[{"id": 6810524, "authorName": "Blizzard340", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/blizzard340/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Now we are talking!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630353526, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6810527, "authorName": "Blizzard340", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/blizzard340/", "bidAmount": 851, "content": "$851 bid placed by Blizzard340", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630353538, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6810595, "authorName": "TrailerTed", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trailerted/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice bid, Blizzard - I see what you did there...:-)", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630353873, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6812050, "authorName": "B.R.", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/b.r.-user/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Looks almost like my old one, but mine had a different Conti pipe. \r\n\r\nAnyone thinking of riding 2 up with this, think again. I tried it once with a normal sized lady, and it was torture. The design of the seat causes the passenger to push forward against the back of the driver, this then causes the driver to be firmly wedged against the tank, thus resulting in nut crushage. It only took one time, I learned my lesson and I never took another passenger for a ride with that bike.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1630359831, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6812567, "authorName": "Mike_Breinin", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mike_breinin/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I remember gawking at these when new. I was a senior in HS and the local Yamaha dealer was also a Ducati dealer and had one on the floor. It was as exotic as any Italian supercar to me, the stuff dreams are made of.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1630362159, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6813121, "authorName": "Blizzard340", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/blizzard340/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@TrailerTed\r\nThanks ! You know my next one will be 888 (then 916) but someone will most likely beat me to it!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630368631, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6813151, "authorName": "Minkymink56", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/minkymink56/", "bidAmount": 2500, "content": "$2,500 bid placed by Minkymink56", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630369166, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6813332, "authorName": "Seadog-66", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/seadog-66/", "bidAmount": 7500, "content": "$7,500 bid placed by Seadog-66", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630371478, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6813704, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Listing has been updated with three videos provided by the seller. Thanks @kaosmotorwerks! -BaT", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630376234, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6813957, "authorName": "Mgh20180", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mgh20180/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Take a look at the cars in the background. Safe to say this bike has been in capable hands.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1630380749, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6814610, "authorName": "ForzaMinardi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/forzaminardi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I wanted one of these ever since they were new in the 80s. Finally pulled the trigger on an \u201886 earlier this year. Sure, I would have preferred a steel-framed Bimota, but they are just all out of reach at this point, and the aluminum framed bikes just don\u2019t do it for me. So the 750F1 is right in the sweet spot. Relatively affordable and exotic enough. Great to ride (sorry, wrists) and I can\u2019t imagine ever losing money on it. This is the bike you ride on your birthday! Happy bidding!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630415761, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6814634, "authorName": "trudds", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trudds/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Put 16k miles on an A bought new in 85. It was the essence of what I wanted in riding a motorcycle..... and very Italian. Beautiful bike!!!!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630416059, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6815695, "authorName": "Omen", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/omen/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Pics of rear seat cowl? Thx!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630428380, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6818133, "authorName": "kaosmotorwerks (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kaosmotorwerks/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Omen, do you want a pic of the rear seat cowl by itself? There is 1 or 2 of it on the bike in the pictures.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630440803, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6819984, "authorName": "d1d2h1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/d1d2h1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I bought this exact same bike back in 1988 and immediately converted it back to the earlier F1B w/ the solo seat, single sided exhaust with the elongated lower fairing witch greatly reduced the weight.\r\n\r\nThese bikes are wickedly fun to ride and loud AF you go with the single exhaust that the race bikes had. Pretty sure those are the original mirrors either. I'd highly recommend bar end mirrors for this bike. Good luck!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630447639, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6820279, "authorName": "d1d2h1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/d1d2h1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Crikey\u2026those aren't the original mirrors! The OEM mirrors were smaller and much closer to the fairing. Great if you like to stare at your elbows:)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630449313, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6825196, "authorName": "Blizzard340", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/blizzard340/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The essence of Italian simplicity and beauty. I was never able to find an affordable one of these - but I did buy the Cagiva offshoot - a brand new 1990 750 Sport. It was a great bike with one exception. That small front wheel. It did - as people said it would - like to stand up in tight corners. But this far down the line that would be irrelevant - back then I was just trying to keep up with buddies on theri GSXR's and ZX 7 R's....tough to do!