"Back in 95 such a machine" its still such a machine in 23. Ive owned these bikes for nearly 25 years, 916, 996, 748 now 996 again but now alongside my third panigale now the latest V4. They all look & make you feel special no matter if you ride fast or not so fast but eveytime I go out on my 996 it makes me feel exactly the same as 25 years ago its that ducati feel & unless you've owned one its impossible to understand. One thing that always makes me smile is the same question I always get asked or commented on. Oh how do you ride that it looks so uncomfortable & oh "I couldnt ride that" and thats from lads in there 30's & 40's. I'll tell you a little secret. Its all about muscle memory & keeping yourself supple & fit. There's far to many riders out there that just cave in to getting older way before there time all because they cant be bothered to look after themselves & use it as a limp excuse to ride around on cruisers or those hideous looking multistrada things just because they're out of condition. There's nothing wrong with owning different types of bikes but don't judge sports bikes just because your out of shape.

The most beautiful bike ever made...and it sounds fantastic !! It is so nice to see a road tester who isn't scared to twist the throttle !!! NIce !

It is incredible this bike came out in the early 90s. Way ahead of its time. Compared to any other sport bike if that year this blows them away and looks that don’t age

Back in the day superbikes really were super! Analog. No rider aides. Involving. Fun. Still plenty fast enough.

It's still the prom queen. 2023 People hear her coming, turn around, follow her out of sight. On the first straight I return the favor ❤ The real beauty comes out.

I don't comment often on YT, but your videos makes me always smile and I'd like to compliment you for your contents. The 916 was my forbidden dream at the time. Keep your great passion up! Cheers from a 46y old italian biker.

Ducati’s are my childhood dream bikes and still are. The sound is infectious!

I think your 'Happy laugh' tells us everything we need to know 👌

I had one back in the day. Loved it but it did cost me a fair bit of money over the years. I think when audi bought Ducati over they did fix a lot of the electronic problems. I lost my lights once on a trip down south of Ireland when it started to rain. These bikes always remind me of watching Carl fogarty with my now departed father.

I’ve been lucky enough to own 916 and now 996 makes you smile every ride out fantastic bikes feel road holding , I’ve not ridden any modern bikes makes me wonder! One thing I’ve noticed ever time I take my bike in to get work done I never seem to get it back for up to 3 months 😢 I’m sure the mechanics like the test rides lol 😆

Loved watching this! The induction noise from the bike is just a dream!

Love how you've taped over the speedo so the mileage doesn't clock up 😅

Great video keep them coming, I am luckily to own 996 SPS and it’s without doubt the best bike I have owned, the emotion from starting the bike to 5000rpm to 10000rpm in any gear is just wonderful, I also agree that the steering is a little slow, but the stability once leaned over is exceptional. Finally I will say that once you click with the bike it’s amazing how it handle. More videos please !!

I’m surprised the old bill haven’t been to see you for a tapped over speedo! 😄

Love my 996. That sound. You just can't beat it. 112-115 hp is really all I need for the street. And I don't give up a lot when I go to track days. I even catch myself turning back to look at it when I enter the house just to admire the lines before I turn off the lights. What a bike.

Had one in the 90s fantastic bike wish I never sold it ,every journey took twice as long everyone wanted to sit on it and take photos even got stopped by the police just because to look over it ,what a bike

I have a Monster 1000ie, air cooled but slightly prepared by Biggelaar in Holland from 82 to 105 bhp. For a long time I thought about buying a 916 (sps) to have something else but they are getting too expensive to ride on and have the risk of damage. There are also a lot of 916's here for sale with some shady history and the good ones fetch easily above 30k... Keep yours in good condition !

Thanks for the Isle of Man, qualifying lap.

Really enjoyed this, your onboard footage gives a great sensation of what it's like to ride this legend. Keep it up!

What a beautiful and great sounding bike! You video really imparts a sense of the visceral feel of riding the bike, rolling the throttle on and hearing those delicious sounds. I enjoy the modern descendants, particularly those with the dry clutch, and it’s interesting that the 916, with half the horsepower, is every bit as engaging. Congratulations!

Love the sound track of a Ducati 😊❤

Yeeees! Oh man this video was good fun! What a blast!

I have had a good few over the years, including an SP and SPS. If you can't stretch to a big one the 748 series are great fun to ring their necks.

My 1998 748S was so engaging. Feedback everywhere and no surprises and it begged to be ridden fast. I wish I still had it, but my Scrambler will have to do. Not so fast though still a Ducati experience.

Great video of the ducatti love all ur videos dude keep them coming

the 916 was my dream bike, after watching the movie fled. Then when i turned 18 i got one. It was my first real bike i owned, but i had friends with bikes and iv been tried them from the age of 15. So it really wasnt a big deal to hop on a 916. It was alot funner to ride than my friends hondas and gsxrs.

