1989 Ducati 851 Corse replica, Ohlins, Termignoni 50mm spaghetti, lots of carbon

Up for grabs is my beautiful 851 Corse replica.   This bike has all the right bits. including many hard to find genuine Ducati Corse parts and lots and lots of lovely carbon.

I built this bike from the frame up. it took me 3 years to find all the parts and I finished it 2 years ago.  Highlights include the 916cc engine. Ohlins suspension front and rear. Brembo billet calipers and floating discs. 50mm Termignoni ?ˆ?spaghetti?ˆ™ system and full carbon bodywork including the tank.   See below for the full specification.

This summer she had a new Yuasa battery. DID HD chain and Renthal rear sprocket.

I absolutely don?ˆ™t want to sell but unfortunately it has to go. having said that I?ˆ™m not going to give it away.   Even if you could find all the parts to build this bike it would cost you considerably more that the reserve.   When you consider that some of the factory SP bikes are changing hands for upwards of 14k and a factory Corse would set you back double that. this could be an absolute bargain for someone.

This bike starts first time every time and has always been totally reliable. with a daytime MOT until August 2015 you really can jump on this and ride it away.   The V5 is in my name.

If you?ˆ™re looking for something to commute to work on you should probably look elsewhere. however if you?ˆ™re looking for something that is an absolute hoot to ride. turns heads wherever it goes and is only going to go up in value then this is for you.   I?ˆ™ve only ever ridden it on the road but it?ˆ™s obviously a perfect candidate for use as a historic track bike.

The boring bit:  Payment by bank transfer please. I will accept Paypal but you will pay the fees.   Remember. you are bidding to buy.   Please don't muck me about.   I have been as honest as I can in this listing. if you have any questions please ask.

Full Spec:

Frame parts

The frame is from a 1989 851 Strada and has been powdercoated.

The rear subframe is an alloy one from an SP model and was NOS when I bought it.   (non-SP bikes all had steel subframes. even the single-seaters). Engine

The motor is a 916cc desmoquattro. from the factory 851 Stradas were 851cc and even the SP models were only 888cc.

This engine was pulled out of my own ST4 which I owned and rode for 3 or 4 years.  I had lots of fun on that bike. including 2 trips to Le Mans for the MotoGP.   It?ˆ™s a good engine.

There?ˆ™s a lightweight clutch basket and pressure plate. the engine cover on the clutch side is lightened and opened Corse-style and there?ˆ™s a cut-down carbon clutch cover.   Apart from that it?ˆ™s standard.   I?ˆ™ve painted it silver with black heads and barrels to make it look contemporary.

One of the exhaust studs on the horizontal head is broken and will need replacing. not a big job.   I hadn?ˆ™t bothered because I was going to replace the engine with a 996 over the winter. Front end

Forks are Ohlins FG9051. they're a development of the FG9050s fitted to the 851SP bikes and came to me from a guy in the US who was running them on his RC30.   Just before I bought them they were re-built with new seals.   These a worth a small fortune on their own.

The clip-ons are genuine 851 Corse and were NOS when I bought them. they came from Australia.

I used a 916 front wheel because the spoke-pattern looks like the Marchesini mag fitted to the Corse bikes.   To make the wheel work with the forks required an axle sleeve and spacers which I had professionally made.

The mudguard is a copy of the correct 851 Corse item which I had specially made by QB Carbon.

Brakes are Brembo mono-bloc billet calipers and cast-iron. fully-floating discs. Rear End

The alloy swing-arm is original and the shock linkage and suspension ?ˆ?hoop?ˆ™ are the desirable adjustable items fitted to the SP and Corse bikes (most stradas had the non-adjustable set-up which later appeared on the Monster).   The shock is Ohlins.

I fitted a rear-wheel from a 900SSie as this is the only wheel with the same spoke-pattern as the front with the same axle diameter as the 851.   These are very difficult to find.

The carbon hugger is from Ducati Performance and the rare under swing-arm hugger is genuine Ducati Corse. as are the even rarer carbon chain adjuster plates and carbon brake tie-rod.

The rear caliper is an under-slung Brembo goldline and the disc was specially made with the same hole-pattern as a genuine Corse disc.

I also have one of the small. triangular Brembo calipers as fitted to the Corse bikes which I was going to re-build and fit over the winter.   This is available by negotiation together with new seals and pistons and a specially-made hanger. Induction

The carbon ?ˆ?air-runners?ˆ™ are reproduction Corse but the airbox is genuine and was NOS when fitted.   There are carbon frame-infill panels on top and underneath the frame.

Throttle bodies are from an S4 and are fitted with Pipercross air filters. Exhaust

Exhaust is a 50mm spaghetti system with Termignoni carbon cans. it sounds every bit as awesome as you?ˆ™re imagining.   The hangers are carbon and I also have a pair of the rear hangers that I?ˆ™ve not yet got round to fitting. I?ˆ™ll throw these in. Bodywork

All the bodywork is carbon.

The nose and sides are reproduction and were bought new from QB Carbon.   The tail is a genuine Ducati Corse item which was NOS when I bought it and was still in the original green primer.   It?ˆ™s so light that it was noticeably heavier when it was painted.   It was part of the spares pack that came with one of the original Raymond Roche Replica customer race-bikes and I?ˆ™ve never seen another one for sale.

The seat-pads are also genuine Ducati Corse and were NOS when I bought them. you would wince if I told you how much they cost me.   Again. I have never seen a another set for sale.

The tank is carbon and is a genuine Ducati Corse item.   It came to me from a bloke in Australia and again it was NOS when I bought it.   It arrived in the original box and you can see the carbon weave through the factory paint.   I thought finding a carbon tank was hard enough. but it was nothing compared to tracking down the correct quick-release fuel-fittings and quick-release straps and brackets for the front of the tank.

The upper side bodywork mounts and the ?ˆ?ears?ˆ™ that mount the nose and dashboard are carbon.

The bodywork was professionally painted and colour-matched to the tank with white number-boards and white pin-stripes (those aren?ˆ™t decals!)  I asked the painter to mask off the inside of the bodywork so there is no over-spray.   If you look down into the fairing or under the tail you can see nothing but carbon weave.

There is a small crack in the paint on top of the left side-panel and a small amount of paint has been rubbed off the right-side of the tail by my boot (please see the pictures). other than that the paint is still pretty much immaculate. Controls

The dash is genuine Corse alloy which was NOS when I bought it. later Corse bikes were fitted with a carbon dash but I didn?ˆ™t think it would have looked right on this bike.   The dash is fitted with the correct foam surround.

Rev-counter is ST4 and the temp-gauge is 851. I was going to replace it with one from a 916 at some point.

The loom is custom made (by me) with the 16M ECU and all relays. fuses etc mounted in the nose to keep the undertail clean like the Corse bikes were.   Over the winter I was going to put the 16M board inside a P7 box to make it look more like a genuine Corse.   I have a P7 ECU available by negotiation if the buyer wants to go down that route.

The battery tray is a reproduction of an alloy Corse tray. again the later Corse bikes had a carbon tray but that would have been wrong for this bike.

The bike is running a standard map for a 916 with a 50mm system and rides great. obviously lumpy at slow speeds as you would expect.

The Brembo master cylinders were taken from an Aprilia. the equivalent Ducati ones are gold and wouldn?ˆ™t have looked right.

The button on the left handlebar was chosen because it looks identical to the start button on the Corse bikes. I?ˆ™ve kept the ?ˆ?Map Select?ˆ™ sticker because it keeps people guessing.   It?ˆ™s actually the horn.

The rear-sets are genuine Corse alloy and again they were NOS when fitted.

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