 900 GTS was only produced in 1977 and ‘78 and used Ducati’s 864cc bevel drive vee-twin fitted with the all-important electric start and more pleasing styling than its predecessor the 860GT.
This example is offered in mostly original unrestored finish with probably only the master cylinder being non-standard. The previous owner kept the bike serviced throughout his 25 years of ownership, with a service carried out last year by '2 Machs Motorcycles' including a carb overhaul with new floats and needles, a new battery, oil and filter. Bought by the vendor last year he has since fitted some new indicators and given it a brake overhaul and is only selling the bike as he is not getting the chance to ride it. A good-looking and still very usable bike showing a credible 15,779 miles on the clock it comes supplied with a current V5C.
For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415 871189
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Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 15th Nov, 2023
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