New addition to the garage

[halik]

'98 ducati 916. Too good of a deal to pass up and I've always thought the lines on those are timeless.

 

[satyajitmenon]

Giggity

 

[manimal]

Great bike! Did you get it private or from a dealer?

 

[sze5003]

Nice bike! Always wanted a Ducati but the weight of heavier bikes intimidates me. I'm still learning in my 250 lol.

 

[Greenman]

Nice bike! Always wanted a Ducati but the weight of heavier bikes intimidates me. I'm still learning in my 250 lol.

I thought Duck's were lightweight bikes? That one up there ^ tips the scales at maybe 490 pounds?

 

[SandEagle]

very nice. me, jelly? yes

 

[sze5003]

I thought Duck's were lightweight bikes? That one up there ^ tips the scales at maybe 490 pounds?

Not sure about weight of ducatis. My ninja 250 I think weighs about 390 with a full tank. Ive gotten used to it and it just manuevers so nicely. My friend's sv 650 twin v feels like a tank when just sitting idle with it.

 

[roguerower]

My street triple r (3cyl 675cc) weighs in at 416# with a full tank...

Beautiful bike OP. I really like the 848 Evo...maybe one of these days

 

[Naeeldar]

Not sure about weight of ducatis. My ninja 250 I think weighs about 390 with a full tank. Ive gotten used to it and it just manuevers so nicely. My friend's sv 650 twin v feels like a tank when just sitting idle with it.

It's not so much the actual weight but the distribution of the weight. Bikes that are more top heavy can feel that way etc...

 

[z1ggy]

I want an 848 evo so bad but man they are just so expensive to maintain long term.

You are a day trader right? Damn maybe I should have done that instead of engineering.

 

[halik]

I want an 848 evo so bad but man they are just so expensive to maintain long term.

You are a day trader right? Damn maybe I should have done that instead of engineering.

I'm actually a professional trader, did engineering (cs) among other things in undergrad.

Actually I'm not all that loaded (sadly; dept of ed has been eating most of my liquid cash) , I just have a talent for buying stuff at a huge discount.

 

[SearchMaster]

I'm actually a professional trader, did engineering (cs) among other things in undergrad.

Actually I'm not all that loaded (sadly; dept of ed has been eating most of my liquid cash) , I just have the know-how and guts to attack any problems I find with stuff selling at a huge discount.

FFY Nice looking bike, keep the rubber side down.

 

[sze5003]

I got my bike at a discount as well. If you wait long enough and are determined you will find it.

 

[Greenman]

Not sure about weight of ducatis. My ninja 250 I think weighs about 390 with a full tank. Ive gotten used to it and it just manuevers so nicely. My friend's sv 650 twin v feels like a tank when just sitting idle with it.

Damn! My V-Rod is near 700 pounds. I don't what I'm going to do on the day that pig falls over.

 

[sze5003]

Yeh even when mine fell over cuz the kickstand is long and doesnt make the bike lean. Parked it in an unnoticibly eneven area and it fell as soon as I got off. Had to use both hands and middle weight to raise it up. I guess for heavier bikes you can use your back and legs.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Awesome! One of the guys I ride with has a 996 (successor to your bike) he put a 1098 motor in it. It's a freaking beast.

Oh, and for anyone thinking that bike is expensive the 916 was last manufactured in 1998 so the OP probably picked that bike up for $5-6k... maybe slightly more than that.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Damn! My V-Rod is near 700 pounds. I don't what I'm going to do on the day that pig falls over.

My Monster 1100 EVO weighs 373 lbs dry, according to Ducati, so I figure around 420-430 lbs ready to ride.

 

[halik]

Awesome! One of the guys I ride with has a 996 (successor to your bike) he put a 1098 motor in it. It's a freaking beast.

Oh, and for anyone thinking that bike is expensive the 916 was last manufactured in 1998 so the OP probably picked that bike up for $5-6k... maybe slightly more than that.

Far less than that incidentally. Honestly had no intention of picking one up, but the price was hard to pass up. They need to block me from craigslist.

Need to score some tbelts and valve adjustment tools when I get back from vacay.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Far less than that incidentally. Honestly had no intention of picking one up, but the price was hard to pass up. They need to block me from craigslist.

Need to score some tbelts and valve adjustment tools when I get back from vacay.

Not surprised at all. A friend of mine picked up an ST3 with full bags for $1500 not too long ago. The owner was clipped by some clueless idiot and had a minor get off. Rashed it up pretty good and busted up the plastics. Guy I know ripped the plastics off it and is riding it naked with the bags. All he did was belts and a valve adjustment (which it needed desperately).

What's the service history on it?

 

[halik]

Not surprised at all. A friend of mine picked up an ST3 with full bags for $1500 not too long ago. The owner was clipped by some clueless idiot and had a minor get off. Rashed it up pretty good and busted up the plastics. Guy I know ripped the plastics off it and is riding it naked with the bags. All he did was belts and a valve adjustment (which it needed desperately).

What's the service history on it?

Factory 6K service 10 years ago, fresh oil and new battery... but that's about it. It's got about 10K miles, so hopefully no flaking rocker arms. Timing belts are like 50 bucks on ebay, so def gonna do that asap.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Factory 6K service 10 years ago, fresh oil... but that's about it. It's got about 10K miles, so hopefully no flaking rocker arms.

Might want to change the belts if it has been 10 years since the 6k service.

x2 on the rocker arms.

 

[halik]

Might want to change the belts if it has been 10 years since the 6k service.

x2 on the rocker arms.

Yeah set on ebay for ~$50 and it looks like a fairly simple DIY.

 

[sze5003]

Do as much you can on your own. Dealers tried to rip me off 500 to clean carbs and I never worked on a bike myself. Got a service manual and about 4 hours learning everything I spent maybe 20 bucks total in tools and carb cleaner. Pain in the ass piecing everything together though.