What Are The Truly Rare Ducati’s

I know where there are some Pantahs lurking, ready for a resto. I think that the 750SS 900SS are currently great bargains and very undervalued. The Pantah-based bikes seem largely overlooked. Bevels hog the limelight.

 

Lots of lovely cars
Ferrari’s & Lamborghinis doesn’t really do it for me I like the ones from the 60s and 70s but the new ones look like something of Fast and Furious
I like Alfa’s I had a alfasud when I was 21

 

Yep .... that's got to be a contender .

And it has the added bonus of getting the thread back on topic ....
after a bewildering detour around cars ..... and even a bread van !

 

If your Ducati always starts first time, has good unflaked & original engine paint plus no cracks in the speedo, you have a rare one yourself.

 

Now this is rare and has Ducati engine, meet the owner when I was in Cornwall this summer, it had less than 500 miles on the clock

 

Most rare doesn't necessarily translate into most desired or largest monetary worth. Here are some of the most rare regular production Ducatis....... 900GTS, 500 and 350 GTL, 500 and 350 Desmo Sport and the Sport derived GTV, 89-90 750 Sport, 750 Paso, 906 Paso, Ducati 907, Alazzurra 650 GT/SS, Pantah 650, 91' 851 Strada (especially the ones sold by Ferracci with the Superbike spec engines, which I have), 99' 900ie Supersport, 97-98 900CR in yellow, and a very few 97' 900CRs sold with the SS wheels. Several of these bikes production numbers were less than 1000 and the rest were well under 10000 units. I have only seen one 900GTS (mine), two 500GTLs (sold one and still have one), zero 350 Twins of any kind, zero Desmo Sports, five 750 Sports (89-90 only), Four Pasos (I own two of them), one 906 Paso (bought that one new, but no longer own it), Two 907 Pasos, Three Ally 650SS (sold the one which came with Montjuich cams from the factory which would outrun a 900SS easily, still have the other two), never saw a Pantah 650, only two 851/888s (one is mine with the Ferracci Superbike engine from new), one 99' 900ie (mine), one 98' 900CR in yellow (mine and it is the square headlight version), and one 97' CR with SS wheels (mine, factory must have slipped on the wider wheels by accident). If anyone wants to know the exact number of any of these I have a Ducati book by Falloon which gives production numbers........

 

The rarest Ducati is the model that you desperately want and have the cash waiting for but can't find for sale anywhere

 

Well... anyone looking for an '89 851 Strada (original mono), 860GT or MHR is welcome to get in touch

 

SP5 was rare. IIIRC only 200 built

 

How about an 888SPS? Only ever seen one on a ferry across an Italian lake. I tried to buy it but with my Italian and his english it never happened. Carbon fibre tank etc.

 

I think they made between 500 - 600 SP5’s mine is number 192

 

Only a 100 evermade with a carbon F petrol tank.

 

You are not alone, my first Ducati was a 1991 900ss that I miss so much and I should never have sold it! I didn’t appreciate what I had at the time, I was about 27 years old and I had no clue.

 

My vote goes with 888 sps, this is a holy grail bike

 

Are the fairings and seat on that RS carbon fibre Paul? Just curious

 

@West Cork Paul You can see yellow paintwork on the inside of the nosecone,so i'd have said not.

 

It's an early 748 'Racing'

 

500 built.

Henk!!!

 

100 of these 888SPS/888SP4S where made,carbon tank,big radiator(no fan)...
And then the next 500 where the SP4.
This is why you can seen SP4’s with dahplaques where there is number on it over 500 altough only 500 where made.

Henk!!!