Italian motorcycling mourns one of its most appreciated and famous designers, Sergio Robbiano, 48, who lost his life in a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a truck in the municipality of Torriglia in Trebbia.
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Italian motorcycling mourns one of its most appreciated and famous designers, Sergio Robbiano, 48, who lost his life in a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a truck in the municipality of Torriglia in Trebbia.
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In the 2nd January 2014 issue of MCN we stripped down a 1995 Ducati 916SP and examined every beautiful, obstinate and faded nut and bolt... Here is the video...
So happy, this is the beginning of 12 months of 916 - centric celebration. This video is the perfect kickoff...
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1.8 Miles!!! Less than two miles on this bike!!!
271 of 1058 total Europe, and U.S.
1 or 100 imported to United States.
This extremely rare track bike still comes with an original MSO.
This bike is untitled.
You will be the FIRST OWNER
Owned since 1998 by private collector
climate controlled storage
1998 Ducati 916 SPS with the 996 CC Motor
The Ducati 916 SPS was an Evolution of the legendary Ducati 916 and had an even punchier engine and a refined chassis. There were major updates to the Sport Production series for 1997 and the 916 SPS, still carrying the "916" title, featured a 996cc engine with new crankcases for World Superbike homologation. However there was more to the SPS than merely new crankcases and larger pistons, as 36mm inlet valves were used , together with new inlet and exhaust camshafts.The 916SPS for 1998 received not only the new graphics, but the lighter frame of the Corsa (thinner tubing and no longer constructed in AL450) and also new Showa forks to accept the revised front brake calipers.
Design of the Ducati 916 was a balance between function and form:
The single-sided swingarm was beautiful, but designed to make wheel changes faster during races
The underseat exhausts improve aerodynamic performance, and resultantly gave very clean lines.
Production Date:October of 1997
For lots of photos and the sale ad itself, click HERE
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A lot has been written recently about the latest Ducati super motorcycle, the 1199 Panigale. From all reports and reviews, it's by far the fastest, most powerful and sleekest sports motorcycle ever to come out of the Italian manufacturer.
Ducati has always been synonymous with fast, sexy and powerful motorcycles. Since the factories started churning out the 851 back in 1988, the Ducati superbike has been a dream motorcycle, winning championships around the world.
Over time, the motorcycle evolution has been noticeable. Not only in terms of engine power, but also in styling. Below are photos of each evolution of the bike, starting with the 851 and ending with the 1199 Panigale. (Finding photos of each model, with a white background, taken from the same angel has proven to be very difficult).
The first image you'll see is an animated gif file I made, morphing each model from start to finish, showing you what the superbikes look like over time, and how they changed. This is followed by a detailed look for each model. The technical data is an amalgamation of data found on different sites and may not be 100% accurate since each model had its own evolution....(click thru for animation of the evolution and more pics of each model)