8-21-18 Update: 11 months later, Tim notes that this bike is back up for sale with a significant discount – it’s now down to €12,500, which is currently worth approximately $14,400. Find it here on Race Bike Mart.
In the beginning of the 1980’s, Ducati unveiled the 90-degree V-twin powered Pantah – the very first Duc to utilize belt-driven camshaft motors. The Italian manufacturer developed several Pantah-derived twin racers, including the TT2. The 600cc TT2 boasted a Verlicchi-designed frame with a steel cantilever swing-arm, 18” magnesium wheels, Marzocchi 35mm forks, and Dell’Orto 36 mm carbs. It made a reported 76hp at 10,500rpm.
Carlo Leoncini operates a motorcycle shop in Italy and has built an impressive reputation for himself in the process. In 2015, Leoncini joined forces with Italian scoot-building legend Domenico Moretti to produce ten Ducati TT2 Moretti Replicas. The microproduction replica racer kits are powered by the Pantah-based TT2 engine, though I’ve seen other owners of this exclusive kit drop in a Cagiva Alazzurra powerplant as its pretty much identical to that of the Pantah.
This particular example is one of the ten replica kits from Carlo Leoncini, and is powered by a “fresh engine” that’s been fitted with 900 SS cams, Carillo connecting rods, external flywheel removal to improve throttle-response, new bearings, 41mm Dell’Orto carburetors that have been modified by high-performance Italian company Malossi, and a total loss ignition that still retains its electric start. Malossi has been machining Dell’Orto carbs for the TT since its debut in the ’80’s, shaping the bellmouth on the carbs to increase airflow. The seller mentions that the exhaust on the replica can be tuned to “bring (the) sound lower”. Instrumentation on this example is a Scitsu tachometer unit, and the ad says a charging system has been added along with new 18” Marvic magnesium wheels.
Wrapped around the engine that continues to influence every Ducati being made today is an expertly fabricated tig-welded chrome-moly frame and though the pictures don’t provide enough detail to see them, various online sources claim the welds are beautifully uniform. The ten TT2 Moretti Replicas were sold as kits, consisting of the aforementioned chassis, rear-sets, and bodywork. The suspenders on this rare Italian replica kit consists of M1R 38mm forks in front and an Öhlins TTX rear-shock in back.
This kit took a collective six months to complete, and despite it being a kit still necessitated various one-off brackets and supplementary fabrication to get everything to fit. This example has been featured on BikeExif where it was given its own write-up, as well as being the main window display machine at Toronto Ontario’s Town Moto, a subjectively hip moto-shop/community hub.
You can find this Ducati TT2 Moratti Replica for sale here on RaceBikeMart.com in Toronto, Ontario, (Canada) with a price of $20,000. The seller says they will deliver to the US while the cost of shipping to other countries is negotiable.