Ducati 916 Superbike Full Restoration EP1

Well Folks the guessing and waiting is over as you can see this time around my project is the simply iconic Ducati 916 Superbike! I hope you will enjoy the restoration as much as i am going too :)
So i bought this bike for a fair price since it was needing a bit of work to get it back to its former glory. The mechanicals of the bike mainly the engine im not in the least concerned about as the engine has had thousands spent on it at Ducati and i have all the receipts to prove all of the work has been done, new belts, service history, desmo service etc etc so no i wont be ripping the engine apart but i will be stripping the necessary parts to repaint and get the engine looking new again so that should be a fun little episode to watch.
After the fairings were removed you can see that even underneath the bike is all good, yes there are a few patches of rust starting and some broken and rusty bolts but thats all par for the course and will be sorted out by yours truly. I only found one electrical gremlin and that was the pair of alternator wires that were severely corroded at the terminals due to them not being able to handle the amp but this will be sorted at the rebuild stage with higher rated connectors to stop it happening in the future.
So after stripping the full bike down im glad to say that there are no major issues and it should turn out to be a factory fresh Ducati one ive finished working my magic on it although im still on the fence about the possibility of converting the rear subframe to a monoposto and doing a race replica but only time will tell if i go down that route.
As usual i really hope you enjoy this series of videos and leave a like and a comment to let me know what you think.
Enjoy
RRC
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Ducati 916 Superbike Full Restoration EP1

[@plunder1956]

You're one of the tidiest people I've ever seen. Major plus in such projects. It's such a clean & well looked after bike, clearly somebody loves it & keeps it in a velvet lined garage.

[@theoutlaw2213]

The best restauration channel on KZbin restore the best bike ever produced, this is class😍

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you so much 😀

[@lofty7180]

gorgeous bike, gonna be another Grade A resto this one.

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you so much :)

[@MrPADDYOT]

Finding this video has made my week, actually no, it's brightened up my whole month. Can't wait for the next installment!

[@RRCRestoration]

Im so happy to hear that, next episode coming soon :)

[@GiulianoAlessiani]

Im so glad you bring us a new project! Thank you Sr!! Saludos desde Argentina

[@RRCRestoration]

My pleasure, Thank you for watching :)

[@MD-nn8uz]

Without any special knowledge from my side and thanks to your videos I was able to strip my 916 down in about 2 hours. Now it is ready for new clearcoat and further adjustments.

[@RonaldFinger]

The sonic joke was incredible. Oh, and your work was good too :)

[@briangoldberg4439]

it tracks that you would like the dad humor. lol. looks like you both will be doing bikes in parallel this time around!

[@RRCRestoration]

Glad you enjoyed it buddy ;)

[@Atelierturner]

Start the battle of two greate Restorer ))

[@AutoMotivate]

I didn't understand it... Sadly lol

[@jason070370]

Race is on Ronald! can you finish the GPZ1000 before this Ducati. Can't wait. Both will be cool when finished. Good Luck.

[@bikedogtor1663]

Not quite the typical restoration of this channel but so good to see a bike that has been looked after. For me its much more fun to work on a bike which doesnt need a full restoration.

[@zerk773]

I have a 1995 model in the shed, I have taken it apart so many times for service I knew exactly what bolt you would take out next! Fun to see, and inspiring too! Mine had the same charging issues, had to replace the stator and rectifier both.

[@RRCRestoration]

Always nice to hear from a fellow Ducati owner, Yeah im hoping its just the wiring on this one but if need be ill replace the stator, rectifier or both but lets hope it doesn't come to that.... wishful thinking i know we all know what these bikes are like haha

[@cyclonicleo]

Nice! I didn't think that the bike needed a resto, but as more and more came off, more and more bits needed cleaning up or touch ups. This should be a good series, so thank you!

[@RRCRestoration]

Yeah its defo a good bike and could have been used as is very easily as its more than presentable enough and has a full Ducati history to back up its good looks but you know me and this channel presentable just isn't good enough ;) haha

[@keithhellier]

Excellent workmanship, saw the 748 restoration, thank you for the tip of wrapping cling film around a tube, shaft before trying to fit an oil seal, worked a treat when fitting a final drive shaft oil seal for me.

[@andymiller5611]

It's been a long wait...but what a new series! I'm enjoying it already! Nice one, dude! 🍻🤘💜

[@Screenwriting]

I can't believe I watched this whole video. I know nothing about mechanics but it was fascinating. Great job!

