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23-656: 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 in) air-cooled 90° V-twin Ducati 1000 Dual Spark engine, also called the DS9 engine. The Sport1000 took its inspiration from

46-417: A shaft drive instead of chain drive , side and/or rear pannier storage systems, a larger alternator for more accessories, heated handlebar grips, remotely adjustable headlights, a larger fuel tank for increased range, and a more upright seating position. Unlike a full touring model, a sport tourer will typically have more ride height ground clearance for better cornering, less stowage, lower weight,

69-479: A beefy 60 mm section swingarm. Wide Excel 17 inch chromed steel (36 spoke) rims are laced with thick 4.4 mm spokes to silver painted aluminum alloy hubs, necessitating the use of tube-type tires. The front brakes of the GT1000 were derived from the other SportClassic models, and had two Brembo floating calipers with 30 and 32 mm diameter thermally insulated pistons. They were semi-floating discs with

92-842: A designer and not a manager. Subsequently, Pierre Terblanche worked for Piaggio on the Moto Guzzi and other brands, along with former colleague Miguel Angel Galluzzi , who designed the Ducati Monster. Terblanche left Piaggio to join Norton Motorcycle Company in January 2011. In early 2013, it was announced that Terblanche had joined Confederate Motors in Alabama, United States, as head of product development, and in August 2014 his first Confederate design,

115-428: A diameter of 320 mm and a thickness of 4 mm. The rear brake system consisted of a floating single piston Brembo 34 mm caliper with high friction sintered pads and a 245 mm disc (bigger rear disc for two-up riders). It had twin exhausts and silencers, and pillion pegs where they belong for riding any distance. The silencers (exhausts) have more of a "Silentium" look and were not designed to resemble

138-517: A late 1960s or early 1970s race bike look. The 1000S followed the Sport1000's change to a dual-shock swing arm and wet clutch, though lower handlebars were required to fit under the fairing. 2007-2008 Monoposto models were available only in red with a white stripe, while in 2008 the paint scheme was changed to black with a white stripe for the Biposto model. The Ducati Sport Classic 1000 Biposto model

161-400: A less relaxed seating position, less room for the rear passenger , and higher overall performance. When designing a sport tourer, some manufacturers make economies by using an existing engine, technology and tooling from their recent sport bikes, rather than creating a dedicated engine design from scratch. Sport tourer engines could be differently-tuned versions of their sport bike siblings,

184-458: A variation was made to taller clip-on handlebars, a wet-clutch, and the GT1000's dual-shock swingarm with mufflers on both sides. This change created space for passenger footpegs and a removable rear seat cowl covering a pillion seat was added, prompting the name change to Sport1000 biposto (twin seat). In 2007, a Sport1000SE was also produced in a limited run of 100, available only in the US, which used

207-562: The Aprilia RST1000 Futura used a differently-tuned engine from the Aprilia RSV Mille sport bike. As consumer expectations changed, some sport bikes were redefined (for marketing purposes) as sport touring bikes, for example, the 2000 Kawasaki ZX-6R sportbike became the 2004 ZZR600 with just a change to a fairing bracket. Rider magazine noted in 2013 that the line between sportbikes and touring motorcycles

230-470: The 1973 Ducati 750 Sport and related 750 Imola Desmo , and had the look of a classic lightweight single-seat cafe racer . It used a two valve 1000DS motor with a 1,425 mm (56.1 in) wheelbase, trellis tube frame. The suspension used three way adjustable single Sachs rear shocks, and non-adjustable 43 mm Marzocchi front forks. The wheels were wire spoke large section alloy rims with tubed Pirelli Phantom tyres . Borrani were approached to supply

253-505: The Sport1000 in the addition of mounting points for twin shocks and side panels. The GT1000 had touring handlebars, mounted on the same front forks as the Sport has clip-ons: non-adjustable 43 mm Marzocchi upside-down forks. While the rear end had the seventies appearance, the components were more modern. The rear suspension used twin Sachs shocks, adjustable for spring pre-load, mounted on

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276-606: The X132 Hellcat Speedster, was shown. In late 2014, Terblanche left Confederate to join Royal Enfield in India. After working for 20 months at Royal Enfield, Terblanche resigned from his post on 2 August 2016 for reasons unknown. At the 2019 EICMA show, carbon fiber wheel manufacturer Blackstone (BST) unveiled the hyperTEK. The motorcycle is the first in-house electric motorcycle; Terblanche, who designed

