Hi, I'm new to the forum. Last year I bought myself the poster bike I had on my wall as a teenager. A Red Ducati 996 Biposto on a 2002 plate. Only 3900 miles. I'm wanting to find some replacement panels. The little carbon bit below the tank are cracked. Anyone any ideas of a part number or anyone who makes/sells them? Looking forward to reading through the threads on the forum. I'm in South Yorkshire. If you're local give me a shout. Always up for a ride out.
Welcome to the forum. My best mate has a 996, it'll hit the 50,000 mile mark on next week's trip to Germany.
Welcome. When you say the little carbon bit below the tank is cracked - do you mean the air box sides?
Whatever these bits are. I didn't realise that was the airbox. They're really flimsy bits if trim and yes both sides are cracked.
Those are indeed integral to the airbox* *unless you have race replica removable ones but they normally have two visible dzus fasteners attaching them.
Once you take off the tank, the rest of the airbox will reveal itself. Very cool design, like many other components on these bikes. You can buy a similar carbon (or red OEM) airbox on eBay and probably many other sites. Not cheap, however. Also, welcome!
€ 400 for a red original Ducati airbox. from about € 600 and up for a carbon one. https://www.desmo-racing.com/en/carbon-sbk-748-916-996-998-xsl-244_368.html Welcome to Ducati ownership
Yeah I think they've been stuck over the original red airbox. Think I need to keep my eyes peeled for a nice carbon airbox.
Hi I miss my yellow 996.Which part of south Yorkshire as I am in rotherham with my 848 and 750/916 mash up. Cheers Kevin
Hi Kevin, I'm in Wath-Upon-Dearne. Went for a ride out to Bridlington yesterday on my Triumph with a mate who lives at Goldthorpe. We go to Squires Cafe for bike night whenever we're both free. Brid us a bit too far for me on my 996.....lol
996 first Ducati? There will be many on here thinking “wow, if only I had been so lucky”. I started with a 250 Mk III, in a box.Took me forty-six years to finally get a 996
