Both bikes are currently owned by the same private collector in Northern Ireland. The first is the Ducati 888 Corsa on which Carl won both the Superbike race and the headline event at the North West 200 in 1993, and which subsequently was campaigned by Michael Rutter in the British Superbike Championship.
The machine was purchased by the current vendor in 2005 and has since been rebuilt by marque specialist John Hackett at Ducati Coventry. It is estimated to fetch between £26,000 - 30,000 (approx.$41,392 – 47,761).
The second of the two Ducatis on offer is the 1998 916SPS Fogarty Replica, which was ridden by Fogarty at the Ulster Grand Prix meeting in August 2009. This machine, the second off the production line, was given to Carl by the Ducati factory and comes with two authenticating plaques, one of which states that the gift was in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to the success of Ducati."
The bike retains its original registration number - ‘S3 FOG'- Carl Fogarty having won his 3rd Superbike Championship in 1998. It is estimated at £21,000 - 25,000 (approx. $33,432 – 39,800).
"It is always exciting to offer machines with an iron cast provenance - and these two certainly don't disappoint. They're joining an already exciting line up of motorcycles, with our auction at the Mortons International Classic Motorcycle Show proving to be the place to sell an important motorcycle," a company statement from Bonhams reads.
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