Description
1994 Ducati 916 Strada (L reg)
Took 10 years to source the earliest 916 available.
New Business requires a big cash injection and so selling the collection.
If reading this then you know the deal about these early varese bikes so I won’t labour the history.
Don’t be fooled by the ‘early’ 916’s you see advertised with vin numbers in the thousands and an elephant on the fuel tank. This is the real deal. If you’ve been looking for one of the very very earliest 916 then here it is.
Ducati confirmation of matching engine and chassis number and a varese bike.
I will try to include as much as I can about one of the very first batch of 916’s but might well have missed stuff out.
Just over a year ago had…belts, battery, tyres, fork seals, brake seals and pads, fuel pump rebuild. Bike is fully serviceable, starts on the button, and runs perfectly. Exceptionally original. Part of private collection so not currently mot’d but can be arranged.
Last digits of Vin no. 0003xx
Engine…0002xx
Original paint
Never restored
Factory confirm Matching engine and chassis numbers
As an example…Head, timing belt covers and generator covers stamped ‘93
Clutch housing ‘92!
Other early things to note …
Black sprocket housing
Blue oil cooler
Curved letters under indicator/ panel lights
Obviously cagiva stamped screen and tank filler
Endless cagiva logos all over bike, must be hundreds
Cagiva made standard exhaust system used only on the earliest bikes…notice the rivets on the exhaust can sides not on the end pipe cone which is smooth.. again hardly ever seen
Original showa rear shock as fitted to first bikes
Obviously riveted lower fairings
Zero corrosion anywhere…tank is like new inside
Original crd key plus spare
Lots of paperwork and documents
Original early ecu
