Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 25th March from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 26th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
2001 Ducati ST4
No Reserve
Registration No: Y991 DJO
Frame No: ZDMS200AAYB004806
MOT: T. B. A
Just one owner from new
Very low mileage for its age
All paperwork including purchase receipt
A current V5C on file
Ducati was established in 1926 by Antonnio Ducati and his sons, initially producing electrical components. After WWII they moved into motorcycles with the Cucciola, essentially a pushbike with a clip-on engine. By the '60s they had become associated with performance bikes, selling a range of sporty 250 and 350 singles. In response to the demand for larger capacity bikes, Ducati's chief engineer Fabio Taglioni designed the classic V-twin bevel drive engine first used in the 1971 GT750. An immediate success, helped considerably by Paul Smart’s win in the 1972 Imola 200 race, it began a tradition of race-winning V-twins that have gone on to dominate World Superbike racing over the years. The ST4 was launched in 1996 to offer a sports touring alternative to Ducati's out-and-out race replica bikes using a four-valve Desmoquattro motor derived from the 916, retuned to suit the ST model.
On offer is a 2001 Ducati ST4, being offered at 'no reserve', which is from a deceased estate, so not much is known of its history. The Ducati is a genuine one-owner machine, that was purchased through the late vendor's business and was only being transferred to his wife after his passing. Not run for a few years, it will need a new battery and recommissioning before use, however, the Ducati is presented in a very original condition and is still fitted with the original silencers. It is being offered together with its colour-matched genuine Ducati QD panniers and a flip-up screen as well as all of its handbooks, purchase receipts, old MOT certificates and a current V5C.
** Bidding will take place live at the venue, online via our H&H website, by telephone and commission - T&Cs apply**
Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
