DUCATI 851/888/916
Ducati 888 SP4
Ducati 851
Ducati 916
DUCATI 851/888
This section is dedicated to the mighty racing Ducatis that dominated World Superbike throughout the 1980s and through to the 2000s.
The 888-SP5 is one of our Editor's all-time favourite bike.
The Ducati 851 is a 90° V-twin fully faired sport bike with liquid cooling and four valve heads. It was produced by Ducati between 1987 and 1992, when it was succeeded by the Ducati 888.
The Ducati 888 was an upgrade to the Ducati 851. The earlier 851 had introduced liquid cooling, computerized fuel injection and four-valve heads to the company's two cylinder motors. In 1991 Ducati increased the capacity of the 851 to 888 cc to create the 888.
Both engines featured the Desmoquattro valvetrain concept in which a four valve per cylinder motor was given desmodromic valve actuation, with cams both opening and closing the valves. Ducati's desmodromic system reduces the frictional penalty from conventional valve springs.
DUCATI 916
The Ducati 916 is a fully faired sport bike made by Ducati from 1994 to 1998. Featuring a 916 cc (56 cu in) fuel injected, 4-valve, desmo, liquid-cooled, 90° V-twin engine in a trellis frame with a single-sided swing-arm and USD forks.
The 916 is frequently cited as one of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made and it's easy to see why.
In 2019, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 916, Ducati introduced the limited edition 916 version of it's Panigale V4S.
