Ducati 750 SS F1 F1-S 750SS TT B Vintage Motorcycle RARE AS IT GETS DESMO 84 EX

Description

yesanother RARE beastthat came to AMERICA!!!the beloved F1This is a street legal DOT approved. built for the USA market Ducati 750F1  1988 Ducati 750F1S.  

The 'S' model is basically an updated 1986 model with dual seat. dual exhaust and a front fender from the Montjuich made specifically for the USA market.  

 Only 84 of the 'S' model were produced 

of only 1801 total production for the 750F1.  

CONDITION OF BIKE:

3188 original milesoriginal dated (dot) coded tires to prove itclose to MINTALL ORIGINAL PAINTSTUNNING ITALIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP 11 SECONDS IN THE 1/4 MILEOBNOXIOUSLY LOUD!!!HIGH MAINTENANCE of course. The Ducati F1A and F1B were true race replicas. street-going versions of the first of the "rubber band racers. the four-time world champion 6()0ccTT2. The TT2 was built for the 1981 Formula 2 World Championship. With British racer Tony Rutter on board. they won not only the 1981 championship. but the 1982. 1983 and 1984 championships as well. In 1982. Fabio Taglioni. chief of design. and Franco Fame. race team boss. decided to develop concurrently a 750cc racer to compete in Formula 1. While the 750 was never as competitive in Formula 1 as its smaller stablemates had been in Formula 2. it soon proved to be the hot set for the newly formed and very popular "Battle of the Twins" class. The bikes did exceptionally well in both club races and world championship events.

Before long. enthusiasts began to clamor for a road-going version of the race bikes. preferably the 750. At the same time. Ducati street bikes had lost their edge; they were no longer the sharply focused sport bikes they had once been. In fact. they were shadows of their former selves and losing more ground on the sales floor to the Japanese every day. In 1985. Ducati decided to build the machine that would ultimately put it back on top - the racer-replica F1A. Unfortunately. 1985 saw Ducati caught between a rock and a hard place.

The company was having financial trouble; poor management had taken its toll. It was still in business. making engines for the fast-growing Cagiva concern. But outside of its race bikes and the new Fl. it really had nothing left. The Fl was seen by many as a final act of defiance. a dying gladiator's wave to the crowd. a last message to the motorcycle world: "Look what you'll be missing when we're gone. "  Fortune. however. smiled on the company. and early in 1985 Cagiva purchased what was left of Ducati. (It would actually take over in May of that year. but that's another story. ) In the interim. Marco Lucchinelli rode an F1A to second place at Daytona's Battle of the Twins. beaten only by the sheer horsepower of Gene Church's 1000cc Harley-Davidson. the famed "Lucifer's Hammer. * (In 1986. on an 850 version. he would win it outright. )

 The American "Baltic of the [wins series soon became a Ducati benefit. Racetrack successes sold bikes. Wins at Laguna Seca (California). the Barcelona 24-Hour and the opening round of Formula 1 (in Italy) all helped renew interest in the marque.   In 1986. the FIB was released. which was essentially the same as the A model. For those who wanted something a bit more exotic - and 25 percent more expensive - Ducati offered a series of hand-built limited-production versions of the F series.

. this  lady in red  is dancing  with me never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight never.  never. never  seen  you  shine  so  bright never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance never will forget the way you look tonight lady  in  red.  lady  in  red my  lady  in redI love youFRAME #ENGINE # LOOKING NOWANOTHER ONE OF ONLY A FEW MODELSTHAT MICK WALKER AND FALLONRATE FOUR STARS OUT OF FIVEA TRUE INVESTMENT GRADE DUCATI!!!fluids have been drained forabout SIX years. seafoam creeperused in tank and pumpers. this was also the last time it was running. what's it sound like. exactly like a 427 corvettemissing bits and pieces. but very. veryoriginal.  air box is goneoriginal exhaust goneplastic velocity stacks gonereplaced with alum. malossi

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