Put down a deposit on a new 2006 Ducati Sport Classic 1000.



Had one of the originals, and just had to get this retro-version when I saw it!

Yep.
Same color and style as the original 1974 Ducati 750 Sport that I had about 30 years ago.
This new one is sort of a "retro-replica" of that style of bike, with the more modern design of the new Ducati technology and a 1000cc engine.
But it is still an air-cooled V-Twin of very similar design, and the appearance of the whole bike is quite reminiscent of the older originals, but without the quirks of the vintage model.

I also ordered the high performance 2-into-1 Termignoni alloy exhaust and the Stage 1 power chip and K&N air filter for it, as a dealer-installed option.  The whole kit is a Ducati factory parts option. This should give it about 110 hp and 75 ft/lbs torque, and only 380 pounds weight. Weight savings comes from eliminating one of the mufflers, and using lighter alloy exhaust materials.

It's not a superbike, but it has pretty good useable power, great handling, light weight, and a great look.

I'm really looking forward to getting it!

Here's another photo of it that I dug up off the web.
I'm going nuts waiting to get it.

That's why I think that the Sport 1000 is actually the best way to get into these retro Ducatis.

The Paul Smart Replica and the Sport 1000 are identical bikes, except for the Ohlins shocks and the fairing, and the paint color. And the Sport 1000 is $3k less money.

Also, as a previous owner of the original 750 Sport, and an original 750SS, I think the Sport 1000 evokes a more involving "reminiscence" of the older bike. And I also think that the Sport 1000's Marzocchi forks and Sachs rear shock are quite sufficient for sprited street riding, which is what I plan to do with my bike. The original bikes had Marzocchi forks.

I highly recommend replacing the stock exhaust with the 2-into-1 Termignoni race exhaust that eliminates the power-robbing catalytic converter and the air injection, and also sounds alot better, while eliminating the weight of a whole muffler can. And it looks good. I think I'll paint my Termignoni exhaust high-temp black to match the Sport 1000 styling better. The Termignoni has a pipe which looks alot more like the original 750 Sport racing pipe and muffler. If you get it as the Ducati Stage 1 Kit, like I did, it will come with a re-mapped computer chip  and a K&N air filter, and those things  maximize the power gain for the system.

And also I seemed to be drawn to the naked bike without the fairing. And the color of the Paul Smart never did alot for me.  I could have sprung for the extra money, if I really wanted to get the Paul Smart, but I really didn't want it as much as I wanted the Sport 1000. I just liked the Sport 1000 better.

Quoted: total tab? ... I still haven't pulled the trigger on a new bike...at this point, I will probably wait til the end of next season when they are trying to clear out the last of the stock. This one might fill the bill...

The bike was $11k.
The Stage 1 racing kit with Termignoni 2-into1 pipes and muffler, re-mapped Eprom, and K&N filter with hi-flow airbox is $1700 for the whole kit
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With tax and title, and dealer prep and freight, it came to about $14k total.

Actually, I came very close to getting one of the new Triumph Thruxton bikes, that's a retro-sport version of the new Bonneville.


But, I stretched my budget and went for the Duck.