Post Listing Update: This 888SPO was pulled off of eBay, final sale price unknown.
With just 390 examples sold between 1993 and 1994, the 888 SPO is a limited production Ducati that doesn’t seem to get as much attention as it probably should. It was street legal, but this bike is happiest on a track. The ’93 model was called the 888 SPO, while the ’94 model was known as the 888LTD or Limited. Ducati’s trademark desmo valve V-Twin was good for 94 horsepower in this application, which yielded a quarter mile time of 10.81 seconds and a top speed of 157 miles per hour. Some days I think this bike actually aged better than the 916, and other days I think that sentence is just stupid. Either way, it ain’t ugly, and this bike had performance to back up the looks – in 1993, it won both the World Superbike and AMA Superbike championships.
This example (VIN: ZDM1HB7R8PB000716) has 7,820 miles, about 2,200 of which have come from the seller over the last 16 years. In 2011 he spent over $5,000 (receipts included) for a “complete shake down” as the bike was ‘starting to lose It spent a few years in storage with the fluids drained, but this year the bike was brought back to life and the seller says it idles and runs like a champ, plus it just got a detail and a fresh coat of The seller says the bike is solid but there are three stone chips and other minor cosmetic issues. The bike is ready to ride and the sale includes all stock parts and a Pitbull stand.
Find this SPO for sale in Naples, Florida with bidding up to $7,100