THE 916, AN INSTANT CLASSIC

Very few all-new motorcycles have received the adulation of Ducati’s 916, released in 1994. Described by some as the most significant racing motorcycle since the ‘Featherbed’ Manx Norton of the 1950s, the 916 set new standards of design and construction.

This time there were no rough prototypes like the early 851.The computer age had arrived and everything from the engine to the tubular frame