my personal 1997 Ducati 916

[fastaussie]

 

for sale is my '97 916. it is the last year of the original 90's Ducati graphics before they went to a small displacement number in the upper front corner of the fairing with a plain red fairing. i bought this bike almost a decade ago with 17k miles and have had it since. it now has around 21k on the odometer. however this bike is as clean as can be for not being brand new, it is in exceptional shape as you would expect of an icon such as this. it looks as new with the fairings on or off. i am extraordinarily picky about what i buy and religious about maintaining their mechanicals and aesthetics. i have owned dozens of Ducati's and other brands over my riding lifetime, this is of course the most special of all. it's cleaned off with a microfibre cloth after each ride, with separate cloths for fairings, windscreen, and frame/wheels. it's also hand waxed every few months.

this 916 is completely 💯% OEM with the exception of a set of Termignoni carbon fibre slip-ons (with chip) and a closed carbon fibre clutch cover. there is a carbon key guard also, otherwise it's no different than when it rolled out of the Bologna factory 28 years ago. license plate holder, turn signals, levers, paint are all original. it came to me with an SPS tail but it is NOT an SPS. the white plate on the tail does look awesome so i left it, especially compared to the all red tail which looks kinda plain in contrast. when i bought it there was a tinted aftermarket windscreen. i purchased a brand new Factory Ducati OEM windscreen directly from Italy with the little Cagiva elephant in the right hand corner to bring it back to original equipment condition.

i have had the rear brake master cylinder rebuilt, the chain runners replaced with new, and the air intake tubes replaced with brand new also. probably a few other general maintenance items i do not recall currently, along with the usual oil and filter, air filters, etc. it wears Bridgestone S22 tyres currently, in very near new, great condition. brakes, clutch, fluids, etc., are all in excellent shape. it has the upgraded charging system and regulator. battery is fresh and always on a tender when not in use. it will fire straight to life and run perfectly without the need of the fast idle. every turn signal, dash light, tail light and the rest function as expected.

the going rate in this condition and mileage according to Classic Ducati Market sales tracking for 2020 to 2025 is between $18k to $19k on average.

https://www.classic.com/m/ducati/year-1997

this bike has always resided within my personal residence in the Los Angeles South Bay area since i've owned it, and been maintained exclusively by Moto Servizio in Long Beach, as have all of my Ducati's and other brands. clean title of course, and currently registered. never dropped and never abused. spending 90% of its life in front of the fireplace. as you can see from some of the photos, this machine is ridden at least monthly, usually for Malibu car shows and Rock Store bike meet-ups. it has never left me stranded or given any trouble. it's never seen the track, i have other new machines for that purpose (ZX-4RR, Daytona 675R, GSXR 750, S1000RR M, RSV4 Factory). i originally purchased the bike from an old man's estate in NYC and had it shipped to me in L.A. it's been well cared for and had an easy life. the two videos below will show the condition and sound of my 916:

 

[activpop]

Nice! I have my 2003 ST4s for sale now too. Not as sporty as yours, but it is the faster color.   

[docc]

5 minutes ago, activpop said:

Nice! I have my 2003 ST4s for sale now too. Not as sporty as yours, but it is the faster color.   

If there is a color faster than red, it must be silver . . .  

[audiomick]

15 hours ago, docc said:

If there is a color faster than red, it must be silver . . .  

Would be if there were, but there isn't. Red is 10% faster. Scientifically proven.

[activpop]

I beg to differ...

[audiomick]

The one of them that I rode was red, and it was faster.

 

EDIT: ok, the one I rode might have been an ST2. It was a long time ago and I don't really remember, but it was red, and it was definitely faster.

