Made in Italy have been trying to sell this one for a while now for a lot less money and it looks a better bike. https://www.madeinitalymotorcycles.com/post/ducati-888-sp5-stunning-low-mileage-uk-bike-here-in-the-new-year
As much as I like to see the prices going up on these bikes, apart from the bar ends, monstrous Agip Sticker on the side and alcantara look seat pad coverings, the bike looks fairly standard. £35,000 is on the very high side and it isn't that special to command that price. Mid to high £20k's would be more reasonable, based on others that are out there.
Waaaay over priced, the seller's dreaming IMHO! You could probably find a 888SPS aka SP(4)S or a rough 888/926 Corse for that sort of cash. I'd buy the Tomaselli gold coloured bar end weights from him for another little project of mine though, they're pretty much like gold dust these days as are OEM 851/888 Black plastic ones also. Steve R
This should be in the ebay section, track day 888 but i thought i'd flag it up on this thread instead 4 you folks. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313619928559
I've bought a few vehicles over the years but tell me how do you close a deal with a thirteen thousand pound difference in the asking price.
Corse 888 spec engine or bullshit. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284387816220?hash=item4236d5b31c:g:gAoAAOSw3ExhARsm
@Steve Robins - would love to hear technical appraisal on this one - chances are you will know Alan Walker.
TBH here I can't see anything that special with that motor, A1 cams are only very early Corse/tricolor kit cams that were fitted to the later SP 2,3 and 4's. '92 spec heads were either Strada 851, SP4 33/29mm valves or possibly ("G") Corse heads* with 34/30 valves, neither of which are that "Hot" spec'. *and it hasn't got "G" spec heads. For me it just seems to be a motor built from left over spares and as such very over priced IMO. Edit... Pukka Corse motors had magnesium outer covers everywhere except the front cylinder exhaust valve covers, were fitted with an oil cooler and the belts had different idler/tensioner rollers which were all made from alloy. I can't see any of those parts fitted to the motor in the advert??? Steve R