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I also have a couple of much rarer Ducatis:

2008 Desmosedici RR #1467 of 1500 built and the last one in the world sold new to me by Ducati Glasgow in 2012, with 3 years warranty and servicing included. I fitted fibreglass bodywork to replace the standard carbon fibre items, changed the suspension to make it compliant enough for road use, enlarged the fuel tank as its standard range was 60 miles, and changed the wheels for BKS carbon to accept modern rubber (the standard rear was 16.5 inch to mimic the MotoGP bike and hence there is only one specially produced tyre that would fit).

This made it quite a usable bike and I have taken it to the TT, toured Scotland, Spain, France, Germany and Italy on it and had it on track at the Nurburgring, Mugello, Misano, Portimao, Jerez, Almeria, Magny Cours, Donnington and Silverstone.



In all I did 15,000 miles on the bike within the first three years so that the big 50-hour engine out service would be free.



It is now the highest mileage example in the world by some margin. It has lived under my stairs for a few years but is going in to be recommissioned later this month.



900SS Baines Imola #007 of just 38 built. This one also really needs an enlarged petrol tank as it too only has a 60 mile range at best. I have a spare tank in my loft but it is going to be quite a job as the battery and igniter coil packs will need to be relocated.