Ducati SportClassic

Ducati SportClassic[1][2]
ManufacturerDucati Motor Holding S.p.A.
Also calledSport1000, GT1000, Paul Smart 1000
PredecessorMH900e
Classstandard
Engine992 cc (60.5 in3) 90° V-twin 94 ∅ x 71.5 mm, Compression Ratio 10:1
Top speed217 km/h (135 mph)
Power68 kW (91 bhp) @ 8,000 rpm
Torque9.3 kgf⋅m (67 lbf⋅ft) @ 6,000 rpm
TransmissionGearbox 6 speed, Ratios 1st 37/15, 2nd 30/17, 3rd 27/20, 4th 24/22, 5th 23/24, 6th 24/28, Primary drive Straight cut gears; ratio 1.84, Final drive Chain; Front sprocket 15; Rear sprocket 38
SuspensionFront: 43 mm upside-down telescopic fork (Sport1000, GT1000), Öhlins 43 mm upside-down fully adjustable fork(PS1000) Rear: Sachs fully adjustable monoshock absorber on the left side (Sport1000), Twin shock absorbers (GT1000), Öhlins fully adjustable monoshock absorber on the left side(PS1000)
BrakesFront 2 x 320 mm semi-floating discs, floating caliper 2-piston, 2 sintered-pad caliper (Sport1000, PS1000), 2 x 320 mm semi-floating discs, floating caliper 2-piston, 2-pad caliper (GT1000). Rear brake 245 mm disc, 1-piston floating caliper
TiresFront 120/70 R 17. Rear 180/55 R 17
Rake, trail24°, 92 mm (3.6 in)
Wheelbase1,425 mm (56.1 in) except 2006 Sport1000 and Paul Smart, 1,462 mm (57.6 in)[3]
DimensionsL: 2,100 mm (83 in)
W: 710 mm (28 in)
H: 1,030 mm (41 in)
Seat height825 mm (32.5 in) (Sport1000, PS1000), 810 mm (32 in) (GT1000)
Weight179 kg (395 lb) (Sport1000), 183 kg (403 lb) (GT1000), 181 kg (399 lb) (PS1000) (dry)
Fuel capacity15 L (3.3 imp gal; 4.0 US gal) (includes 3.5 L (0.77 imp gal; 0.92 US gal) reserve)
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The Ducati SportClassics are a range of retro styled motorcycles introduced by Ducati at the 2003 Tokyo Motor Show, and put on sale in 2005 for the 2006 model year. The Paul Smart version was made for the 2006 model year only, while the Sport1000 ran from 2006 through the 2009 model years, and the GT1000 ran from the 2007 through 2010 model years.[3]

They were the product of Ducati's design chief Pierre Terblanche, who said the series started with the Evoluzione MH900e replica of Mike Hailwood's victorious 1978 Isle of Man TT bike. The different variations are based on similar frames, and powered by the Desmodue 992 cc (60.5 in3) air-cooled 90° V-twin Ducati 1000 Dual Spark engine, also called the DS9 engine.

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  3. ^ a b Model Year archive, Ducati Sp.A., retrieved 2010-06-07