The Ducati SportClassics was a range of variants of a model offered by Ducati from 2006 to 2012. Introduced by a noticeable variant known as the Evoluzione MH900e which was a Mike Hailwood´s replica that was produced only for the 2006 model year the SportClassics used similar frames powered by an air cooled 90° Desmodue V-twin 1000cc called the DS9 engine. A highlighted Limited Edition known as the Paul Smart Limited Edition was inspired on the bike that Paul Smart rode on the 750 Imola Desmo competition in 1972.