DUCATI 996R 2001

here we have for Sale my beautiful Ducati 996R with only 2036 miles from new a work of art you'll agree and a rare motorcycle indeed being 1 of only 500 Testastretta-powered 996Rs built by Ducati at the beginning of 2001. with the sole purpose of meeting homologation requirements for the 2001 Superbike World Championship the suffix 'R' standing for ‘Racing'. and featured Öhlins suspension (rear and front). carbon fiber bodywork. a revised and more streamlined fairing. but more importantly the newly redesigned engine. the Testastretta (narrow-head) which actually displaced 998cc. The engine got its name from the narrower angle between the intake and exhaust valves. down to only 25 degrees. which was designed by Ing. Marchetti. coming from Ferrari F1. All 350 customer versions of the 996R sold out within six hours on launch day via the internet. at a common worldwide price of 26. 00 Euros. another 150 bikes in 2001's total production run of 500 were held back by the Italian factory for special allocation (eg Australian market). competition (eg Troy Bayliss. Ben Bostrom and Ruben Xaus). development and promotional use and came with a Factory Blue Printed engine. featured more aggressive camshafts. titanium conrods and a shorter stroke and wider bore. which allowed it to rev more safely at high RPMs. It produced 98. 5 kW (136 bhp) at 10. 00 RPM - (13ps more at 200rpm less than the 996SPS) with a maximum torque of 105 Nm at 8000 RPM. Most of the chassis was the same as the 996 SPS. but using a new Brembo braking system. with thinner discs and 4-pad. 4-pot calipers with 34mm pistons. my bike has the Carbon Termigoni Race cans and Race ECU fitted as supplied by Ducati when purchased new and fitted by the dealer upon request the original rear paddock stand Exhaust cans and ECU will also be sold with the Bike All keys including the Thatcham 1 Dataag Veto Bike alarm and key fobs. so all you budding Bayliss's buy and be the envy of every Café car park :)