Bloody well enjoyed the video great when the riders enjoying the experience,, from northern Ireland ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️👍👍👍👍

Still own its little sister the 996 and it makes me giggle everytime I ride it. Your summary is spot on!

Beautiful. Great video. Really inspiring. Love the old Ducati’s.

I've got a 748 and feel the same way about my bike, can really wring its neck where on modern bikes you can barely get them out of first before you're risking trouble. I can't really commute on it now, cos of my age combined with the traffic, but this is definitely my bike for track and Sunday rides out.

Great video. I think you more than adequately captured the excitement of this range of bikes. Ive got a 2002 998 and i recently installed a 999s deep sump engine into it. It made an already great bike even better. I cannot imagine ever selling the bike. Incredible.

awesome, just back from my sunday ride, cup of tea and this vid for a wind down sounds about right. Gosh darn that bike sounds beautiful..

You summed up the experience for me with your giggles while riding. I bought my 998sBayliss in '02 and every spring I do the same ride you just video'd. I come bake with a broad smile and a shot of adrenaline. Then I look at it and touch it, and polish it. Okay you get the idea. I can't imagine selling it for anything.

Still "bite the back of your hand" beautiful... Oh man 🥴😍

95 Triumph 1200 Daytona will put a smile on your face for days. You should see if you can find one. Would love to know what you think of one.

Great vid. I’ve been riding Ducs for pushing 20 years, and really wouldn’t want anything else. They don’t suit everybody, but if you click with them, there’s nothing better. It’s a really immersive experience. The battery’s dying on that one. Or needs a good charge at the very least!

Awesome video, was the first Ducati I took for a test ride!

Really enjoyed this video , had a 916 back in the day and it was brilliant , tbh you can’t beat 90s bikes :) Glad I found this channel , loved the TDR .

Wow, excellent video with a touch of class and excitement! In the past, I've owned two Triumphs and several cruisers. I've enjoyed all of them. I now own a BMW R18B. I'm in the process of hopefully buying a 1999 Ducati 748. I always wanted a Ducati and this may be the time.

Nice video, 916/996 are such great involving bikes, beautiful too! I recognize the B4011(I used to live around there) lost my license along there in 1999 during a 'spirited' ride!

Still own my 748S, purchased back in 99!😊

Excellent Explanation good service to Humanity and Riders in detail

Great video 👌 I’ve owned my 916 for 8 year and watched loads of videos on them but this somehow really captures what there actually like in real life maybe because you ride it properly but would love too see you reviewing more old jems from the 90s or early 2000s personally love the aprilia RS250 so your job for today is to find one 👍

Even just watching more and more videos about that beautiful bike, I'm falling even more in love with that bike In fact that's my dream bike❤

Great stuff and bike , ive got a 748 i bought in 2002 for 7250

I have a 998 Matrix - I totally get it - its a unique experience. great review btw 👍

Dream bike.. ❤

Very good video. I sold my 1994, '916' over 15 years ago, (too tall to ride it at 6'3") but this took me back to all the sounds and excitement of ownership !!!!!! Excellent

Very impressive commentary. Great review. New sub. 🎉

The Glasgow museum of Modern Art exhibited a red 916 with the legend Object of Desire. l owned a 900SS in the late seventies. What a bike that was, Ducati have always been streets ahead for looks and handling...I'm to old for that type of bike now but l can still appreciated the the beautiful design...

good riding fast and safe

Massimo Tamburini did such a great job styling the 916, that's for sure. Ducati's styling fell off a cliff once he left, there isn't a modern Ducati that I'd spend my money on. Judging by the way you were laughing at the beginning, I'd say the 916 hasn't lost its appeal! I've never owned a 916, but do have an '02 MV Agusta F4, which I think Tamburini did an even better job in styling than the 916. If you can, you should ride something like an '07 Monster S4RS (I had one), and compare it to the 916. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!

Got one love it

Been waiting for my vfr to make it into one of the videos! Pleasure meeting you all those weeks ago, master cylinder has been rebuilt and a new rear tyre. Happy to let you out on it now. Still waiting for the dyno!

Totally agree. Perfect power for the UK roads to have fun with, suspension could be more supple but ive embarrased many a more powerful bike on the twisties with it. I still have my dads 916, which he bought brand new. I too owned a vfr400 when i was 17 which was nice to see. Is this your bike?

Yes I love ducati! But where in England is this? It looked unbelievable beautiful in that small town. Got a sense of the Lord of the ring

What fantastic video of old school Ducati is any chance more old shool Ducati bikes on great roads in Buckinghamshire too please then ☀️✊

Another fantastic video James featuring a real Ducati classic 😀 Btw I’m looking forward to that knee down instructional video you mentioned 👍 Cheers Dave from Scotland

Man, I need to get me (back) one of these.