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630524315, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6836393, "authorName": "KonradE", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/konrade/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Those are original \"Vitaloni California\" mirrors. I was a previous owner of this bike and refreshed it in 2014. Awesome bike. Bar end mirrors may be a preference but at some point original parts on these older bikes are important.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1630638803, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6843929, "authorName": "911r", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ditch the mirrors for bar end anyways. Wish this was a solo seat, I would bid to win.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630766183, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6845189, "authorName": "Cabriolet-International", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cabriolet-international/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@911r It appears in the pictures there is a solo seat (picture 26).", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630780859, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6851577, "authorName": "thehobbyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/thehobbyman/", "bidAmount": 7800, "content": "$7,800 bid placed by thehobbyman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630878264, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6851596, "authorName": "GoSlowMan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/goslowman/", "bidAmount": 8880, "content": "$8,880 bid placed by GoSlowMan", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630878411, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6851734, "authorName": "Seadog-66", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/seadog-66/", "bidAmount": 9500, "content": "$9,500 bid placed by Seadog-66", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630880811, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6851833, "authorName": "GoSlowMan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/goslowman/", "bidAmount": 9876, "content": "$9,876 bid placed by GoSlowMan", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630882464, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6851899, "authorName": "ttnyc", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ttnyc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hydraulic dry clutch. Not wet.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630883596, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6852204, "authorName": "Ron_verweij", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ron_verweij/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The duo seat has a cap on it to convert it to a single seat. Normal to the US model and the 88/89 Santa Monica", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630889406, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6852641, "authorName": "Mr.Jingles", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mr.jingles/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Holy Cagiva Elephants! The F1 is a Grail bike. An amazing bike though they react almost too quickly for mere mortal riders. Stay focused and the F1 will be one of the best bikes of any era that you will ever ride. And the sound...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630901174, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6852655, "authorName": "Mr.Jingles", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mr.jingles/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Blizzard340, interesting that you brought up the 1990 740 Sport as those are dear to my heart. Passed up on nice example 2 years ago as the 16inch wheels bothered me too and while it's easy enough to move up to 17inch wheels... you then take a fairly rare, classic Ducati and molest it. I couldn't do that to the bike and didn't want to ride it with the stock tires. Besides, parts are fairly NLA. What's interesting is some F1 owners are scavenging the swing arms from the 750 Sport.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630901580, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6852660, "authorName": "Omen", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/omen/", "bidAmount": 10000, "content": "$10,000 bid placed by Omen", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630901891, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6853331, "authorName": "WaltL", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/waltl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I remember when these came out. The shop near me, Cycle Specialties in Athens, GA got couple of them ~ 1987, I think, and an F1 Montjuich also came through the shop. I was drooling for one (riding a 900 Darmah at the time). \r\nOne of the F1s went to a local guy who club raced, so I saw it regularly when it came in for servicing. Always wanted one of these stripped down racers, but I'm a bit long in the tooth to enjoy riding the way these should be ridden.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630938171, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6855211, "authorName": "Ron_verweij", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ron_verweij/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Walt I am 6\u20194\u201d and race one still today, I make it work :-) Hope this one ends up ridden, the last real raw Ducati deserves to be ridden", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1630955016, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6856536, "authorName": "Cabriolet-International", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cabriolet-international/", "bidAmount": 10250, "content": "$10,250 bid placed by Cabriolet-International", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630960626, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6856541, "authorName": "thehobbyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/thehobbyman/", "bidAmount": 11000, "content": "$11,000 bid placed by thehobbyman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630960636, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6856553, "authorName": "Cabriolet-International", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cabriolet-international/", "bidAmount": 11250, "content": "$11,250 bid placed by