ducatidave
Joined: 07 Aug 2013 Posts: 32 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:16 am Post subject: DB1 Production Dates |
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I have a DB1 that I am considering placing on conditional historic registration which will reduce the cost of registration/insurance to a 10th of full registration. The vehicle needs to be 30 years old to qualify. My DB1 is number 406 so its fairly late in the production run. It was later converted by the dealer to S specs with 41mm Malossi carbs and a Conti system.
The compliance plate states the bike was manufactured in 1988 but I believe the plate was affixed to the bike when it was first sold, not when it was manufactured. The original sales papers show the bike was not sold until 1988.
Various websites show the standard DB1 being manufactured in 1985 and 1986 with later up-rated models being manufactured as late as 1988. Does anyone have a reliable source that I could use to accurately date my DB1? _________________ DB1S, '74 Ducati 750S, '83 Pantah 600, '03 ST2, '84 R100RS, '83 R65LS, 1914 Triumph 500, '69 Trident, '49 Panther 600, '53 Panther 600, '58 Triumph racing s/car, Honda 600 F2 s/car, '57 Triumph 6T s/car, '12 Suzuki 1250 s/car, Yam SR250 |
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