Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday. Every week I will post up something beautiful from the world of Ducati that you just might like to have grace your desktop. This week we have a highly modified 955cc, Ducati 888SPO.


More and more Ducatisti are paying attention to the first 4-valve machine the Ducati 851/888 series. Quickly overshadowed by the beauty and racing success of the 916 series, the inaugural desmoquattro has a beauty born from function rather than form.

The most sort after bikes are the limited series, Sport Production (SP) machines which were never sold in the USA. Perhaps that is why Doug Velez’s US market 888SPO has so many modifications. In effect it is a a hand built SP machine which boasts 130 rear wheel horsepower from it’s 955cc engine pushing just 390lbs (60 lighter than stock).


Chassis Modifications

Carbon Fiber Fuel Tank
Ducati “Corsa” Carbon Fiber Fairings Complete
Ducati “Corsa” Carbon Fiber Seat / Tail Section
Real Italian Leather Seat Cover With Carbon Fiber Base
Carbon Fiber Under Seat Tray And License Plate Holder
Carbon Fiber Front Fender
Carbon Fiber Rear Fender
Carbon Fiber Inlet Ducts
Carbon Fiber Airbox Base
Carbon Fiber Airbox Lid
Ducati “Corsa” Carbon Fiber Large Bell Velocity Stacks
Carbon Fiber Battery Box
Carbon Fiber Clutch Cover
Carbon Fiber Chain Adjusters
Marchesini 3 Spoke Magnesium Wheels
Titanium Axles
Brembo 320mmm Floating Rotors
Nissin 17mm Front Brake Master Cylinder
Carbon Fiber Rear Caliper Bracket
Polished Stainless Steel Full Spaghetti Exhaust System
Carbon Fiber Mufflers
Pro Italia Foot Pegs And Levers
Storz Performance Clip-On Handlebars
Stainless Braided Clutch And Brake Hoses
Gustafsson Plastics Ducati Factory Corsa Windscreen
White Power Steering Stabilizer
Aluminum Sub-Frame
Titanium Nuts And Bolts On 95% Of Chassis, Wheels & Suspension



Engine Modifications By Scott Waters @ Motoservizio

955cc Displacement ( 96mmbore, 66mm Stroke )
Ducati “Corsa” Racing Engine Center Cases
Ducati “Corsa” Omega 12 1/2 To 1 Forged Pistons
Ducati “Corsa” Dual Injector Throttle Bodies
Ducati “Corsa” Vlo3 Eprom Chip Fuel Mapping
Ducati “G” Intake Cams
Ducati “B” Exhaust Cams
Carillo Rods
Flow Ported Cylinder Heads
Large Capicity Oil Cooler
Nichols Flywheel (3.5 Lbs Lighter Than Stock)
Carbon Fiber Clutch Cover
Ducati Performance Aluminum Clutch Basket With Tiatanium Bolts
Ducati Performance Billet Aluminum Pressure Plate
Barnett Aluminum Clutch Plates
Tpo Clutch Brace With Titanium Bolts
(Total Clutch Package Is 3.1 Lbs Lighter Than Stock)