Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 851 / 888 > advice needed

[Nattyboy]

The hole to access the storage

[Nattyboy]

Finished !

[888 dave]

cheers guys now i know it is possible just didnt want 2 cut the strada sub frame.

[bitchinSP4]

Hello Dave.

Yes I know Gianluca fairly well, he's a friends buisness partner. Might be worth a trip over there if only to see his museum, he has a couple of 851-888 race bikes and the mighty V6 Laverda!!

Happy Hunting.

Mike.

[aka.eric]

Seat unit on mine came from Ricambi Weiss.Excellent value for money.Requires a small amount of fitting,but no cutting of the subframe.Im using the Strada seat pad,so your weight is on the frame.

[888 dave]

time too make up my mind now got a call from a guy sellin a sp4 and im goin 2 see weeveetwins 888 strada on tuesday he has a mint bike that is original might be a shame too start modin steves bike.

[bitchinSP4]

SP4 all the way. Not that i'm biassed in any way you understand!!

Mike.

[888 dave]

Originally Posted by bitchinSP4

Hello Dave.

Yes I know Gianluca fairly well, he's a friends buisness partner. Might be worth a trip over there if only to see his museum, he has a couple of 851-888 race bikes and the mighty V6 Laverda!!

Happy Hunting.

Mike.

rang gianluca today he was out spoke 2 davide he was v helpfull will speak 2gianluca mon thanks again dave.

[888 dave]

thanks 4 all the advice mike rob loony nat eric,would love a sp5 but italy is along way,late model strada with a single seat would look similar.is the performance differance between strada sp4/5 alot cheers dave.

[RightSaidFred]

Dave
It's probably not worth the trip to Italy, i've had my Strada for 2 years now and in that time i've seen about 4 or 5 good SP's come up for sale, so if I were you i'd wait for a good UK bike to come up. Keep checking here, ebay and classicmotorcycles site and you'll find one. As for the performance difference, not a lot on the road. It's more about the exclusivity of ownership to be honest. Plus if you do get ans SP you'll probably be real scared to use it hard whereas a strada, although quite rare now in itself, isn't impossible to source parts for and fix up in the event of blow up / accident. Mine's got SP forks and an ohlins shock, if you add a single seat and a better motor like Rob then I think you'll have a more useable every day bike which still turns heads. Cheers, Lyndsay. Ps...keep the faith!