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| 996R ACCESSORIES AND COLOURS |
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Standard |
| Tank colours: |
Red "Anniversary"
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| Frame and wheel colours: |
Metallic grey
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| Warranty |
2 years unlimited mileage
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL DUCATI WEBSITE
ACCESSORIES
CARBON-FIBRE BODYWORK
Carbon-Fibre - The R carried over the carbon air-box, front fender, oil cooler surround, rear number plate holder, under-tail section, chain guard, and exhaust heat shield from the SPS. The nose and tail are still plastic on the 996R.
Carbon-Fibre Side Fairings & Belly Pan - ATR was the OEM for Ducati production bikes and MS Production made the Ducati Performance (aka Corsa) carbon-fibre components. The 996R was the first production line Ducati to have full carbon side fairings. Previously the SPS had only a CF front fender and air-box. A cool effect can be seen on 996R side fairings is the weave of the carbon printing through due to paint shrinkage over the years - just like a Ferrari F40. Portions of the carbon were left unpainted such as the lower NACA duct, the top edge where the heat vent screen is, and the lettering of the DUCATI 996R. Then the panels were clear coated. On the inside of the panels are heat-shields to protect them from high heat areas. The coils need to be mounted outside of the main frame rails otherwise they hit the new, larger, throttle body setup. This was one of the reasons for the smoother fairing design. The old duct in the side of the older model side fairings interferes with the new coil location otherwise. Pierre Terblanche "The air vents on the sides have disappeared, not for an aesthetic quirk, say the Ducati technicians, but once again for the search for the best performance. The hot air from the radiators now vents through two grates in the upper part of the fairing (at knee height, to be clear), an area in itself subject to aerodynamic turbulence, removing it from the sides of the fairing, an area that is critical from an aerodynamic point of view . This apparently trivial change made it possible to reduce the Cx x S coefficient from 0.34 to 0.33 , sufficient to improve the top speed by more than 5 km/h." [5]
With the light hitting just right, you can clearly see the weave of the carbon like on a Ferrari F40 from standard paint shrinkage.
The 996R does not have the two air vents at the rider's knees, but has a NACA intake plus a lower one, near the belly pan. These modifications are due to an aerodynamic issue: the 996R has a Cx of 0.33 (while the base 996 has 0.34) and this allows it to increase the top speed by over 5 km/h.
COLOUR / PAINT
Colour - The SPS and bikes previous to it (Varese red excluded) are painted "Rosso Ducati" (PPG 473.101). The 996R and 998R are painted "Anniversary Ducati" (PPG 487.111) for the 75th anniversary of Ducati. Anniversary is a brighter shade of red compared to the old Rosso. The frame kept the gloss "Grigio Metallic Ducati" (PPG 291.601) which came out just the year prior on the 2000 SPS which was a welcome change from the matte bronze previously used.
SEALED BATTERY
Sealed Battery - New for the 996R and for the Testastretta generation of engines were the more compact, lightweight batteries. These required an all new battery tray and a retrofit tray was made available for owners of 996/748/916 bikes to fit the new batteries into their larger battery tray. Significant for this battery was that it was an AGM type battery which did not require being filled with electrolyte fluid. As such, it was also a sealed maintenance-free battery - "Nonspillable Sealed Lead Acid Battery". FIAMM was the supplier of these new batteries as they were also a sponsor of the Ducati WSBK teams.
Original "Accessories" box with all of its original parts untouched
Original dust cover in its bag with manuals/booklets for a UK market bike.
Rear "display" stand. Colour matched to the frame.
Any original, never installed, FIAMM battery as it came from the Ducati factory for domestic market bikes (EU/UK).
As had become tradition for to Ducati to include with their limited edition bikes, the 996R shipped with the following components:
Display stand painted to match the frame colour. These were shipped with the bikes are were referred to as shipping/display stands. They could be somewhat difficult to use and were not known for being very stable. As such, some dealers threw them away and the owners purchased proper rear paddock stands.
Indoor dust cover - This was made out of a very fragile but extremely breathable paper fibre based fabric. It was not meant for long term use and they simply fall apart with age. They can not be washed and they do impart micro-marring onto the painted surfaces. These were used as dust covers over the bikes shipped in wooden crates as they did a fantastic job of mitigating dust and moisture as designed. Domestic market bikes (EU/UK) delivered via lorry stillage saw the covers given to owners in their plastic bag which also had the 2 keys w/tag and owners manuals/booklets inside.
Toolkit - Under the rear tail is stored a standard Ducati toolkit in the usual red bag.
The "Accessories" box as it was referred to, was shipped with every 996R. In the case of the street legal serialised bikes it included: Carbon 50mm Termignoni slip-ons w/ECU (S10DB10), larger exhaust clamps, an Öhlins spanner for adjusting the rear shock, the windscreen , the side mirrors , and a sealed FIAMM battery . Of course the non-serialised non-road use 996Rs did not receive the windscreen or the side mirrors.
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