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Just adding this to the Ducati nerd fine-details database. It's from a '97 Strada (US market) with a 1.6M ECU. Grey writing, rpm x 1000 script,...
"So Ian, how many SP's were made in 1994?" "No idea."
Ah, ok. SP explains it. Thought you had a base model strada (mono), so was curious.
I took it as a given that any bike having a hot motor from the factory would also have the P8. Out of interest, what is the build date of your...
Early (i.e P8) 916 had grey, rather than white writing. Also had the word 'oil' instead of the oil can icon. [ATTACH]
Possibly the tank being shut tight for so long did you a big favour. Very clean. Mine sat for 12 years and also looked pretty darn good. You...
The last one that sold on BaT (link below) fetched $US52K. I think buddy's dreaming if he expects much more given the amount of non-original parts...
748 close-ratio gearbox with an 853 kit has to be about as good as it gets.
I remember hearing a 998 for the first time. Came riding past at about 40mph. The testastretta sounded ok... but it was too refined, too smooth....
New fork oil?
It's still worth knowing what you have in there. A chip with proper fuelling (i.e. different maps for front and rear cylinders) makes a big...
"I have nipped up the three bolts as much as i can without risking thread stripping." The torque spec for those bolts is only 9Nm. That's not...
Are the stock 5 spokers really that much better than the 3-spoke? See official weights below. I want to upgrade at some point, but feel if I'm...
FWIW, Falloon confirms the SP head was cast shorter on the exhaust side: [ATTACH]
You must be slipping, Guillaume... those prototypes photos are on page 2 of this very thread :D Here's another from late '92 [ATTACH]