Ducati 916 Production Numbers - All Years

[dragknt]

I did a search on here a little while ago to find this, and didn't come up with anything. So I emailed Ducati SPA with my question and just got the reply today.

My question to them: How many Ducati 916's were made in 1998? They replied to me with a complete and exhaustive list of how many 916's of EVERY iteration were made in EVERY production year, broken down by the model and where it was sent. I'm blown away by the level of response I got. Here's what they sent me:

Thanks for contacting us.

Referring to your request we are glad to list here below the 916 production data from 1994 to 1998:



916 Monoposto Europa 1994 1.451

916 S.P. 1994/95 711

916 S 1994 Monoposto Europa 199

916 Biposto Europa 1995 800

916 Biposto Europa 1996 713

916 Sport Production 1996 497

916 Monoposto USA 1994/95 793

916 Monoposto USA 1996 200

916 Monoposto California 1994/95 260

916 Monoposto California 1996 80

916 Biposto Svizzera 1994 120

916 Biposto Svizzera 1995 220

916 Biposto Svizzera 1996 100

916 Biposto Australia 1994 65

916 Biposto Australia 1995 85

916 Biposto Australia 1996 100

916 Biposto Giappone 1994 60

916 Biposto Giappone 1995 68

916 Biposto Giappone 1996 118

916 Biposto Germania 1995 340

916 Biposto Germania 1996 195

916 Biposto Inghilterra 1994 193

916 Biposto Inghilterra 1995 258

916 Biposto Inghilterra 1996 158

916 Biposto Francia 1994 141

916 Biposto Francia 1995 360

916 Biposto Francia 1996 180

916 SENNA Brasile 1995 31

916 SENNA Europa 1995 150

916 SENNA Svizzera 1995 10

916 SENNA Giappone 1995 35

916 SENNA Germania 1995 30

916 SENNA Inghilterra 1995 15

916 SENNA Francia 1995 30

916 SENNA Europa 1997 151

916 SENNA Svizzera 1997 20

916 SENNA Giappone 1997 70

916 SENNA Germania 1997 30

916 SENNA Inghilterra 1997 30

916 SENNA Europa 1998 91

916 SENNA Australia 1998 34

916 SENNA Giappone 1998 41

916 SENNA Germania 1998 50

916 SENNA Inghilterra 1998 84

916 Team Ufficiali 1994 14

916 Factory 1995 6

916 Factory 1996 6

916 Factory 1997 8

916 Factory 1998 18

916 S.P.A. 1996 54

916 S.P.S. 1997 996 Cc. 404

916 S.P.S. 1998 Europa 958

916 S.P.S. 1998 USA 100

916 S.P.S. 1998 Fogarty Replica Inghilterra 202

916 Biposto Europa 1997 1.093

916 Biposto Europa 1998 945

916 Biposto Europa 1998 Giallo 392

916 Monoposto California 1997 300

916 Biposto California 1997 250

916 Monoposto California 1998 300

916 Monoposto California 1998 Giallo 100

916 Biposto California 1998 100

916 Biposto California 1998 Giallo 100

916 Biposto Svizzera 1997 200

916 Biposto Svizzera 1998 50

916 Biposto Svizzera 1998 Giallo 20

916 Biposto Australia 1997 141

916 Biposto Australia 1998 86

916 Biposto Australia 1998 Giallo 22

916 Biposto Giappone 1997 25

916 Monoposto Giappone 1997 164

916 Biposto Giappone 1998 12

916 Biposto Giappone 1998 Giallo 6

916 Monoposto Giappone 1998 30

916 Monoposto Giappone 1998 Giallo 15

916 Biposto Germania 1997 690

916 Biposto Germania 1998 205

916 Biposto Germania 1998 Giallo 45

916 Biposto Inghilterra 1997 580

916 Biposto Inghilterra 1998 235

916 Biposto Inghilterra 1998 Giallo 141

916 Biposto Francia 1997 271

916 Monoposto Francia 1997 100

916 Biposto Francia 1998 80

916 Biposto Francia 1998 Giallo 27

916 Monoposto Francia 1998 Giallo 8





We hope we have been useful to you.

