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Ductalk: What's Up In The World Of Ducati
Ducati News Roundup Curated by Vicki Smith for Ducati.net |
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If you could buy a brand new SportClassic today, what would it look like? We reckon it'd be just like this custom Ducati from Digital Directiv.
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A motorcycle ride of a lifetime from San Francisco, California
to Anchorage, Alaska on a Ducati SportClassic and a KLR – captured by two photographer friends with the end goal of making a book called The Ride North.
Photos so spectacular it'll send you bucket list planning (that's a SportClassic under all that luggage)
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Ducati’s Sport Classic GT1000 was slightly ahead of its time and became an instant classic.
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Ducati Sport Classic 1000s
Lucky Owner Lucas Worthing
Shot on Nikon D4
Bike Specs....
Ohlins front R/T forks with radial mount 100 mm lowers
-Lowers were powdercoated satin black
-Black/ Clear Ohlins Decals
Bored Stock triple clamps - upper and lower
-Lower triple was powder coated gloss black
-Upper triple was powder coated satin black
Ohlins Preload Adjusters
-black anodized
Brembo M4 Monoblocks
-racing compound brake pads
-new seals after High-temperature Brake Coating in Gloss Black
Brembo 999R rear brake caliper
-racing compound brake pads
-High-temperature Brake Coating in Gloss Black
Galfer Steel braided black coated Brake lines
-custom cut for simple line run
Forged Aluminum Marchesini Wheels
-Gloss Black finish
-999R rear brake mount
520 conversion DID Gold Race Chain
-Driven 14 tooth front steel sprocket
-Driven 41 tooth rear sprocket
Driven Clip-ons
-anodized black finish
Rizoma reserviors CNC
-custom lines
-with Rizoma CNC mini mounts
Rizoma Grips
-anodized black finish
NCR Corse Zard Full Titanium System
-with sound restrictors installed
-with NCR custom Sport 1000s ECU and custom Mapping
-Charcoal canister removed
NCR Corse Cam cover Set
-Anodized Black Finish
MWR Full intake
-anodized red (replaces upper half of airbox)
Sport 1000 Mono Rearsets
-powdercoated Satin Black
Sport 1000 Kickstand
-powdercoated Gloss Black
Frame sliders Trumpet style
-Steel Engine screw Mount
MPL 30mm Clutch Slave
-with custom line
-Black anodized finish
-German CNC Manufactured
Monoposto Seat conversion
-chosen for it's excellent control and comfort
Custom Tailchop
-Brake relocated and rewired
-Watsen Design LED signals in Gloss Black both front and rear
Additional Black Powder Coated Parts
-Fairing Stay
-Triple top mount for fairing stay
-Headlight Bezel with Super White Bulbs installed
-Breather Valve Extension
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For a motorcycle that only sold in small numbers and was produced for just five years, the Ducati SportClassic generates a remarkable amount of press. It’s virtually impossible to find a good condition example on the secondhand market, and if you do find one, you’ll have to pay handsomely for
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Anthony Warnock is an ex-WSBK/MotoGP mechanic and now runs Corse Motorcycles in Perth, Australia. His specialty is late model Ducatis, having worked in Europe on the racing scene for 12 years, and for the factory itself in 2003.
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The Ducati SportClassic was a bike ahead of its time—a machine that married retro café-style looks with thoroughly modern performance.
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Nothing tugs at our emotions like a beautifully-styled retro motorcycle. Those classic lines, that gorgeous round headlight, the sculpted tank – it all of it traces back to a time when motorcycles were pure. Classic machines are at the root of everything we ride today, from their attempts to “do the ton” or go off-road. It’s no surprise there is still a huge market for newer, more reliable versions that retain the retro attitude and look. Here are the best retro motorcycles available right now.
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In 40 years I have owned something in the region of 30 bikes. Seeing as it started with a Fantic 200 at the age of 11, that’s almost one a year. In that time I have gone through pretty much every genre of motorcycle. Jap 600 sports bikes, Supermotos, BM’s, naked bikes, small trail bikes, etc, etc. And although I regret selling a few of them (a GSX400 which took me everywhere in my teens, a mark one Speed Triple, and the Fantic of course) None of the others had what it took to stick around in my front yard for good.
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A Love Story for the holiday...
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While Cafe Racer fever has gripped the motorcycle marketing machine, one mainstream manufacturer is missing out.
Retro Features and Cafe Project sections are popping up in all the mainstream bike rags, custom shows have less tassels and more clip-ons these days, and you can hardly watch a perfume ad without someone chasing Keira Knightly on a Desmo…
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Good entertainment - Lots of photos of cool Sport Classics here. We actually disagree a bit with this article. Ducati stopped building Sport Classic's not because they had no vision but because most people that wanted one, had bought one. And the Sport Classic wasn't Ducati's first production Cafe Racer, the list of unmodified production Ducati "cafe racers" that you could ride to bike night and gather a "hipster" crowd with is long (450 Desmo/Silver ShotGun/900SS/750SS, even the 90's SuperSport's)
Our opinion? Go buy a 90's 900SS. (see http://www.waltsiegl.com/ for inspiration) and build something cool. Bolting parts on a new Triumph Bonneville (or even a Sport Classic) does not a rebel make...
