As I have too many 750 GTs in my collection I am reluctantly offering this superb Euro-spec 1973 750 GT for sale. This is as perfect and original 1973 750 GT you will find, and every aspect of the restoration is covered in my new forthcoming book;
Ducati Bevel Twins 1971 to 1986 - Enthusiasts Restoration Manual
With engine number 752696 and frame number 752124 this was originally Australian delivered (to Ron Angel Holdings) in April 1973. The low frame number means that many earlier features are present, such as a Lockheed front brake and split front hub. This is also a rare model with a Veglia electronic tachometer and retains the earlier Amal carbs. This model of 750 GT is undeniably one of the more desirable, with all the preferable earlier handlebar controls, Borrani rims, Inox stainless fenders and leading axle Marzocchi fork.
Everything is new or reconditioned on this machine. New parts include;
New factory con-rod assembly (assembled by Bob Brown)
New 80.6mm (second oversize) Borgo pistons
All new bearings throughout
New valves, rockers, and rocker bushes
New badges and paint matched to NOS side cover
NOS air filter boxes and hoses
NOS Aprilia turn signals and switches
NOS Aprilia fuse box
NOS CEV horn
NOS Lockheed front brake line
NOS Ducati Electronica condensers and points
NOS KLG spark plug caps
Complete set of Bevel Rubber parts for the 750 GT (including dash and dash lights)
All new cables
New period Dunlop TT100 Tires and tubes
NOS Euro-spec handlebar
New CEV taillight and bracket
New Brev Orlandi fuel taps
New Conti silencers
NOS 16/36 tooth sprockets and RK chain
NOS ignition switch
All new cables
Reconditioned parts include;
Original 3-ball Marzocchi shocks rebuilt by Damien at Bevel Rubber
Seat by Tony O’Connor of Eldorado
Instruments by Andrew Rackstraw in New Zealand
Original Borrani wheels with stainless spokes by Phil de Gruchy of Lightfoot Engineering
Original rare Lockheed master cylinder and caliper reconditioned
Wiring by Peter Shearman of Dukelectrics
All original bolts and fasteners with new zinc plating.
Original Aprilia headlamp
Original Tomaselli throttle and controls
Re-chromed exhaust header pipes plus other miscellaneous chrome plating by Precision Plating
Reconditioned original filler cap
Entered in the 2012 Motorclassic
Concours d’Elegance (Australia’s equivalent to Pebble Beach) this bike won the
best post-war motorcycle category in a hotly contested field.
The only non-original features are;
NOS Inox front fender with a center brace, replacing the original fender that had two screw holes for a front license plate as required in Australia in 1973.
New German ignition coils instead of the original Ducati Electrotecnica.
This bike has been on display and not run since the restoration. The tank has no fuel and there is no battery. If you want to run this bike bear in mind that commissioning it will require a bit of fiddling with carburetors etc. It is as if you were buying a bike back in 1973 from the crate. It needs setting up. This bike can be shipped anywhere at the buyer’s expense.
If you are looking for an as new 750 GT close to the condition it left the factory in Borgo Panigale in 1973 this is it. As the restoration of this GT is featured in detail in the forthcoming book. Of course this is a forty year old motorcycle and comes with no warranty but it is a bike will real provenance.
Thanks
Ian