[@leeelliott8611]

Wow those fairings come off way easier than my 05 cbr600rr, love that iv just found this, thank you

[@RRCRestoration]

Enjoy :)

[@grrvaes]

That's beautiful. The bike, the explanations, the film documentation... everything. Loved! +1 subscriber.

[@r1273m]

An afternoon watching BSB and WSBK followed by an evening viewing of RRC and a Ducati. Life's good!

[@RRCRestoration]

Sounds like the perfect day :)

[@chrispietersen804]

Absolute Master of his craft! Good Job mate

[@PaulinhoThompson]

That was very pleasurable to watch, thanks for the great video.

[@SpikerDragon95]

1:50 OMG I WASNT EXPECTING THAT

[@RRCRestoration]

I hope it was a pleasant surprise? :)

[@SpikerDragon95]

@@RRCRestoration very pleasant indeed

[@andre037]

Great VID, especially all the high quality close up camera work, looking forward to more :)

[@christopherauito7262]

You did this way faster than I could. Well done.

[@ramonesmaniac]

Best restoration channel ever! you rock man, plus I can practice my english, I always found UK english harder to understand, but I really like how it sounds, so it's to see how you work on the machines and I can practice a little, too, cheers man!

[@gabrielarch5242]

First rate photography, great shots and angles, bravo.

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you so much 😀

[@chombi84]

Great video. What a fantastic choice of motorbike, really looking forward to following this restoration 👍

[@paule5812]

Oh boy one my favorite all time motorcycles 😍 I can’t wait to see the rest of the restoration 🤤

[@RRCRestoration]

Enjoy my friend :)

[@MrCornhole98]

Just did this on a 96. Watching with excitement, thanks.

[@RRCRestoration]

Nice, Glad to have you along for the ride. feel free to drop in a few tips and tricks you learned from doing yours ;)

[@robertsimmons3336]

Oh man another bike! I can't wait! I loved the last one you did. I know this one is going to be beautiful when you are finished!

[@steveschriefer2733]

I love a Ducati frame. I'd have that bike naked in my office if I could. Great start and thanks for the cameo appearance of George!

[@RRCRestoration]

I was actually remarking on that the other day while stripping the bike, it does look as gorgeous and interesting even without its fairings and in a office that would be a great talking point. George says hi :)

[@mrt49t67]

Mr RRC is back and not just back he’s BACK BACK…. Ducati to make green with envy 😩 🤷🏼‍♂️ Massive thanks for brightening up a washed out mid-summer Sunday 👍🏻 …. Oh bye the which one of the three musketeers did you get them gloves off 😉🥴😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RRCRestoration]

Love your comment and thank you so much for watching, If you're green with envy just now wait until you see it finished ;) haha Tbh still cant quite believe I've got my hands on such an iconic bike and torn it to a million bits haha

[@RadioReprised]

I made a tool like that last week to pull apart my KTM forks......and I closed my eyes when you fired up the welder arc!

[@RRCRestoration]

Its so satisfying making tools rather than buying them :)

[@Pags222]

Subscribed before the ads were done running. In for this!! 👏👏

[@RRCRestoration]

You're the best! :)

[@mket_design]

The bike came out real damn nice. One of my favorites for sure.

[@Shinysideup]

I knew it, the Ducati 916 a timeless beauty. Really looking forward to seeing you restore my favourite bike.

[@RRCRestoration]

Nice to see you, really glad you are looking forward to this restoration :)

[@michaelneale7813]

great to have you back looking forward on the next chapter .

[@RRCRestoration]

You and me both! :)

[@DesmoDreams]

Excellent! I'm not planning to ever strip my 748R (replacing the starter motor was challenging enough for me), but just watching this makes me so much more knowledgeable about how these bikes are put together, which can only be a good thing. And the humour makes everything seem more accessible and less daunting. Love how you fabricated the tool for the steering nut btw. I bought an aftermarket one recently for £14, which works great, but making your own must be so much more fun! :)

[@nahimibrahim107]

Great video! Can hardly wait for the rest. Going to be an epic resto!

[@projectpacer]

While I would not call myself a Ducatista. This is without a doubt, my favorite looking motorcycle of all time.

[@UltraReefReseller]

Ducati engineering is just amazing, even back in 1999.

[@badrinair]

THe bike was in great shape to begin with. cant wait to watch the next espisodes

[@janchristianrasmussen8013]

Great bike to work on. Looking forward to this serie

[@flyingdutchy01]

I own a yellow 748 so i'm gonna watch the heck out of this!

