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bitchinSP4 18-Oct-2006 17:11

888 in MCN
 
Just spotted an 888 for sale in MCN SP5 looking £3400. Anybody we know selling it?

beancounter 18-Oct-2006 17:44

No way - not a real one anyway.

Wylie1 19-Oct-2006 11:24

I saw that too. Advert doesn't say it's an SP5 though. '94 888 (with white No boards added) with 19k miles. Just had full service with new belts, c+s, tyres.

It's not me selling it by the way.

Jools 19-Oct-2006 12:55

Depends what location it's in. I haven't checked out the ad yet but I know that one of Fordie's work colleagues (works at Luton Airport, so must be somewhere around there) has got an SP lookalike for sale that has recently had all that work done and was looking for that sort of price.

Whatever, it looks like a right bargain for somebody even if it's a Strada

Fordie posted about it a while back...might be worth a search to see if the two add up

Jools 19-Oct-2006 13:59

Yep, checked the ad now. 01462 is a Hitchin sort of area code, so it could be the same bike that Fordie posted about.

http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...ad.php?t=34349

graham 20-Oct-2006 13:06

might be my bike
 
hi guys i am still new to this site, so far i like what i see. i think that is the bike i bought it is not a sp but a strada, dose anyone know any history on it? PS have you seen the new race pipes in ebay for 851/888 do you think thay are any good.

aka.eric 20-Oct-2006 13:56

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DUCATI-851-888...QQcmdZViewItem
There good at the start price!......

beancounter 20-Oct-2006 14:01

Only 45mm - worth the bother?

Jools 20-Oct-2006 14:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by graham
hi guys i am still new to this site, so far i like what i see. i think that is the bike i bought it is not a sp but a strada, dose anyone know any history on it? PS have you seen the new race pipes in ebay for 851/888 do you think thay are any good.


If you buy them I'll have to kill you...cos I can't afford them :(

If they stay at the start price they're a good buy, but I doubt that they will.

According to this thread http://www.moto-one.com.au/performance/888st4ex.html it seems that 45mm systems are pretty good on Desmoquattro engines, the 50mm system it was tested against didn't offer any advantage. Mind you, these were ST4 and Ducati Performance ST4 headers and Brad Black considers the ST4 headers (45mm) about the best value performance exhaust short of the more expensive 'spaghetti' systems.

Since the Sil system is a 45mm spaghetti, it should be pretty good I would say and pretty good in the bling stakes as well.

Damn...why have the kids grown up so that i can't raid the piggy bank anymore?

Mr.R 20-Oct-2006 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by beancounter
Only 45mm - worth the bother?


Hi, should work ok on a standard or mildly tuned motor, but probably to restrictive for a 'Hot' 926/955/984 race cam motor, shame it isn't a 50mm system, as it looks quite well made.
Steve Robins s.w.
p.s. many years ago John Hacket told me that 50mm headers were the way to go. Brad at moto-one has been very helpfull via e-mail to me in the past, but some of the info he's given me has later turned out to be not quite right for my home tuned bike.


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