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The SportClassics are a range of motorcycles produced by the Italian manufacturer Ducati. more...
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The new SportClassics were first presented as concept machines at the Tokyo Show in November 2003. They are the product of Ducati's design chief Pierre Terblanche, who says the series started with the Evoluzione. The newer ones are based on similar frames powered by the Desmodue 992 cc air-cooled L-twin Ducati 1000 Dual Spark engine.
2000 MH 900 Evoluzione;
2006 Sport 1000;
2006 Paul Smart L.E. 1000;
2006 Ducati GT 1000;
2006 Ducati 1000 Sport
The 1000 Sport takes its inspiration from the tangerine yellow 1973 Ducati 750 Sport and has the look of a classic lightweight single-seat cafe racer. The publicity says "tangerine yellow", but the original colour went by the name "gallo fly". It uses a two valve 1000DS motor with twin stacked exhaust pipes on the right hand side in a 56.1 inch wheelbase, trellis tube frame. Suspension is a fully-adjustable single Sachs rear shock on the left hand side and non-adjustable 43 mm Marzocchi front forks. Wheels are wire spoke large section alloy rims with tubed Pirelli Phantom tyres. Borrani were approached to supply the rims, but could not supply the volume, so Excel rims are used. The well gusseted 60 mm section asymmetric swingarm and single shock give the left a traditional twin shock look. Price is around US$ 10,995.
2006 Ducati 1000 Paul Smart Limited Edition
Paul Smart rode the Imola 750 competition bike to victory in 1972, and the 1974 750 SuperSport was based on that, tank and sidepanels painted silver, fairing painted green and silver with a green frame. The Giugiaro case 900 and 750 SuperSports had the blue and silver paint. The inspiration for the US$13,995 Paul Smart LE is taken from these bikes. It has multi adjustable Öhlins suspension front and rear, the fairing, steering damper, and a green frame to go with the silver and blue paint on the tank, lower clip-ons, fairing, and side covers.
Ducati GT 1000
The new Ducati GT1000 uses a similar steel tubular trellis frame to the one fitted to the Paul Smart 1000 Limited Edition and the Sport 1000. It uses the same Desmodue 992 cc air-cooled twin-cylinder Ducati 1000 Dual Spark engine, managed by a Magneti Marelli 5 A.m. engine control unit, giving 91 bhp (68 kW) at 8,000 rpm, 67 lb·ft (91 N·m) of torque at 6,000 rpm. By comparison the old 750 GT gave about 55 bhp (41 kW) @ 7,800 rpm. On the GT1000, the 1000 DS engine has been given a wet clutch, and the old GT 750 had one too. It is intended for sport-touring riders.
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