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Time for tea ...
There are several ways tea (or coffee) can be served ...
... at a parking lot next to one's Daimer ... waiting for the waiter ...
... or just at home admiring some fine design ... of the nineties ...
From whatever angle you look at the Ducati 916 ... it remains thé icon of bikes ....
I had to test this particular 916 from 1995 and i must admit i was amazed by the riding experience, this is 17 years old ...
IMO the owner made some minor optical adjustments that make it look a bit silly, a bog standard 916 with a 'monoposto' seat should be the way to go !
Can you imagine this design is nearly 20 years old ?
Still looks as extreme as when it was when at it's introduction back in 1994.
A matching watch to ride this beast .... er ... well it's fast but not that fast ...
Stay tuned guys, next up is the Panigale .. hopefully next week !
Stay tuned guys, next up is the Panigale .. hopefully next week !
Filip
Very cool, great pics!
Thanks for sharing, Bim.
Does the watch exhibit weird behaviour when you ride? I stopped wearing a mech watch anymore when I ride; even if no timing problems I worry about loose screws.
Ride safe.
TM
Does the watch exhibit weird behaviour when you ride? I stopped wearing a mech watch anymore when I ride; even if no timing problems I worry about loose screws.
Ride safe.
TM
The only weird behaviour was ....
.... Coming from the engine. We were trying to solve a particular problem on this bike so i had to take it for some rides.
I really do wonder how i managed to stay alive because it would stall in the middle of a fast corner and try to throw me off.
On the other hand this 916 is a dream to ride and it has soul ..... .
I am wearing that watch today and it hasn't missed a beat since, i will wear it on the next shortly to come occasion and keep you informed Thomas.
and keep you informed Thomas.Cheers
Bim
The finest modern design...
...916s put all modern road bikes in the shade.
Tamburini's best work and rare to see one with what seem to be standard pipes (?).
Character , soul as we say it over here ...
I just glued the rear soles :-( i can do the front next year
Judging by the noise the silencers are NOT
Bloody iPad
So, judging by the sound they are not standard but it could be they are the standard ones with a complete different inside, people used to do that here for several reasons ....
Nice ride, i know what to buy once i payed all my debts .... So i camake new debts ...
Bim
A drill, a rivet gun...
..some glassfibre packing and it's not hard to have a standard exhaust shell with some extra breathing
that's a beautiful machine!
I Always loved Ducati, thanks for throwing a leg over one, look forward to your Panigale report!
-MW
-MW
Thx Ming !
I hope i can swipe a leg over the Panigale soon .... i'm getting very curious ....
Bim
a work of art with an engine.
it shows how well its held up against other designs as its changed very little all the way through until the 1098. its only now with a frangipani that the design changes, for the worst.
i'd be a bit worried that it stalls mid corner, is that at town centre speeds or fast ?
i have to admit that when the 916 came out i already had a bad neck so didnt like the riding position much, my mates 888 was much more user friendly except for the appalling steering lock which caught a few of us out without dire results luckily.
i remember Foggy winning the world superbikes on an 888 and then on a 916. the glory days.
G
748-749-848-851-888-916-996-999-1098-1198-1199
Hi G,
The Panigale looks weird on pictures BUT looks the business in the flesh, i really like the design. The only ugly hypersport ducatis were the 749-999 models, they looked fabulous from aside but ugly from the back and the front.
Offcourse the 748-916-996 design is immortal.
Stalling was at all speeds ..... so i felt quite worried i took 60 mph corners at 30 mph returning home ... hopefully nobody knew Bim was at the volant
... hopefully nobody knew Bim was at the volant About the 888, i have ridden it only once and it felt like a truck compared to my 1993 CBR 600 ..... and my CBR felt like a boat compared to the 1994 916SP i tried back then. So winning a SBK championship on a truckboat requires some serious skills LOL.
YES? Those were THE days, my only visits to the UK back then involved SBK races at Donington and Brands Hatch, these days they involve choosing righthanded cars, dance auditions ( for my daughter, not me) and visiting some nerd-friends collecting watches ... .
I wonder what will be the purpose of my future UK visits ...
Bim
you’ll keep coming to see...
you’ll keep coming to see some watch collecting nerd who you befriended by
accident one day
accident one day
Stalling...
...running rough?
Ick. That'll be lots of fun with a Ohm meter chasing resistance values all over the bike...and even more fun trying to get those readings when it's moving
Very good choice ....
You can find nice ones for around 5-6000 euros .... make sure you put descent tyres on and off you go ... .
Indeed still up to date ...
Strangely i wasn't impressed by the acceleration ... and if you know this is faster to 100 mph than most hypersportscars ... .
I'm actually thinking of buying an old Peugeot 205 XS ... 85 hp 1360 cc twin weber carburettor with extremely quick throttle response .... ... less than 800 kilo ... yo can find a nice one for around 1500 euros LOL ... but i fear my wife will start to moan about me having a midwife-crisis ... would be a blast driving to Paris at topspeed (110 mph) and act very French in the town-center ... "allez conard ! Avancer !!!! " ...
... less than 800 kilo ... yo can find a nice one for around 1500 euros LOL ... but i fear my wife will start to moan about me having a midwife-crisis ... would be a blast driving to Paris at topspeed (110 mph) and act very French in the town-center ... "allez conard ! Avancer !!!! " ... Cheers,
Bim