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LOT 76

1979 Ducati 864cc Production Racing Motorcycle Frame no. DM860SS 903244 Engine no. 905050 DM860

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Lot 76

1979 Ducati 864cc Production Racing Motorcycle

1979 Ducati 864cc Production Racing Motorcycle
Frame no. DM860SS 903244
Engine no. 905050 DM860

Ducati's second-generation v-twin engine - the 900cc 'square case' (actual capacity 864cc) - debuted in the 860GT of 1974 and the following year was used to power the new 900SS superbike. The latter was styled like the 750SS developed from Paul Smart's Imola winner, and like its smaller sibling use desmodromic valve gear. The 900SS's competition heritage was obvious on the road: "While other flash Italian bikes are basically roadsters dressed up and pretending to be racers, this is the real thing," declared Bike magazine; indeed, Ducati's 'bevel drive' twins would prove to be highly effective contenders in production machine racing the world over and are still campaigned in Classic events today. This race-modified Ducati v-twin was previously road-registered in Italy as 'MO 93196' and comes with copies of its Italian registration papers.



As with all Lots in the Sale, this Lot is sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.

Footnotes

1979 Ducati 864cc Production Racing Motorcycle
Cadre n°DM860SS 903244
Moteur n°905050 DM860


La deuxième génération de bicylindres en V de Ducati, les 900 cm3 "carrés" (en fait des 864 cm3), fit ses débuts en 1974 sur la 860 GT puis fut montée l'année suivante sur la 900 SS, la nouvelle supermoto. Celle-ci tirait son apparence de la 750 SS basée sur la moto de Paul Smart victorieuse à Imola et, comme sa petite sœur, elle était équipée d'une commande de soupapes desmodromique. Sur route, la 900 SS montrait clairement qu'elle était issue de la course : "Alors que les autres motos italiennes rapides ne sont que des motos de tourisme déguisées en motos de course, celle-ci en est une vraie", déclarait le magazine Bike. De fait, les bicylindres Ducati à couple conique se sont montrées très efficaces lors des courses de motos de production organisées dans le monde entier, et on les engage encore à ce jour dans des épreuves d'anciennes. Cette Ducati bicylindre en V modifiée pour la course a autrefois été immatriculée en Italie pour usage routier, sous le numéro MO 93196 ; elle est munie de copies de ses documents d'immatriculation italiens.



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