- Withdrawn

Registration No: YFJ 393S
Frame No: 853875
Engine No: 853646
CC: 864
MOT: Exempt

• Rare Ducati 900 GTS square-case electric start V-twin
• Lockheed racing front brake calipers and Akront alloy rims
• Run recently and supplied with a current V5C

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, 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. The Ducati 900 GTS was only produced in 1977 and ‘78 and used Ducati’s 864cc bevel drive V-twin engine fitted with the all-important electric start and more pleasing styling than its predecessor the 860GT.

This 1978 GTS has been part of a small private collection for a number of years. It is fitted with Lockheed Racing front brake calipers, floating disc mounted in the front and the rear, Akront alloy rims and comes with original looking Conti silencers stamped 'Ducati 0755-84. Recommissioned and run recently it should make an interesting project to either get back to original or form the basis of a ‘cafe racer’ special. Supplied with a current V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415 871189