Please note: This bike has been stored long term and used as a display piece. As such, there is no cold start video. The bike is a part of the Mark Boeddeker Collection.
Click here for an VINData Motorcycle History Report on this 1995 Ducati 916 SP.
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.”
Alongside the standard Strada model, Ducati also produced a series of homologation specials starting with the SP. The SP2 (like the one offered here) debuted in 1995. Just 401 examples were built, and each one was fitted with a slew of carbon fiber parts, a white Monoposto tail, an Öhlins rear shock, and a set of full floating cast-iron brake rotors.
By far the biggest change to the SP, though, was the motor. For despite its similarities to the Strada, it came with rough-cast cases, smooth heads, and plenty of internal upgrades: reinforced main bearings, a unique clutch pack, a 14-tooth front sprocket, a high flow oil pump, Pankl titanium con rods, lighter crankshaft counterweights, larger valves, and twin-injector throttle bodies.
This example is VIN: ZDM916S005148.
The odometer shows 2,302 kilometers (1,430 miles).
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us perform a safety inspection. Our service department notes the following on their condition report:
Gas Tank Internal Condition: Ok
Engine Oil Level: Ok
Engine Oil Quality: Ok
2T Oil Level: N/A
Coolant Level: RESERVOIR EMPTY
Coolant Quality: MARGINAL, >150 mV
Front Hydraulic Fluid Level: Ok
Front Hydraulic Fluid Quality: MARGINAL, >1.5% Moisture
Rear Hydraulic Fluid Level: Ok
Rear Hydraulic Fluid Quality: FAIL, >3% Moisture
Clutch Hydraulic Fluid Level: Ok
Clutch Hydraulic Fluid Quality: FAIL, >3% Moisture
Final Drive Condition: DIRTY
Headlight High Beam: Ok
Headlight Low Beam: NOT WORKING
Passing Light: Ok
Parking Light: Ok
Turn Signals: Ok
Tail Light: Ok
Brake Light (Front Switch): Ok
Brake Light (Rear Switch): Ok
Plate Light: Ok
Horn: Ok
Kill Switch: Ok
Brake Pad % Remaining Front: 80%
Brake Pad % Remaining Rear: 80%
Forks: Ok
Shock/s: Ok
Tire Date Code Front: Pre-2000
Tire Date Code Rear: Pre-2000
Tire % Remaining Front: 80%
Tire % Remaining Rear: 80%
Tire Press. Front: 24 PSI
Tire Press. Rear: 28 PSI
Battery Standing Voltage: NONE INSTALLED
Charging Voltage @ 4k RPM: N/A
Running Condition: NO START ATTEMPTED
Test Ride Completed: None Taken
Test Ride Distance: N/A
Notes:
-Coolant reservoir is empty
-Chain is dry
-Chain guide is broken (aged)
-Clutch and rear brake [reservoirs] empty of fluid
-Low beam not working
REPAIRS RECOMMENDED:
-Coolant
-Chain service
-Chain guide replacement
-Hydro 3
-Electrical Diag/Repair – Low Beam
-Timing Belts (Due to Age/Unknown History)
Modifications:
The bike appears to be stock.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Michelin Hi-Sport tires which are most likely original with date codes of 494 and 504.
The sale includes two keys, original and very hard to find carbon fiber Termignoni exhaust (without the later model mounts on the pipe for the high mount carbon exhaust guard,) and rear stand.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located in Panorama City, California, this Ducati is offered on a clean Nevada title. Have any 916 SP2 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
