Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 28th October from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 29th October from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1981 Ducati Darmah
One private owner from new
Estimate
£4, 500 - £5, 500
Registration No: KAK 842W
Frame No: 950620
MOT: Exempt
Owned by the vendor for the last 43 years
Original trim including Conti silencers
Detailed service record and a current V5C
Ducati was established in 1926 by Antonnio 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. 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, 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 tradition of race-winning V-twins that have gone on to dominate World Superbike racing over the years. The Leo Tartarini styled 900cc Darmah SD 'Sport Desmo' was introduced in 1977 and marked a big improvement in quality and design over previous models, offering a more touring orientated option to the 900SS.
This Darmah is essentially a one owner bike from new, having been bought from the closing down sale of D C Cook Motorcycles in April 1982 as a pre-registered, unused bike. Owned and maintained by the vendor for 43 years it comes with a detailed breakdown of its service and maintenance history during his long term ownership, even down to which brand of oil used at each regular change. More or less in original and standard trim and still wearing its original Conti silencers, fork gaiters were fitted at its PDI in 1982, it has Keihan stainless steel headlamp brackets and a brass oil filter cover (original supplied). The bike was used as a European tourer in the early 80's, which is when the majority of the credible 13. 000 miles was accumulated, and it has spent the last 20 years at the vendor's property in Cognac attending local 'Exposition de voiture ancienne' events. It comes supplied with a rear carrier and handlebar fairing, not fitted but included in the sale, and its aforementioned detailed service history together with a current V5C.
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