A looker, not at all a handler. I bought the 2006, Paul Smart. I fell in love with its looks. But what a turd! Two piston Brembo up front. Those stylish wire rims can’t even have fit the four pot Goldline Brembos that were everywhere. I took the insured bike to the track where the front and rear were not talking to each other. As I was stitching corners together the front wheel came up as I was seriously leaned over. Touchdown was an oscillating mess. The damage was not too bad. After accepting the insurance payout, I promptly sold it to a collector friend at a reasonable price. The Paul Smart was a looker, but not a Ducati in the real sense. Boy, was I disappointed.
Unfortunately, you had not discovered the cost effective way to turn yours into a track weapon. I have both a Paul Smart and a 2007 BiPosto, and after finding the near mint 2500 mile 2007 PiBorsto for a mear $10,000 in 2020, I went to work. I sold the stock nonadjustable forks for $700 and replaced with a set of Showa fully adjustable from a ST4 for $400. I sold the OEM spoke wheels for $1500, and replaced with a set of 5 spoke Marchesini for $800. Front calipers, pumps and lines sold for $700, and replaced with Brembo Semi radil pumps and gold Brembo 4P4P from a 999 for $700. Ditched the heavy BiPosto footpeg braqcket assemblies for $450, and replaced with Bonamici Racing rearsets for $400. Ditched the OEM header and Termignoni exhaust for $1000, and replaced with SIL Motors 45mm header for a 1000SS, 1000SS link pipes and 13" reverse cone silencers for $800. Sold the entire rear mudgaurd, signals, and brake light for $350 and purchased corse dynamics integrated light and tity tail for the same. With the $1200 I made in parts swaps, I purchased titanium fasteners throughout and Corse Dynamics pod air filters. Fully fueled and ready to ride on the street or track, it weights in at 397lbs which is a 50 pound weight loss, and the suspensions and braking woes you mentioned are gone. It is also one of the best Sport Classics you have seen.
I had one with only 2000 km on it. Sold it cause it is not for taller rider. The turning radius was awful too. Can not have a bike just to look at it :).
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A looker, not at all a handler. I bought the 2006, Paul Smart. I fell in love with its looks. But what a turd! Two piston Brembo up front. Those stylish wire rims can’t even have fit the four pot Goldline Brembos that were everywhere. I took the insured bike to the track where the front and rear were not talking to each other. As I was stitching corners together the front wheel came up as I was seriously leaned over. Touchdown was an oscillating mess. The damage was not too bad. After accepting the insurance payout, I promptly sold it to a collector friend at a reasonable price. The Paul Smart was a looker, but not a Ducati in the real sense. Boy, was I disappointed.
To be fair most people that like cafe racers just park them and show them off
Unfortunately, you had not discovered the cost effective way to turn yours into a track weapon. I have both a Paul Smart and a 2007 BiPosto, and after finding the near mint 2500 mile 2007 PiBorsto for a mear $10,000 in 2020, I went to work. I sold the stock nonadjustable forks for $700 and replaced with a set of Showa fully adjustable from a ST4 for $400. I sold the OEM spoke wheels for $1500, and replaced with a set of 5 spoke Marchesini for $800. Front calipers, pumps and lines sold for $700, and replaced with Brembo Semi radil pumps and gold Brembo 4P4P from a 999 for $700. Ditched the heavy BiPosto footpeg braqcket assemblies for $450, and replaced with Bonamici Racing rearsets for $400. Ditched the OEM header and Termignoni exhaust for $1000, and replaced with SIL Motors 45mm header for a 1000SS, 1000SS link pipes and 13" reverse cone silencers for $800. Sold the entire rear mudgaurd, signals, and brake light for $350 and purchased corse dynamics integrated light and tity tail for the same. With the $1200 I made in parts swaps, I purchased titanium fasteners throughout and Corse Dynamics pod air filters. Fully fueled and ready to ride on the street or track, it weights in at 397lbs which is a 50 pound weight loss, and the suspensions and braking woes you mentioned are gone. It is also one of the best Sport Classics you have seen.
@@davidwoolley5192 You did exactly what I would've donemate, except I would've kept all the og parts for resale. Cheers.
I had one with only 2000 km on it. Sold it cause it is not for taller rider. The turning radius was awful too. Can not have a bike just to look at it :).