Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
15th November, 2023 13:00
2002 Ducati 998R
Limited edition homologation model no. 635/ 700
Estimate
£13, 000 - £17, 000
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Lot details
Registration No: DL02 UEV
Frame No: ZDMH200AA2B021283
Engine No: ZDM999W4* 000644*
CC: 999
MOT: None
Rare 998R homologation special number 635/ 700
Fitted with Termignoni carbon exhaust
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, but by the 1960s 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 vee-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 long tradition of race-winning vee-twins that have gone on to dominate World Superbike racing over the years.
The 998R was a limited edition model with only 700 being made to satisfy the homologation requirements to allow it to be raced in the World Superbike Championship. The factory F02 version of the 998R won 14 out of 27 races in the 2001 championship ridden by Troy Bayliss, Ben Bostrom, Rueben Xaus and Neil Hodgson, with Bayliss taking the championship in front of Colin Edwards? Honda. The 998R had different crankcases from the standard 998, with a deeper oil sump and a more radical cam with an oversquare 104x58. 8mm bore and stroke. This bike is number 635 of the 700 998Rs made and spent most of its early years in a private collection in Italy. It has since been stood in a collection in the UK so will need a full recommissioning before use.
