Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 25th March from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 26th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1996 Ducati Monster
Just 391 miles from new
Estimate
£3, 000 - £4, 000
Registration No: P502 MLY
Frame No: ZDM600M006392
MOT: Exempt
Just 391 miles from new
Displayed in a trader's office for many years
Fully serviced when it was last purchased
Complete with all handbooks and receipts
Ducati was established in 1926 by Antonio Ducati, initially producing electrical components, but after the Second World War they moved into motorcycles and became famous for sporty small bikes. In response to the demand for larger capacity bikes, chief engineer Fabio Taglioni designed the classic V-twin bevel-drive engine first used in the 1971 GT750. The unfaired Monster began as a styling exercise in 1992, designed by Miguel Angel Galluzzi, and it took time to convince the management at Ducati to build it. The model became an immediate success and has gone down in history as the bike that saved Ducati due to its popularity and cheap development costs, with over 300, 000 having been produced.
This 1996 Ducati 600 Monster has only covered 391 miles from new. The first owner had the Ducati in his office for many years before he finally sold it. The current owner purchased the machine due to its low mileage and then set about doing some light cosmetic work on it, with a full service carried out by Chris Walker from Ducati in Grantham, this included all the belts and fluids, including all the brakes and brake lines due to some perishing. It also benefits from new tyres, and exhausts being removed for professional polishing and upon refining they were fitted with carbon heel protectors. It is accompanied by the service books and manuals, receipts for work and parts purchased and a current V5C.
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Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
