1991 Ducati 851 SP3
Homologation model no.477 of only 500 produced

Registration No: H906 JCV
Frame No: ZDM8885000829
MOT: None

• Homologation model no.477 of only 500 produced
• £1932 recommissioning by Ducati Coventry in 2021
• Supplied with its original toolkit and a current V5C

Ducati was established in 1926 by Antonnio 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, chief engineer Fabio Taglioni designed the classic V 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 V-twins that have gone on to dominate World Superbike racing over the years with models such as the 851, 888, and 916. In the early 1990s, Ducati started a tradition of producing limited editions of the previous year's race bikes, partly to get around homologation rules but also to give riders the ultimate in superbike performance. The 851 SP3 was built to celebrate Raymond Roche's win in the Superbike World Championship and to form the basis of the bike that Doug Polen went on to dominate WSB over the next two years.

This beautiful SP3 is number 447 of the run of only 500 homologation specials produced by Ducati in 1991. A very collectible model, it has been part of a small private collection for the last few years and is presented in authentic and original condition. Showing a credible 15,011km on its speedo, it was imported from Italy around 2000 and given an extensive recommissioning by Ducati Coventry in 2021, at a cost of £1932, with receipts included. Not many SP3s will have survived in such genuine condition, even down to having its original tool kit and both keys. A rare opportunity to acquire an important part of Ducati's history that would grace any collection, it is supplied with a current V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415871189

Condition Report

In the early 1970s Ducatis chief engineer Fabio Taglioni designed the classic V Twin bevel drive engine which proved to be an immediate success, helped by Paul Smart's win in the 1972 Imola 200. In the early 1990s, Ducati started producing limited editions of the previous year's race bikes, partly to circumvent homologation rules but also to give riders the ultimate in superbike performance. The 851 SP3 celebrated Raymond Roche's win in the Superbike World Championship and formed the basis of the bike Doug Polen used to dominate WSB over the next two years.