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1974 Ducati 750 Sport  ~  For Sale

This bike has been the subject of a very careful and lengthy restoration, in her country of birth, Italy.

Her frame and engine number put her firmly in the 3^rd production stage of 1974 (ie the last Sports ever built), although she was not sold and registered for the road until July 14^th 1975. She remains on her original UK registration plate and I have all the original registration and ownership documents.

The engine has had a thorough rebuild consisting of basically all new internals (pistons, big end bearing, crank and con-rods balanced, all other bearings, gear set,) and is essentially brand new. I've covered 60 miles since, just to check everything was perfect and it is, but she will still need to be carefully run in.

Wherever possible I had restored and refinished her original parts rather than just installing new stuff willy-nilly as I believe it's important to try to keep the bike as original as possible.

Also, the only changes I've made from original spec are ones that in my 30 years of experience with bevel Ducatis make her a much more reliable, usable bike. For example, she was missing the Aprilia fusebox but they are sooo unreliable and poorly made that they are probably the most common reason for being stranded by the roadside, thus I fitted a tiny discrete blade-type fuse box under the seat that will never let you down.

I installed a Tomaselli 2C Daytona throttle unit as trying to get the carbs set up properly and to stay in good tune is extremely difficult with the one-into-two splitter setup. Now she starts first kick pretty well every time and idles and runs perfectly.

Another small deviation from originality is that I added rubber trim around the base of the seat (which, by the way, is a new replacement). I did this because I feel the seat looks severely unfinished without it and I don't like the way the bottom edge of the fiberglass sits on and chafes against the rear frame loop. The SS had this fitted but for some unknown reason not the Sport. I can't help thinking it was a mistake! In any case, if you don't like it, it can be removed in an instant.

The wiring is all new, with soldered and (dielectric) greased connectors. Naturally the entire electrical system works perfectly and will do for a long time.

She comes with two complete sets of three keys- ignition, steering and seat hump.

The bike was repainted a metallic cheery red very early on in her life; this meant when I uncovered the original yellow underneath, it was in perfect condition, unaffected by UV or pollution damage which meant I was able to get a perfect computer match for the new paint. I even asked the craftsman who applied the paint to create a tiny amount of orange peel, just as the original paint had. He reproduced it perfectly. Also, the transfers have been applied onto the final finish with no clear coat over the top, just as was done in 1974. The finish is superb.

She has:

• Correct Marzocchi centre axle forks

• Boranni alloy rims fitted with brand new Dunlop Arrowmax tyres

• Aprilia JOD Duplo headlight in the correct shell and rim. The light unit is of the replaceable bulb type, not a sealed beam. This item alone is worth about $3000 today.

• Forward offset clip-ons, only used for 1974

• Voxbell horn

• New Conti silencers with Conti clamps

• The front exhaust pipe is new but the horizontal one was in such good shape I decided to leave it on.

• Correct 305mm Marzocchi rear shox

• Brand new battery- not even filled with acid yet

• Every rubber item is new

• Correct KLG type spark plug caps

• black HT leads

• Verlicchi twist grip rubbers

• green fuel lines with correct spring clamps

• black chain guard

• Brand new chain

• Lucas Rita ignition

• AP Lockheed master cylinder and caliper- period correct and brand new

• Correct steel tank- much more satisfactory then a fibreglass one

You can see many more photos here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/107155735033634841321/Ducati750Sport 

Asking price is $59,950

A 10% deposit secures her, the rest to be paid when you see her all crated up and ready for shipping.

As regards crating, as I am not a 'certified crate builder' I cannot construct a crate that is acceptable to either US or Australian customs as a wooden crate has to be made from wood that's stamped and certified as being free from insect pests or disease. However I can instead construct a steel crate which means no wood involved which means it is acceptable to the customs. If you would like the steel crate made that will be at your expense- US$750.

I can help with arranging international shipping, but the shipping costs would be yours.

I have references available in the US, Europe and Australia.

The bike is located here I live in central Italy.

Any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact me by email at [email protected] or by telephone 0039 075 850 4349 or cell 0039 333 881 0508