Ducati 916 Poetic Review - Carl Fogarty's WSBK Legend in 4K

Bike: Carl Fogarty’s 1994 Factory Ducati 916 F94
Location: Ducati Museum, Bologna
Camera: GoPro Hero 8 Black Edition, 4K Hypersmooth
Software: Magix Video Deluxe
Music: Brian Bolger - Floating Home
How about a 916 review with a difference? I filmed Foggy’s 1994 race bike in 4K and wanted to do it justice. Therefore, I didn’t just give it your run-of-the-mill test, but rather a bit of bike poetry. Here are the lyrics, enjoy:
In ’94 unto this world an epic story was unfurled,
Taking bikers’ hearts by storm and molding function into form,
A vehicle that sparked desire, set the racing world on fire,
As with fury it would strike into the world of superbike.
By an l-twin it was driven,
Desmo actuation given,
Every in-line four outstriven,
It took home the champion’s crown.
Writing names in books of history,
Rend’ring tyres burnt and blistery,
Leaving rivals with a mystery,
It achieved timeless renown.
Modern art in a museum, it was copied fast by many,
Less machine than sentient being, it inspired more than any,
What a motorbike could be, how an engine comes to life,
How as humans only we like to dance on a sharp knife.
Into the future 30 years,
We are still all eyes and ears,
When from far the thumping nears,
Our hearts yet skip a beat.
As again it takes the stage,
Spitting, firing, roaring rage,
Bringing back a golden age,
And the thrill on which we feed.
In our lives so short and fleeting, our hearts we must keep beating,
Seeking meaning in the never, searching, dreaming on forever,
Of those things that are transcendent, of those things that are resplendent,
Of those things that we admire, symbolizing something higher.
Blessing each and every day
Keeping whims and woes at bay
Medication in a way
That is more than a quick fix.
Until the day that all is old
This one story will be told
Of a bike in red and gold,
The eternal 916.

[@DonnieDesmo]

What’s better than the sound of a Ducati superbike? That’s right, the sound of two Ducati superbikes! 916 SPS vs 999, desmoquattro vs testastretta - it’s a battle of legends. Which one will win? It’s up to you to decide… 😃 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2izo2mnhrR6j7M

[@GRACEORT]

Still to this day the most Beautiful Motorcycle ever created

[@lukeiamyourfather3511]

Gee, as a 916 Ducati fan and owner. I must be a poet and don't know it.

[@SimonMa1987]

Amazingly beautiful made, both bike an lyrics

[@_Who_Am_I_And_Who_Are_You]

Well done, a perfect ode to a piece of art

[@Desmoduke]

Great poetry and great video as for the subject matter those 916 are just beautiful

[@DonnieDesmo]

Thank you! Yes, they are...

[@MrMido261972]

❣❣❣916

[@nta9371]

Bellissima !

[@fabthedoctor4646]

Top ducati 916 que de souvenirs 🇮🇹❤🇮🇹👍🇮🇹🙋‍♂️🇮🇹🤣

[@mrmagoo.3678]

I met Foggy and Paul Bird in a Hien-Gerrick shop in Glasgow YEARS ago..I made a fool out of Myself..all like "oh Foggy..You was My child-hood hero"..then proceded to have a brain meltdown and couldn't talk about anything else except in 1 word answers lol..My Dad wasn't any better..bet We looked like a right pair of bell-ends :) .. Foggy was untouchable (in my mind) on that 916.. those Ducatis (in my mind) are the pinnacle of Humanities Engineering skills.. My Pops has got a Ducati 900ss, and the sound of that thing turns me on more than a moan from a lady of the night..mine & My Fathers Favourite part on that Bike is the little Gold & Black "Made in Italy" scrawled detailing on the Tank near the Filler Lids..don't know why, but that little bit just makes Me adore these Bikes even more..Me Luvz 'em Loooong time, can't beat the growl of a Desmo Twin..

[@DonnieDesmo]

I've never met Foggy myself, but I can imagine reacting exactly the same way. I guess "Can I take a selfie with you" is a good modern bridge to cover that awkwardness 😅 The details on these bikes are unreal. I actually have an older Duc in the shop, right now. It's been there a while and I hope it will be ready this year. Very uncommon, that one.