Like Agent Smith inhabited Bane’s real body, the 998 cloaked the new Ducati testastretta in the familiar 916/996 package. This Virginia example is offered by the original dealer and looks excellent. 2004 Ducati 998 Matrix Reloaded Edition for sale on eBay First introduced in the 996R, the early testastretta engine was seriously oversquare ( 104…
Update 3.22.2019: Now on eBay as well. Links added. Good luck to buyers and seller! -dc The 998 Matrix Reloaded Edition appears only occasionally on RSBFS, and this Featured Listing is owned by a collector, in primo condition with some choice updates. It’s a rarity as only a couple of hundred were made, and is…
Peculiar as only a green Ducati superbike can be, the 2004 Matrix Reloaded edition commemorated a 996 that was used in 2002 to film the movie which was released in 2003. Still the early testastretta engine had a great platform in the mature 916/996 chassis, and is a great collectible and rider. 2004 Ducati 998…
Toward the end of the 998 model’s run of 2002-04, the company made a special color edition after a Ducati was used in the 2003 film, Matrix Reloaded. A non-standard color and with special badges, but otherwise a 998, the final update of Tamburini’s legendary 916. A commemorative as rare as a green Ducati, only…
I always enjoy seeing a Matrix edition as it’s such a departure from the regular red or yellow standard Ducati superbike colors. It appears black in the film but as you can tell it’s actually a dark green. In any case, we don’t get the opportunity to post them very often. Especially brand new! Yes…
Green, The New Red: 2004 998 Ducati Matrix Special Edition To be honest, I never paid much attention to Ducati’s marketing exercise with the 998 Matrix Special Edition. I wasn’t going to go buy a bike because I saw some helmet less chick in bondage gear ride one in a movie chase scene. Having said that,…
2004 Ducati 998 Matrix Reloaded limited edition for sale in Kingston, RI. If you’ve ever watched Matrix Reloaded (and who hasn’t?), then you must remember the superb bike chase scene with Trinity riding a Ducati zipping in and out of cars on the freeway. Although you can clearly read the “996” designation in the movie,…