Description
Update 12/31: This bike was listed with 15,472 miles. After closer examination of the VINData report and title, true mileage unknown.
Please note: This bike does not run, therefore there is no cold start video. Please see the Maintenance section for more information.
Click here for an VINData 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: ZDM1SB8S2VB009041. Per the seller, “This was the last motorcycle I purchased immediately before leaving the U.S. in early 2020, and the bike was in storage in Gilroy between 2020 and a month ago. Purchased from a motorcycle tech in L.A., he had recently moved back to the mainland from Hawaii where he worked in a Ducati/Aprillia motorcycle dealership, and had bought this particular 916 off his boss. After moving back to LA, he found work at a Kawasaki dealership, and had this parked next to a nice H2 when I arrived to pick her up. I’d been on the lookout for an early 916 for some time, to restore back to bone stock taking advantage of some parts I had available from previous builds. Unfortunately, I just didn’t get round to doing anything with this particular bike as I only had it for about two months before relocating out of California at the start of Covid. I’ve driven it a handful of times, it drives about the same as my other 916, suspension and forks needed replacing and resealed when I put her in storage, other than that it was just cosmetic stuff. I did actually buy the full suspension rebuild kit and a few other bits and pieces for this bike, that are stuck in my storage in NorCal which I will try and get sorted out in January, but for now this bike remains a willing project.”
Update 12/31: This bike was listed with 15,472 miles. After closer examination of the VINData report and title, it is true mileage unknown.
The odometer shows 15,472 miles.
Maintenance:
In preparation for this listing, Iconic performed a safety inspection on the bike. Our service department notes the following on their condition report:
Gas Tank Internal Condition: OK
Tire Year Front/ Rear: 3915/4415
Tire % Front/ Rear: 30/10
Tire Press Front/ Rear: 28/32
Brake % Front/ Rear : 80/70
Front hydraulic fluid: FAIL +3% MOISTURE
Rear Hydraulic Fluid: FAIL +3% MOISTURE
Clutch Hydraulic Fluid: FAIL +3% MOISTURE
Engine Oil – LOW AND DARK
Coolant: LOW AND OLD
Low Beam: OK
High Beam: OK
Passing Light: Ok
Parking Light: Ok
Turn Signals: FAIL ALL 4
Tail Light: OK
Brake Light: OK
Plate Light: OK
Kill: UNKNOWN
Horn: OK
Fork: OK
Shock/s: LEAKING
Final Drive: NEEDS SERVICING
Battery Standing Voltage: 0
Charging Voltage @ 4k RPM: UNKNOWN
Required Services:
• BIKE DOES NOT RUN
• BATTERY
• OIL SERVICE
• BELT REPLACEMENT
• COOLANT FLUSH
• HYDRAULIC FLUSH ALL SYSTEMS
• CHAIN SERVICE
• REAR ROTOR NEEDS REPLACING
• REPLACE TIRES
• FRONT FENDER RUBS ON TIRE
• REAR SHOCK (SHOWA) NEEDS REBUILD
Modifications:
Corbin seat.
SpeedyMoto open clutch cover.
MC Motorsports frame plugs.
Aftermarket bellypan.
Aftermarket levers.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Dunlop Q3 tires with date codes of 3915 and 4415.
The sale includes one key.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located in Santa Monica, California this Ducati is offered on a clean Hawaii title. Have any 916 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
