Thanks to the 851, Ducati became competitive in World Superbike again – the model debuted in 1987 and Ducati won WSBK in 1990. Per Superbike rules, Ducati was obligated to build 200 examples for homologation, so they created 207 “kit” bikes in a Tricolore scheme. Estimates suggest that 20 were brought to the US. Some of the kit bikes were made street legal, and as you can guess…they aren’t cheap.
Kit bikes different from the regular bikes with a braced swingarm, close-ratio transmission, Marvic magnesium wheels, dry clutch, and a deleted speedo. The motor has work done to it as well, including an upgraded camshaft, ram-air duct, and up-spec’d electronic control unit. All the changes were supposedly good for 120 horsepower.
This Tricolore (VIN: ZDM3HB6T6JB850034) has been converted to street legal thanks to some bar-end turn signals and a bicycle speedo driven by a magnet on the front wheel! Since the installation of said speedo/odo, the bike has done 2,600 miles. The bike then went to a second owner who removed the speedometer when he/she put it on display. The seller says the bike is excellent both cosmetically and mechanically. It comes with a “substantial document file” and a California title.
Find this 851 Tricolore for sale in Venice, California with a BIN of $31,900 or best offer