Description
Click here for an CycleVIN Motorcycle History Report on this 1997 Ducati 916. Additional photos are available here for your perusal.
The 916 truly needs no introduction, but we’ll defer to VisorDown for our favorite summation:
“Every once in a while a true classic comes along: James Joyce’s Ulysses, The Beatles’ Revolver, Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. Greats one-and-all, to be seen, owned or understood by the discerning and devoted. To the list of timeless classics, we can add Massimo Tamburini’s Ducati 916.”
“Never had a motorcycle provoked such feelings of pure lust or been so coveted. Here was sex made metal, a Sophia Loren in cro-mo steel and alloy. Slim and curvy, the 916 took the breath away from any angle and redefined how a motorcycle could, and should, look.”
“And it wasn’t just skin deep. The four valves per cylinder desmodromic V-twin measured 916cc and produced 114 crankshaft horsepower, with torque from tickover.”
This example is VIN: ZDM1SB8S8VB008153. The seller acquired it in 2015 from the wife of the original owner (who got it in the divorce), a private party in New York.
The odometer shows 3,936 miles.
It is Federally and California emissions compliant.
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us replace the fuel pump, the fuel filter, and the fuel lines. He also had a new key made. Angel did the work, he notes the following in his condition report:
Tire % Front/ Rear: 90/90
Tire Press Front/ Rear: 36/38
Brake % Front/ Rear: 70/50
Hydraulic: Dark
Oil: Ok
Coolant: Ok
Low Beam: Ok
High Beam: Ok
Turn: Ok
Tail Light: Ok
Brake Light: Ok
Plate Light: Ok
Kill: Ok
Horn: Ok
Battery: 12.9 Chg 13.8
Notes: Test ride ok, Unit operates as designed.
Modifications:
Termignoni exhaust.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Michelin Pilot Street Radial tires with date codes of 0807 and 3207.
The sale includes three keys.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Ducati is offered on a clean New York title. Have any 916 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