Kind regards,



FRANCESCA SOLA

Customer Service

Ducati Motor Holding Spa

Borgo Panigale - Italy

www.ducati.com






So...apparently only 100 of my bike was imported to the US in '98. That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Does this make me a Ducati snob?

Just wanted to share, in case anyone else was looking for this info.

-Luke

[JEC]

Funny, on this list and in the one in Ian Fallon's book, there are no listings of 49-state US Bipostos... I'd like to know how many of mine were made, but I've never found 1997 bips listed.

[dragknt]

Maybe they were all just 50-state spec and listed as CA?

[Mr_Chow]

1 of 300!...in yellow, which I guess was very rare. I'm going to miss her. Sold on ebay for $4250...which I guess is a good price considering i got the Ohlins, 5-spoke marchs, and a taillight out of it. :P ...o and the carbon fairings are now pretty much junk after they came up like batt wings going 110mph when the DZUS fastener came out the bottom....goddamnit..

[golfer4u242]

Wow. Thanks for the research for us! I guess I'm 1 of 100. But here is my question. 1998 916 biposto. Which was bought from a Ducati shop worker in Oregon. My bike doesn't says SPS or have the special paint. But it does have the Ohlins suspension and the adjustable clutch and brake levers. Which model is it?

[jamesmorgan]

Originally Posted by golfer4u242

Wow. Thanks for the research for us! I guess I'm 1 of 100. But here is my question. 1998 916 biposto. Which was bought from a Ducati shop worker in Oregon. My bike doesn't says SPS or have the special paint. But it does have the Ohlins suspension and the adjustable clutch and brake levers. Which model is it?

i have a 98 916 mono and also have the ohlins rear and adjustable leavers. from the limited research i have done, it seems that the guy who put the rear shock on just reached into a box and grabbed one, they really were not to picky, showa for you, ohlins for you kinda thing. bottom line, just becouse you have a few of the odds and ends that came on an sps or sp, dosent mean you have one!! i think the only hard factor in determining weather or not its an sps is by the engine, nothing else.

[mjfrank]

Originally Posted by jamesmorgan

i have a 98 916 mono and also have the ohlins rear and adjustable leavers. from the limited research i have done, it seems that the guy who put the rear shock on just reached into a box and grabbed one, they really were not to picky, showa for you, ohlins for you kinda thing. bottom line, just becouse you have a few of the odds and ends that came on an sps or sp, dosent mean you have one!! i think the only hard factor in determining weather or not its an sps is by the engine, nothing else.

Are the adjustable levers the ones that have the four position knob on top near the pivot? If so, I also have them on my 97 916 Bip, I thought they were standard on all 916s.

I think there has been a few theories regarding the Showa/Ohlins thing. I've heard that in 96-97 and maybe 98, Ducati had serious debt issues with their suppliers, and basically just used whatever they had left on the shelf. That makes some sense, but I've also seen a few 916s now, both Mono and Biposto, and it seems that they fairly consistently put the Ohlins on the Monos, and Showas on the Biposto, at least in 1997.

I guess from the list, I have one of 250, providing the 1997 California number represents all the bikes sent to the US. (I think mine had an emissions canister at one point.) Shoot, and I've already swapped my engine out with a 996, there goes the collectable value. Maybe I should hang on to the original dead 916 engine, just in case I need to put it back to stock form someday?

[bella]

So which number in the vin tells which frame number the bike is??

[Darkness]

Wow, I wouldn't have been expecting that kind of a response!

But that is very interesting.

[vtwin]

Originally Posted by bella

So which number in the vin tells which frame number the bike is??

The last 6 digits.

the 10 digit is the year (W=1998, even though my bike is a '99, it was manufactured in 98, hence W. the 11th digit is the manufacturing plant (B=bologna, V=varese))