Great video, I’m now on autotrader but they are only 8 for sale 😂😂😂

I rode mine from Michigan to Florida and back twice

Very nice review of a very nice bike, James👍 Don't really understand why you would want 200hp as this is well enough for the road. I live in the Netherlands where we can only do 100kph /60mph. Five seconds of full throttle will get you in big trouble with this bike too 😉

Dean Harrison is currently racing a 916 in the Manx GP, thought that was really cool.

I think the only more modern bike to directly compare with the 916 for that visceral V-twin experience was the RC8.

slightly better than my 2000 916 ST4, but great to see the enjoyment you've had and i still get from mine, I'm 71 and had it for 17 yrs and will never sell it, thanks

Sounds like the royal orchestra simply stunning sound. Sounds far better than a rice burner

❤ I wiah

Good bikes just become old bikes with age - they don´t automatically turn into bad bikes! And often - at least for the more experienced among us - they are heaps more fun than those perfectly rideable tech-bombs with a dozen of electronic kindergarten-aunties on board. The 916 Ducati was the pinnacle of 90ies superbikes and even its looks inspired Yamaha´s R-series. It was no good commuter back then and still isn´t - but neither is a BMW 1000 RR.

Such an iconic machine, I really fancy a 748 but already have too many bikes 😕

A man’s bike. Makes Harley sound like a lawn mower. I own 998 bayliss (virgin), a 998 FE, 1098, Bagnaia replica (virgin) and couple of 60s 250 and 350. Nothing feels like a Ducati! Ride on.

hello pal don't know if anyone has mentioned but that hesitation on startup will be a faulty starter solenoid or the switch wiring plug connected to it...also it sounds like it has low fuel pressure on startup and low rpm 😬

Love this bike but it is so clumsy. I can not wait until I finally can drive the yellow one from my dad

nice bike and great to see you're having fun. But, I think you're taking considerable risks on a public road. There is a lot of traffic and little roads joining yours. Someone could just not see you because they're distracted and till they do it's to late because a) you're to fast and b) you didn't expect the other road user to do something they shouldn't have. Doesn't matter how good you are as a rider.

Give these bikes time to teach you their characteristics and then you’ll enjoy them for they are the most. Unbelievable riding experience. Of all the motorcycles I’ve owned my 748 gives me the most exhilarating satisfaction of them all. Unless you’ve owned one of these it’s impossible to fathom that statement

own one, great review, bike porn, simply beautiful machines sometimes just look at mine in disbelief at how gorgeous it is

nice one, i wonder what its like next to a 998

I think people forgot the V2 exists still and it’s over 160hp and is a Vwin

I want it. Got a Zzr1100 now for shits and giggles but back in the day it was an rgv250. The big bikes wouldn’t stand a chance in the twisteys.

Great review. How do you record your audio ? And what go pro are you using ?

Lovet

What do you 🫵🏽 love more a 4T or 2T 👇🏽

I always refer to Ducati as the Ferrari of bikes.

I’m curious how a modern Triumph Thruxton RS will compare to this bike 👍

What roads in Buckinghamshire mate, I’m not far from there

Riding on the street and maintaining a little in reserve for safety's sake, the 916 would provide as enjoyable a ride as anything. You can cane all 100 hp of a 916, where on a 1299 or V4 Pani you might be at full throttle 1% of the time.

Hate to be the buzz kill but you are, straight up, killing the very thing that we ALL rely on, planet earth.

One for the greatest motorcycles ever made. I have owned several of them and still have my 2000 996sps. I put it in dry dock a decade ago when I met my wife. Now that we are getting divorced, I plan to dig it out of the moth balls and ride her again.

The EU put an end to dry clutches……

It's completely pointless to rev a 916 in the manner of which you do at the start of this video. Keep it between 5-9.000 rpm, and the 916 will be much happier - as will you.

Engine, not motor

Well if you had the steering angle set in the right place it would have been a completely bike. Knob heads making videos about things that they don’t understand.

This man wants to die on the road…

Slow like it was 20 years ago

“Normal Japanese bikes” 😑

75 bhp on back wheel at best vtwin teeth rattler

I really enjoyed this, great format you have going on here mate - the 916 looks/sounds a whole heap of fun out on the road! Some nice roads you have around there for using it too! liked/shared/sub'd! Quick Q - these are an "L-twin" arent they? how do they ride compared to a genuine "V-twin" sports bike?

My good friend has a extremely mint condition 916 in yellow hes the only owner to less then 8 thousand miles and completely standard

Don't ever sell this bike it's legendary and not many in the world