Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
3rd July, 2024 13:00
2006 Ducati 1000LE Paul Smart Replica
Classic Limited Edition
Estimate
£12, 000 - £16, 000
Registration No: On NOVA
Frame No: ZDMC100AA5B001395
MOT: None
Ducatis tribute to Smart's famous victory
Rare model recently imported from Japan
Supplied with Japanese docs and a NOVA No.
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 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 long tradition of race-winning V-twins that have gone on to dominate World Superbike and National Championship racing over the years. The Sport Classics range of retro styled Ducatis was the product of Ducati's renowned design chief Pierre Terblanche and was introduced to commemorate the famous victory that signaled the manufacturers arrival as a big bike manufacturer. Three different 'Classic' models were produced in relatively limited numbers all based on similar frames powered by the Desmodue 992 cc air-cooled 90° V-twin Ducati 1000 Dual Spark engine with the most sought after being the 1000LE Paul Smart Replica.
This 1000LE is offered in good original and standard condition. It has recently been imported from Japan, not yet registered it comes supplied with a NOVA number and the official Japanese de-reg docs including the translation needed when it is to be UK registered.
More information and images to follow.
