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Highlights
- Exquisite blend of Ducati capability and café racer style
- Superb, concours-level condition reflecting caring history
- Formerly part of a high end USA collection
- Very low mileage with recent service
- Reputedly one of only 40 UK examples
- Long MOT to March 2024 with no advisories
- Largely standard bike with desirable high end upgrades
The Appeal
The exquisite Sport 1000 Monoposto was that rare moment in motorcycling, bringing together at it did the verve and capability of the Ducati brand with gorgeous café racer styling influenced by Mike Hailwood’s TT racers.
Beautiful and, thanks to a Ducati 992cc vertical twin, exciting to ride, only a select few buyers got a chance to own one of these bikes. Today they are sought after and many are in high end collections around the world.
For much of its life, this was one of them. One of the first Monopostos built, it is finished in stand-out Imola Yellow it is an exceptionally low mileage bike that spent the first 10 years of its life in a USA collection. Imported to the UK and with one owner ever since, it has clearly been highly cherished.
Recently serviced and equipped with a long, advisory-free MOT, this is a bike that is the Holy Grail of two-wheeled motoring: rare, beautiful and brutally capable. Just 40 examples are believed to be in the UK and this must surely be one of the best, if not the best. For discerning collectors, this is a fantastic opportunity.
The History and Paperwork
- 2006 bike originally sold new into the USA
- Part of a Stateside collection until 2016 where it was stored in a dehumidified environment
- Subsequently sold by the original owner to a Ducati dealership
- Acquired by the single UK owner in 2016 whilst they were living in the US
- Later imported to the UK, first registered here on 1st August 2017
- Subsequently kept in a dehumidified garage and tank left empty during winter
- Only ever run on premium fuel by the UK owner
- MOT valid to March 2024 with no advisories
- Last serviced in July 2023 with few miles covered since
- Full service performed by Ducati Seattle in 2016 including all belts replaced
- Annual oil and filter changes reported by the seller during his tenure
- Full set of owners manuals in very good condition
- Three keys including emergency key and code card
- Collection of invoices and history report from its time in the USA
- Importation documentation
- Most recent service invoice by Steve Jordan Motorcycles
- Ducati Owners Club booklet
Recent work by Steve Jordan Motorcycles:
- Throttle position sensor, filters, plus and fluids including brakes were replaced
- Speedymotor dry clutch and Ohlins rear shock were installed
- Fuel tank coated with Caswell sealer to prevent ethanol damage
The Sport 1000 was inspired by the 1973 Ducati 750 Sport and the closely related 750 Imola Desmo, both of which took the classic look of the single seater café racers that evolved from the Ace Café and Brighton Run scenes.
The specification included a two valve 1000DS motor and trellis tube frame with suspension comprising three way adjustable single rear shock and non-adjustable 43mm Marzocchi forks. Early ‘Monoposto’ examples like this one featured a 60mm section asymmetric swingarm with stacked mufflers on the right side, low clip-on handlebars and a dry clutch.
This bike is largely factory standard, but benefits from a mouthwatering array of upgrades. These include an aftermarket Speedymoto dry clutch, Ohlins rear shock, Termignoni exhaust slip-ons, new fuel cap, billet bar risers and crash bungs.
The Condition
- Utterly beautiful bike reflecting typical Ducati detailing and impressive in Imola Yellow
- Concours-quality condition reflecting fastidious pair of owners and de-humidified storage
- Observing the photographs it is hard to decide whether to ride it or simply admire it
- There are some very minor signs of age in photographs but none detract
- Yellow paintwork and contrasting black trim items unmarked and well detailed
- Ducati decals in good order with no visible deterioration
- Quality Dunlop tyres showing good tread
- Recent upgrades fitted by specialist Steve Jordan Motorcyles and detailed above
The Mechanics
- Potent 91bhp 992cc Ducati vertical twin
- 6spd manual gearbox
- Extensive maintenance undertaken by specialists irrespective of mileage
- Carefully stored in de-humidified garage
- Fastidious owner care including always emptying fuel tank in winter
- High end mechanical enhancements detailed above
- Most recently serviced in July 2023 by Steve Jordan Motorcyles
- This work included additional preventative maintenance work highlighted above
- Brembo brakes
- Excellent mechanical order
The July 2023 service included:
- Replaced the throttle position sensor
- New fuel filter
- New air filter
- New spark plugs and fluids (including brake fluid)
- Installation of the Termignoni exhaust slip-ons
- Speedymoto clutch installation
- New Öhlins rear shocks were installed
- Fuel tank coated with Caswell sealer to prevent ethanol damage
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