Is this a good bike ? New photos added.

[koko64]

Where is Brad Black ?

Dolph       

Brad has the site bikeboy.com. He is in Melbourne Oz. You could email him.

Cheers.

[Rob Hilding]

Your should PM ScottRNelson on this board......


I'm pretty sure he has a '93 851 for sale

[DoubleEagle]

Your should PM ScottRNelson on this board......


I'm pretty sure he has a '93 851 for sale

Thanks ,

Dolph       

[DrDesmo]

Awesome bike.  Totally dog market for them right now, I saw one with 4500 miles that was in Guggenheim condition (a '92) go for less than $6 grand... Another one to check out is the 888 SPO

Cheers,
Adam

[DoubleEagle]

Awesome bike.  Totally dog market for them right now, I saw one with 4500 miles that was in Guggenheim condition (a '92) go for less than $6 grand... Another one to check out is the 888 SPO

Cheers,
Adam

Thanks for your input Adam.

Dolph       

[DrDesmo]

Thanks for your input Adam.

Dolph      

Dolph -

If you have the means and are looking for a slightly more exclusive example of that style, the SP series (851 SP3, 851 SP4, 851 SP4s, 888 SPO, etc.) always seem to have a market.  Kind of like an RC30/RC45 

Can't really go wrong, but given the overall market for bikes I wouldn't be parting with cash for anything short of a screaming deal, an exclusive SP model, or absolute perfection.  Just my 2c 

This is a fantastic forum for learning all about these awesome bikes: http://www.ducati851and888.com/

Cheers,
Adam

[DoubleEagle]

Dolph -

If you have the means and are looking for a slightly more exclusive example of that style, the SP series (851 SP3, 851 SP4, 851 SP4s, 888 SPO, etc.) always seem to have a market.  Kind of like an RC30/RC45 

Can't really go wrong, but given the overall market for bikes I wouldn't be parting with cash for anything short of a screaming deal, an exclusive SP model, or absolute perfection.  Just my 2c 

This is a fantastic forum for learning all about these awesome bikes: http://www.ducati851and888.com/

Cheers,
Adam

The bike piqued my interest but it's probably like an old Ferrari or Maserati in that you would have a reliability issue and parts would be hard to come by.

Dolph     

[DrDesmo]

The bike piqued my interest but it's probably like an old Ferrari or Maserati in that you would have a reliability issue and parts would be hard to come by.

Dolph     

No worse than any other bike IMO - the only X factor with the early SBK's is bodywork... So I'd recommend not crashing    Rearsets, piston kits, clutch packs, etc etc etc. is all a non-issue IMO (from experience with friends with 851's / 888s)

Cheers
Adam

[El Matador]

Exactly. Unless of course you have the bright idea to race an 888 SP0 in opem twins and make a very rare and expensive paperweight out of it

[DrDesmo]

Exactly. Unless of course you have the bright idea to race an 888 SP0 in opem twins and make a very rare and expensive paperweight out of it

... I like the way you think 

[sbrguy]

i like how the gauges are well thought out right in front of the rider also that the fuses are right there and not underneath the faring for easy access.. now why can't ducati do that with current bikes, you know for actual convenience?

[DrDesmo]

i like how the gauges are well thought out right in front of the rider also that the fuses are right there and not underneath the faring for easy access.. now why can't ducati do that with current bikes, you know for actual convenience?

Maybe that just speaks to the inevitable electical issues the early SBK's had?  jk, my Falco has the same setup 

Cheers,
Adam

[El Matador]

Because of how the racing panorama has changed. Back when the 851 was designed most riders did all the work on their bikes with one or two master mechanics. You were expected to know how to tear into your engine and work on your machine. Now, you can't be competitive unles you have a tractor trailer full of tools and 50 mechanics that consult a computer to tighten a bolt. Now you have a specialized suspension team, a specialized engine tuning team, a specialized aero team, et al. The rider is like the stig, all he has to know how to do is turn the throttle and tell the 50 mechanics what he feels

[DrDesmo]

The rider is like the stig, all he has to know how to do is turn the throttle and tell the 50 mechanics what he feels

Inaccurate.  The Stig has no concept of "feelings" or "emotion." 

Cheers,
Adam

[sbrguy]

Because of how the racing panorama has changed. Back when the 851 was designed most riders did all the work on their bikes with one or two master mechanics. You were expected to know how to tear into your engine and work on your machine. Now, you can't be competitive unles you have a tractor trailer full of tools and 50 mechanics that consult a computer to tighten a bolt. Now you have a specialized suspension team, a specialized engine tuning team, a specialized aero team, et al. The rider is like the stig, all he has to know how to do is turn the throttle and tell the 50 mechanics what he feels

and that is a good thing?  lol

just like on the early monsters the fuses could be accessed without lifting the tank, great for if you had a problem you could easily just check the fuses without moving anything. oh well.. gone are the days of "convenience".