Ducati Paul Smart 1000 LE and the man behind the Story

Ducati Paul Smart 1000 LE and the man behind the Story
Paul Smart was a British born motorcycle racer that raced for numerous factories as a factory rider. Factories such as Norton, Ducati, Suzuki and Kawasaki. Paul also raced during a very interesting era, 60's and 70's , during the demise of four-strokes and emergence of the very evil handling two-strokes, as well as the decline in dominance of the British manufacturers and the conquering Japanese bikes and finally also when the racing scene changed from road tyres to slick racing tyres. Paul also raced on street circuits such as the infamous Isle Of Man TT, where he podiumed a couple of times, and on short circuits around the world, making him an extremely accomplished allrounder.
However Paul Smarts most iconic win came in the famous Imola 200 of 1972, which made him a legend in the history of Ducati and the first winner of the Ducati 90 degree L twin bevel drive, desmodromic valve motor of the modern era and in such Ducati's first Superbike winner.
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[@josecarlospoggian5460]

He was the man at BSA/Triumph as well👏👏👏👏

[@Sanjay-Tripathi]

Fantastic. great story and a beautiful bike.

[@route21garage]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@SmittyOne883]

I like what you did to your bike in honour of Paul Smart 👍🏆

[@route21garage]

Thank you 🙏

[@ianvandermerwe9659]

Well done and an awesome personal and historic story. A very special motorcycle indeed and what a privilege to have spent time with this iconic legend of a man. As you say - never forgotten!!!

[@route21garage]

Thank you and treasure the bike even more cause of the time spent with such a likeable and humble man 💪🙏

[@colinmartin2921]

Poor Smartie, a motorcyclist to the end, I feel so sad at the way he died. One of the good guys.

[@route21garage]

Always a legend in our hearts 🙏

[@baselcouple9698]

Wow. This bike is stunning and a fantastic tribute to Paul Smart’s legacy. I’m trying to find the artwork for the Reynold sticker to put on my PS1000. Do you have any idea where I can find a clean image? Thanks and again a stunning bike and fantastic video!

[@route21garage]

Thank you 🙏
I photographed it off Paul’s original bike…. I would not know where else…..

[@longbowarcher100]

i just got off my dads boat on the river medway at east farleigh in kent.
The boatyard was owned by mr smart.
in the car park were two flash looking motorcycles
sitting on one was a guy with long hair the other had a rider with curly long hair
i was making some money in photography and i was always on the lookout for potential business and so i said to the 2 guys i would take some pictures of them for a small fee. the guy with the straight long hair said
"people usually pay us not the other way around"
I asked him who he was
"i am barry sheen and he is paul smart"

[@route21garage]

Awesome story 😅😎👍🏻
Thank you for sharing with me.

[@longbowarcher100]

@@route21garage thanks for your kind remarks.
you might like this
Paul smarts dad told me that the day before Paul raced the 200 miles, they were up in east farleigh church with the vicar who did 'something' on a lathe to 'something' on the ducati which paul later said that it was this modification that enabled him to win the 200 miles.
best of luck

[@colinmartin2921]

@@longbowarcher100 Sorry, that is not right. After Paul won the Imola 200 Ducati gave Paul his winning bike, and later in the year, in the season-ending Race of the South at Brands Hatch, Paul was racing the bike when it broke a rocker and had to be repaired. So, although Ducati mechanics had some spares, the valves needed machining to fit, and the East Farleigh vicar happened to be an ex-tool maker, with a lathe!

[@jeremykeller211]

Excellent, but please do not use "iconic:" error.

[@tonebonetones]

I was looking to buy one of the these sport classic PS models when the poor chap died. Now, they have rocketed in value from an already hefty price and are now extremely difficult to track down.

[@route21garage]

Shame, a sad and untimely death for such an awesome man. Hang on a little till the hype and artificial increase drops and then get yourself one. It is my second one and such an awesome piece 🤩💪👌

[@tonebonetones]

@@route21garage Yeah, true, mate. Meantime, I bought a little Scrambler Cafe Racer in the gorgeous blue and silver, with the traditional air cooled L twin engine. They stopped making these, a crazy decision imo, as I think they were the best model based off the Scrambler 800cc concept, and look almost like a mini sports classic with the spoked wheels and blue frame and silver tank, etc. Also, I discovered an old video of Paul Smart in Thailand where Ducati somewhat bizarrely launched a special Paul Smart version of the Scrambler, but it was simply a standard Scrambler with the Imola 1972 colour scheme, and didnt have the clip ons and cafe racer style of my 2020 model. I also like the standard Sports Classic they made in the orange colour scheme, so I will see what comes up for sale over the winter here. Then again, I also love the MV Augusta F4 from the early 2000's. Ducati and MV Augusta both build beautiful machines from time to time, year to year.