299-490: The amounts made like the Paul Smart Model, but rather they were not popular at the time to the public, so low demand caused low production numbers. In 2010 Disney released the film Tron Legacy that featured a black 2008 Ducati Sport Classic 1000 Biposto, so the bike gained popularity, but the production of the motorcycles had already been ceased, so the rarity grew from that point on as a valuable collectors item for

322-482: The configuration of the 2006 model and a black and gold paint scheme reminiscent of the square-case 1980 Ducati 900SS . This paint scheme was inspired by a custom scheme done to a 2006 model by a US dealer. The 2007 Ducati Sport1000S had the front suspension of the Sport1000, while adding a retro styled fairing like the Paul Smart. The model could be equipped with Ducati original accessory lower fairings to create

345-646: The emphasis becoming mid-range torque rather than peak horsepower. This often includes a different cylinder head and exhaust system . For example, the Triumph Sprint motorcycle shared its engine with the Daytona, Speed Triple , and Tiger models; the Kawasaki 1400GTR/Concours 14 shares the basic engine with the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 ; and Ducati 's ST4 sport tourer used the 916's engine;

368-454: The fairing, steering damper, and a green frame to go with the silver and blue paint on the tank, lower clip-ons, fairing, and side covers. The Paul Smart was limited to 2000 examples worldwide The Ducati GT1000 used a similar steel tubular trellis frame to the Paul Smart and the Sport1000, and the same Desmodue 992 cc (60.5 in) engine. It was designed with comfort in mind and intended for sport-touring riders. The frame differed from

391-478: The fully faired 1977 BMW R100RS . Journalist Peter Egan defines the sport tourer as a " café racer that doesn't hurt your wrists and a touring bike that doesn't feel like a tank," and identified the R100RS as the first example he owned. Unlike a sport model, a sport touring model will typically have more wind protection with larger fairings and an adjustable windscreen , a transmission with lower gearing,

414-399: The motorcycle, stated that the hyperTEK is 'the best work I have ever done.' Terblanche designed the following motorcycles: Sport-touring A sport touring motorcycle (sometimes a "sports tourer") is a type of motorcycle that combines the performance of a sport bike with the long-distance capabilities and comfort of a touring motorcycle . The first sport tourer is said to be

437-402: The need to move into the design world. After moving to Germany and working with Volkswagen design, he worked at Cagiva 's research center at San Marino under the direction of Massimo Tamburini . When Cagiva decided to sell Ducati to US-based Texas Pacific Group , Pierre Terblanche chose to follow Ducati. In December 2007, he left Ducati to pursue other interests, believing that he should be

460-513: The original 'reverse cone' "Conti" silencers that were present on the original 1970s Ducatis that inspired the GT1000. The GT 1000 Touring was a special edition model with chrome fenders, a small chrome luggage rack, a higher handlebar and a windscreen. Pierre Terblanche Pierre Terblanche is a South African motorcycle designer born on 6 November 1956 in Uitenhage , Eastern Cape . He started his career in advertising but felt

483-406: The rims, but could not supply the volume, so Excel rims were used. The Sport1000 was available in black with a white stripe, red with a white stripe, or amber with a black stripe. The 2006 model, known as the monoposto (single seat) had a well gusseted 60 mm section asymmetric swingarm and a single shock, with stacked mufflers on the right side, low clip-on handlebars, and a dry-clutch. In 2007,

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506-443: The sport classic line as a whole. Paul Smart rode the 750 Imola Desmo competition bike to victory in 1972, and the 1974 750 SuperSport was based on that, tank and sidepanels painted silver, fairing painted green and silver with a green frame. The Giugiaro case 900 and 750 SuperSports had the blue and silver paint. The inspiration for Paul Smart LE is based on these bikes. It has multi adjustable Öhlins suspension front and rear,

529-728: Was also very similar. The bike came in two styles. ""Monoposto"" or ""Biposto"" with the main difference being the "monoposto" is a one seater and the "biposto" being a two seater, hence the "mono" and "Bi" connotations. Here are some of the numbers gained from Ducati themselves of how many Bipostos were produced: 2007 model year there were black 240 total/ 69 USA, red 253 total/60 USA, yellow 204 total/109 USA, 2008 black 84 total/ 52 USA, red 14 total/ o USA, yellow 0 total/ 0 USA, total for 2007 697 / 238 USA, 2008 98 / 52 USA. Despite there being so few variants made, they were not number tagged (example (1/300, as many limited run motorcycles are) as their low amounts made were not from Ducati themselves limiting

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