888 sp (?) on biketrader
 

anyone any thoughts on the 851 on biketrader advertised for £4000?

seller is claiming that it is an 888 cc Sp. Given that it is a 1990 bike this would make it an SP2. From what I can see from the pictures it has the graphics of an SP3 (but is obviously not an SP3 judging by the pipes) and does not seem to have the silver bottomed Ohlins forks. Front fender also looks rather more strada shaped that Sp shaped.

If it is legit it is cheap.

i've now consulted my reference book:

seems it could be a 1989 851 sp (which unlike the 888 cc racers was still an 851cc) in which case the marzocchi suspension fits and the price is probably about right.

does this sound right?

got a link?

Rob

bike is at

www.biketrader.co.uk

enter ducati 851 and set mileage at national and it should come up as first bike listed.

can you tell me how to include a proper link in a message?

Thats been on Autotrader for quite a while now.

Someone else may know more but I think there was a previous thread about this bike which was originally advertised about £6k????????

I may have my wires crossed and speaking cr**........wouldnt be first time.

Alan...
:)

Is it this one?

Yes thats the one....

As Alan has said, this is the same bike which was discussed in a previous thread on here. The present owner bought the bike not so long ago, and first posted a message on the DOC website asking for information as to its identity - since he didn't know what it was himself. The chassis number he gave identified the bike as an 851cc Strada. (ZDM851S***** is an 851 Strada). The 888cc bikes were all ZDM888S*****

Steve

Read the gory details HERE

:)

That bike is not a SP it is a Strada with a 888cc engine.
888cc engines only appeared on 90 SP2 models with USD forks as part of the 1990 WSK homologated rules. I believe Standard 851 Strada models didn't get the 888 engines until 91/92

On the Racing side:-
http://www.ducati.com/heritage/anni9...k/851sbk.jhtml
http://www.ducati.com/heritage/anni8...k/851sbk.jhtml


It does look a nice bike but personally I wouldn't pay more than £3,500 for the bike.