Cabriolet-International", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630960675, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6856557, "authorName": "thehobbyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/thehobbyman/", "bidAmount": 12250, "content": "$12,250 bid placed by thehobbyman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630960705, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6856575, "authorName": "Cabriolet-International", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cabriolet-international/", "bidAmount": 12500, "content": "$12,500 bid placed by Cabriolet-International", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630960774, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6856579, "authorName": "thehobbyman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/thehobbyman/", "bidAmount": 12750, "content": "$12,750 bid placed by thehobbyman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630960787, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6856607, "authorName": "navchak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/navchak/", "bidAmount": 13000, "content": "$13,000 bid placed by navchak", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630960894, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6856610, "authorName": "WaltL", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/waltl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Ron_Verweij I'm 6'2\" myself, but by \"long in the tooth,\" I meant old... which I am!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630960912, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6856618, "authorName": "WaltL", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/waltl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Good to see this bike getting some love!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630960936, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6856633, "authorName": "Anonymous", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Reserve not met on 9/6/21 at $13,000", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630961014, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 6856645, "authorName": "navchak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/navchak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hmm, did not expect RNM!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630961056, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6856895, "authorName": "Irish_Murph", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/irish_murph/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm very curious why this F1 didn't at least break 15k. Maybe it's the 2 up seat tail with the passenger grab handles is not as desirable as the single race tail version? My F1 is an '86, solo tail, single exhaust. Too bad seller, this should've been a 17-20k bike easily.\r\nI hardly ride mine anymore so was thinking of listing it here. But after this result I just might hold off for another year.\r\nToo bad, this deserved much more.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630962359, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6857322, "authorName": "AbnMike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/abnmike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Irish_murph - the last 750 F1 here only sold for $11k", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630964345, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6857403, "authorName": "ForzaMinardi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/forzaminardi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Irish_Murph No 750F1 has ever broken $15k on BaT. This is both a fact and a travesty. Bevel bitsas get more love than these thoroughbreds. It\u2019s ridiculous.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630964640, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6857476, "authorName": "Irish_Murph", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/irish_murph/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@AbnMike, wow, that's just wrong. \n@ForzaMinardi, it is a travesty, I just wonder why.\nI guess going to the trouble of listing my F1 then just won't be worth it. I also have an '82 Hailwood, but that will be the last bike I part with as it's my favorite rider and fits me better than my F1.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630964957, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6858390, "authorName": "Ron_verweij", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ron_verweij/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@WaltL I know what you mean, after 20 minutes racing I am done, having a Multistrada for the road", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630975740, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6859066, "authorName": "navchak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/navchak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is a beautiful motorcycle and certainly important from a historical perspective! I have a '96 Ducati 900 CR among others so have some experience with the carbureted Ducs. I bid what seemed to be a reasonable amount given the previous No Reserve sale at $11k but obviously reserve was not met. Certainly seems to be a discrepancy in terms of perceived value between sellers and buyers at least on BaT.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630994544, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6860320, "authorName": "Blizzard340", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/blizzard340/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@navchak\r\nI was expecting a sale at 11.5 to 12K - not a RNM @ 13K. They just are not 15K dollar bikes. I do agree a solo tail would have helped a bit. The problem with a high reserve on BAT is that if the reserve is not met I don't believe you can re-list. No resrve auctions can generate more heat for sure.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1631032413, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6860379, "authorName": "Blizzard340", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/blizzard340/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@navchak\r\nI was expecting a sale at somewhere between 11K and 12.5K. F1's just don't fetch 15K - yet!\r\nThe problem with a high reserve is that i don't believe BAT will let you re-list (like some other auction sites) so you have to make your first shot count. I was going to throw in an 11K bid - because I am not unreasonably far from Redding, but with a reserve auction I started to assume it was perceived by the seller as being worth substantially more than that. Maybe a solo tail would have helped? Great looking bike though and man do they sound cool.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1631033059, "type": "comment"}]