BIKE:	1997 916
OWNER:	Mike Lancaster
LOCATION:	Nevada
MILEAGE:	1,500
ENGINE:	1999 996 high compression pistons,SPS cams, titanium connecting rods, Nichols flywheel, FIM chip, full 54mm Termignioni exhaust.
CHASSIS:	1997 916 frame and aluminum sub frame. Red anodized top and bottom billet triple clamps and Ohlins steering damper. Ohlins forks with superbike internals, Ohlins billet radial fork bottoms, Brembo HP billet radial calipers finished in red, Brembo cast iron full floating rotors. Marchesini magnesium swingarm and shock rocker. Ohlins rear shock and SBK ride height rod. Brake Tech full floating iron rear rotor. STM quick change carrier and rear sprocket, DID ERV 3 chain. Brembo radial brake and clutch master cylinders. Custom brake and clutch lines. Marchesini forged magnesium wheel. Titanium rotor bolts.
OTHER:	Custom hand fabricated fuel tank.Frame and sub frame are both slightly modified to accept rear portion of fuel tank, as well as Monster seat and tail assembly. Carbon side ducting is all custom. RS gauge pod with tach and water temp only. All the electronics have been relocated under the Monster seat cowl. Bodywork and wheels including hand painted flying D's and Cagiva Elephants all painted by The Hired Gun (Las Vegas). Red and green anodized bits to numerous to list.
SIGNIFICANCE:	This ground up custom Ducati started off life as a bare 1997 916 frame, it was originally completed in 2000.   It was awarded Best Superbike honors at Ducati Revs America (DRA) in 2001. Since then it has been in numerous shows and magazines, most recently the French magazine Cafe Racer. It has undergone a couple of face lifts in it's 8 years. The most recent was last year after winning Best Modified Superbike at the Fontana round of the 2007 Ducati Superbike Concorso. The face lift was completed just days before the Superbike Concorso final last year at Laguna. Although not competing in the final Vicki Smith generously invited me to being the bike to be displayed.

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