Ducati 998 S (Bostrom)

Vehicle Description

Limited Europe model (No. 109 of 155)

– the seller had bought the bike in 10/2003 with 4,200 km from the first owner
– complete Öhlins suspension
forged Marcesini rims
last major inspection with timing belt and fork service at 22,464 km
Injection system adjusted, new plugs and new battery at 22,767 km
Carbon rear wheel cover
Renewal with as-new paint kit incl. blue grips (NP: approx. € 8,000) due to minor signs of wear at 22,000 km (accident in the parking lot), otherwise 100% accident-free
incl. body mount, Bostrom cover and stainless steel badge with certificate of authenticity

When Antonio Ducati founded the company in Bologna in 1926, it initially produced components for radios. In 1946, the production of the Cucciolo bicycle auxiliary engine was added. In the same decade, the company began developing its own complete vehicles. In 1953, the company was split into Ducati Elettronica S.p.A. and the motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Meccanica S.p.A.. From 1983, Ducati cooperated with the Italian two-wheeler manufacturer Cagiva, which took over Ducati completely in 1985, due to persistently poor business performance. Cagiva itself became insolvent in 1996 and sold 51 percent of Ducati to the American Texas Pacific Group, which took over the brand completely in 1998. In 2005, the Italian Investindustrial company took over the shares of the Texas Pacific Group. In April 2012, Audi and the previous owner Investindustrial announced in a press release that Audi would acquire 100% of the shares in Ducati Motor Holding through its subsidiary Lamborghini. Audi also announced that Ducati would be integrated into the Audi Group and thus also into the Volkswagen Group following approval by the antitrust authorities.

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