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Rare Ducati Carl
Fogarty replica at auction
(Guy 'Guido' Allen, April 2025)
Every now and then the collectible bike market pops up
a surprise, and this is one of them
This 1998 Carl Fogarty replica Ducati 916 SPS (with a 996
engine) is pretty obscure, with just 202 produced and only
for the UK market. A low-mile example recently sold in the
USA via Bring a
Trailer for Au$90,700 (US$57,916, GB£43,700).
That year, Ducati was to controversially ramp up
production of the 'regular' 916 SPS to 958 units, or more
than double its 1997 numbers, at a then sky-high price of
Au$36,000 (US$23,000, GB£17,300).
A 916 Strada of the same year was priced at $27,000
(US$17,200, GB£13,000) while a Honda CBR900RR Fireblade
cost Au$16,000 (US$10,200, GB£7700).
As for the Fogarty Special, it was built to homologate a
slightly-altered frame for world superbike racing.
According to author Ian
Falloon, in his Ducati 916 book: "Although it only
featured a change to the rear bracing tube to increase the
airbox volume, this was an extremely successful
modification."
Carl Fogarty had by this stage won two superbike
championships with the brand, in 1994-95, and came second
in the 1997 season behind John Kocinski on a Honda RC45.
In 1998 he scored number three of four championships with
the marque. The next was in 1999.
Aside from the homologated frame, the Foggy replica
boasted five-spoke black Marchesini wheels (instead of the
regular 916 three-poke items in gold), a carbon-fibre seat
unit and assorted Fogarty branding along with the race
stickers.
Another two Fogarty editions were to follow, in 1999 and
2000.
See the Bring a
Trailer listing
And the Ducati
916 Strada in our shed
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