Edited May 24 by audiomick

[docc]

On 5/22/2025 at 8:28 AM, fastaussie said:

 

for sale is my '97 916. it is the last year of the original 90's Ducati graphics before they went to a small displacement number in the upper front corner of the fairing with a plain red fairing. i bought this bike almost a decade ago with 17k miles and have had it since. it now has around 21k on the odometer. however this bike is as clean as can be for not being brand new, it is in exceptional shape as you would expect of an icon such as this. it looks as new with the fairings on or off. i am extraordinarily picky about what i buy and religious about maintaining their mechanicals and aesthetics. i have owned dozens of Ducati's and other brands over my riding lifetime, this is of course the most special of all. it's cleaned off with a microfibre cloth after each ride, with separate cloths for fairings, windscreen, and frame/wheels. it's also hand waxed every few months.

this 916 is completely 💯% OEM with the exception of a set of Termignoni carbon fibre slip-ons (with chip) and a closed carbon fibre clutch cover. there is a carbon key guard also, otherwise it's no different than when it rolled out of the Bologna factory 28 years ago. license plate holder, turn signals, levers, paint are all original. it came to me with an SPS tail but it is NOT an SPS. the white plate on the tail does look awesome so i left it, especially compared to the all red tail which looks kinda plain in contrast. when i bought it there was a tinted aftermarket windscreen. i purchased a brand new Factory Ducati OEM windscreen directly from Italy with the little Cagiva elephant in the right hand corner to bring it back to original equipment condition.

i have had the rear brake master cylinder rebuilt, the chain runners replaced with new, and the air intake tubes replaced with brand new also. probably a few other general maintenance items i do not recall currently, along with the usual oil and filter, air filters, etc. it wears Bridgestone S22 tyres currently, in very near new, great condition. brakes, clutch, fluids, etc., are all in excellent shape. it has the upgraded charging system and regulator. battery is fresh and always on a tender when not in use. it will fire straight to life and run perfectly without the need of the fast idle. every turn signal, dash light, tail light and the rest function as expected.

the going rate in this condition and mileage according to Classic Ducati Market sales tracking for 2020 to 2025 is between $18k to $19k on average.

https://www.classic.com/m/ducati/year-1997

this bike has always resided within my personal residence in the Los Angeles South Bay area since i've owned it, and been maintained exclusively by Moto Servizio in Long Beach, as have all of my Ducati's and other brands. clean title of course, and currently registered. never dropped and never abused. spending 90% of its life in front of the fireplace. as you can see from some of the photos, this machine is ridden at least monthly, usually for Malibu car shows and Rock Store bike meet-ups. it has never left me stranded or given any trouble. it's never seen the track, i have other new machines for that purpose (ZX-4RR, Daytona 675R, GSXR 750, S1000RR M, RSV4 Factory). i originally purchased the bike from an old man's estate in NYC and had it shipped to me in L.A. it's been well cared for and had an easy life. the two videos below will show the condition and sound of my 916:

 

Always fun banter over "fast and faster."
 I would like to steer the topic back to @fastaussie's Ducati for sale.

Where is the 916 listed? I am not sure I saw it on the Classic.com link. I was thinking that link was as a value reference...

[activpop]

There has always been between Ducati owners friendly banter about the faster color. All I know is it is fast enough for me. 

I'm blown away how the 916's have appreciated in value. This one seems like an excellent example of one well cared for.  Somebody will get a beautiful bike...and that SPS tail does jazz it up nicely.

 

 

 

[fastaussie]

On 5/24/2025 at 5:43 PM, docc said:

Always fun banter over "fast and faster."
 I would like to steer the topic back to @fastaussie's Ducati for sale.

Where is the 916 listed? I am not sure I saw it on the Classic.com link. I was thinking that link was as a value reference...

that's correct @docc, the link was just for pricing reference.

my bike is listed on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist at the moment.  posted last week...

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/mcy/d/redondo-beach-1997-ducati-916/7851098708.html

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1166017031880761

[activpop]

@fastaussie, beautiful photography in the ads!

[fastaussie]

On 5/26/2025 at 7:14 PM, activpop said:

@fastaussie, beautiful photography in the ads!

why thanks @activpop, it's almost impossible to take a bad photo of a 916 in southern California.  those photos were all taken by my free, "whatever phone T-Mobile gave my the last time i walked in the store" model.