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1988 Ducati 851 Tricolore Kit Bike #49 ***SOLD***
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1988 Ducati 851 Tricolore Kit Bike #49
***This bike has been sold.*** This brand new 1988 Ducati 851 Tricolore Kit Bike (#49 of 200) is available for purchase from its owner and former Ducati champion Jeff Nash at AMS Ducati Dallas. This bike comes with a full spares kit with the exception of mufflers. This bike is in excellent condition. Please call (214) 466-6540 for more information.
***This bike has been sold.*** This brand new 1988 Ducati 851 Tricolore Kit Bike (#49 of 200) is available for purchase from its owner and former Ducati champion Jeff Nash at AMS Ducati Dallas. This bike comes with a full spares kit with the exception of mufflers. This bike is in excellent condition. Please call (214) 466-6540 for more information.
History
It was the Ducati 851 which first served notice that high-performance sportbikes and World Superbike racing would no longer be Japanese-only affairs. Where before Ducatis made do with simple air-cooled motors, the 851 had liquid-cooling, four-valve desmodromic cylinder heads and electronic fuel-injection. In 1990 Raymond Roche rode a factory 851 to the World Superbike championship, the first of 13 titles to date for Ducati.
World Superbike racers were required to be based on production streetbikes. One way to get the highest-specification base model possible was to build homologation specials – expensive, limited-edition versions that needed relatively minor modification to be track-ready. Ducati took this so-called "kit bike" approach with the 851 Superbike.
Differences from showroom stock include a braced swingarm, close-ratio gearbox, ventilated dry clutch and lightweight magnesium Marvic wheels. No speedometer, just a tachometer and temperature gauge. The motor was upgraded with race-grind camshafts, a hot-rodded electronic control unit, ram-air duct and free-breathing reverse-cone mufflers. It was good for about 120 horsepower.
Worldwide Shipping
We can professionally prepare and crate your bike for shipping around the world.
Financing Available
We can assist with financing through our network of banking partners.
Inspections Welcome
We welcome your independent inspection. Please contact us to schedule.
Questions?
AMS Ducati Dallas owner Jeff Nash is an expert in all things Ducati with a level of vintage Duati knowledge and know-how that is unprecedented. For further details on this motorcycle please contact Jeff at (214) 466-6540 or via email.
