Nope it’s not in Detroit — it’s in Florida and has just 8 miles showing on the odometer. The description is very thin but the pictures definitely show a spotless Ducati superbike. One interesting thing in the description is that the seller states it could be an S model. Though there isn’t any markings on the outside the bike to confirm this as I’ve seen on other S models, some internet research bears out that not every market had S models with the triple clamp badge and other decals like the U.S. got. And because I believe at this point there was little difference between the standard and the S specification, it could be. Either way, bidders are active with the current bid at $8,200 and the reserve is met. Yes it’s 14 years old now, but a new Ducati superbike for less than $10k sounds very attractive.
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2001 Ducati 996 for sale on eBay
from the seller:
this is one of my favorites bike on my collection i love this bike but is time to let it go this is a one owner bike the bike has never been use since the day i bouth it same millage that apears on the day of sale!! the bike is NEW the bike starts perfectly we started all my bikes ones a month everything works i also took all my 8 ducatis to the dealer to have them inspected everything is perfect the only thing that i would change are the tires they have never been use so i recomend changeing them. according to the vin # at the dealer they told me it is a 996S but the new owner will figure it out thank you! i have to say YOU WILL NEVER NEVER FIND ANOTHER LIKE THIS!!
This bike does look very clean. It does have all the tell tail signs of blend an S model. The forks have the tin nitrate coating, the rims, the frame color ( not sure about this). But the real way it to see if it is in fact a S is the stem is adjustable. Only on the S model was this available.
Frame color was that standard grey/silver starting in 2000. If it is an S, should have plate on triple trees, and say 996S on the tail unless that was changed for some reason. Very nice bike, but certainly not an “S” in my opinion.
Clean for sure, but a few oddities. It has the Ohlins rear shock of the S. The nitrate Showa forks were on the non S models too. All USA S models I’ve seen have the top triple plate and 996S on the tail section. The frame is the correct grey color (they went to that in 2000), but in my experience the wheels would also be grey to match the frame. The S didn’t get better wheels. Even the 996R had grey wheels, but Ohlins front forks and a lot of carbon. And these gold wheels are a different shade than the more bright gold of the earlier SPS models. Just my POV though.
Awesome. Only downside is there’s a small fortune worth of maintenance that’ll need done before you can actually ride it starting with every piece of rubber, every fluid, every filter, the timing belt, that stator nut that was a campaign item, then you’re gonna have to spend a chunk of change on an exhaust and a chip after you complete break-in. And was it stored with or without fuel? Awesome but I’d consider this like buying a 355 Ferrari with 8 miles that’s been sitting for 14 years…
FYI, in 01 they put the Ohlins on all 996’s.
Anyone else notice the guys feedback score?
Good call Chris. Maybe I’m old school, no, I’m definitely old school, but there’s something off-putting about a text message ad with plenty of misspelled words…
He might not be educated enough to string together a listing with at least proper third grade grammar, but as Chris pointed out the seller feedback shows a lack of character. I don’t know enough about the 996 to know if it’s an R, but I sense trouble.
All I have to say is……
“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”
Cheers
I’m with Alan, selling that type of bike with that many typos freaks me out a bit. Still, maybe we’re just getting old…
Adjustable stem was not exclusive to the S and his bike has an adjustable stem – you can see two damper mount positions.