Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1993 Ducati 888 SP5
No. 153 out of 500 produced
Estimate
£14, 000 - £16, 000
Registration No: K888 TRC
Frame No: ZDM888S001825
MOT: None
Limited edition Ducati 888 SP5
Includes number plate 'K888 TRC'
In very original condition
Low mileage of just 4, 917
The Ducati 888 was an upgraded version of the Ducati 851, the earlier 851 had introduced liquid cooling, computerised fuel injection and four-valve heads to the company's two-cylinder motors. Ducati increased the capacity of the 851 to 888cc to create the 888, and both engines featured the Desmoquattro valvetrain concept in which a four-valve per cylinder motor was given desmodromic valve actuation, with cams both opening and closing the valves. Doug Polen, riding a Ducati 888, won first place in the 1991 and 1992 World Superbike Championships. The SP5 was the final creation of the famous 888 before the 916 was launched.
This 1993 Ducati 888 SP5 has been looked after all its life to a good standard and with just 3 former keepers from new. Presented in a lovely and original condition, it is offered with its distinctive model-specific number plate of 'K888 TRC'. With a small production run of just 500 units, this is No. 153. The Ducati is complete with a good service history, some old MOT paperwork, Ducati service manual, high-level carbon Termignoni exhausts and a trickle charger. It has not been used recently and will require some recommissioning before being placed back on the road.