[@RRCRestoration]

Nice, Glad to have you along for the ride :)

[@richb6933]

Great video thanks for posting. I had a 996S a couple of years ago and watching you do these jobs is bringing back memories. They get a bad rep for reliability but they're all well thought out to work on. Well done keep up the good work! 👍

[@captainamerica9353]

Rich B, yes, well they like lots of attention (maintenance) but there are many high-mileage ones still out there. Most of the "bad ones" were fixed under warranty or simply not on the road anymore. Prices are going up fast on the clean ones.

[@georgemichelakis6103]

You are my favorite restoration man!! Congratulations!! 👌👋

[@valvularadial]

Subscribed!! My favourite bike of all time! Really looking forward to watching the upcoming videos. Good stuff man thank you!

[@fredosleepswiththefishes]

my week just got a whole lot better, RRC Restorations has a new project underway. And it's a Ducati 916, what more could you ask for? Can't wait for the rest of the series. Thank you.

[@rogerquenault7207]

Thats a lovely bike as a starting point cant wait to see what you have in store for us. 👌👍

[@RRCRestoration]

Glad to have you along for the ride :)

[@themechanicsingh4159]

Love no music , a great simple video.

[@RRCRestoration]

Glad you liked it! :)

[@Designer_Opine]

‘01 748 owner. Should prove to be handy this project. This clip is Designer approved ✅

[@RRCRestoration]

Enjoy, Glad to have you along for the ride :)

[@pjofurey6239]

Nice film, meticulous work as it has to be with stuff like this , I chased a 748 around in Iceland , he was a local and we were touring , he’d was a vey skilled rider on a well set up bike, after miles and miles of empty perfect tarmac the road just ended , he never slowed down and neither did we, as started drifting the rear in the shale ,always thought these were a next step from the laverda MONTJUIACS .

[@alisong8015]

I have been patiently waiting for a new video and project….and you certainly don’t disappoint…..❤️🙂

[@RRCRestoration]

Enjoy :)

[@jetstream01]

I've always been a huge MyMechanics fan and didn't know about your channel. I love that channel and motorcycles especially, so you've earned a new subscriber!

[@RRCRestoration]

Same here mymechanics work is out out this world, i hope to get tot hat level one day. Glad to have you along for the ride and thank you so much for subscribing it means alot :)

[@bulldogbhd]

Awesome will be looking forward to every episode of this restoration the yellow 916 was my dream bike as a teenager

[@RRCRestoration]

Glad to have you along for the ride, Its my dream bike also, I have a 1098 too but the 916 is a legend!

[@petebird7171]

This is going to be good, looking forward to the next instalment 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@RRCRestoration]

Glad to have you along for the ride :)

[@mikeopenshaw9128]

Fantastic choice of bike for restoration - really looking forward to watching this one through to completion - many thanks for sharing!

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you, I hope you will enjoy the series as it unfolds :)

[@sl1gh]

I love the subtle but perfect humour.

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you :)

[@jakebutcher3494]

I am aware of these bike coming apart like legs but my god that is so easy !!! New subscriber here 🖐 looking forward to this

[@JesterInc]

Man that was awesome. No fucking dubstep music during the teardown, nice editing and even some fun parts as well :) checking all the boxes here. The subtitles help a lot though :) Greetings from a German Triumph Fan. Cheers dude

[@syedjhussain3645]

Very excited to watch the series! Thank you mate!

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you, I hope you enjoy the rest of the series :)

[@summer6u]

Sooooo extremely excited with seeing this transformation...

[@andreask664]

Awesome as always!! Your special tool was so clever!!

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you! Cheers! :)

[@AceNZ1964]

@@RRCRestoration I had same problem with my triumph until I released you can just use an adjustable large angle grinder wheel remover tool that was only $11 at mitre ten. (won't fit a torque wrench like yours though) Cheers from New Zealand.

[@Corkelfinn]

Excellent, I love your Ducati episodes. Can't wait to follow this one!

[@RRCRestoration]

Enjoy :)

[@peterc2248]

I was hoping for an engine problem just to see a complete strip and rebuild :-)

[@RRCRestoration]

Im actually glad there isn't an engine problem as its not going to cost as much money to restore haha Tbh i knew the engine was perfect i have receipts totaling thousands for all the services, belts, desmo services etc etc so theres no need to pull the engine apart, just casings and stuff the freshen it all up a bit

[@koshtie]

Hi RRC Sir this is going to be a good 1, nice to see you well & busy , ATB Wayne....

[@RRCRestoration]

Hi Wayne, always a pleasure to hear from you. Yeah im always busy with something lol like this weekend i spent my free time rebuilding my Yamaha RS haha always got a spanner in my hand. I hope you are well too?

[@eduardotrebino6575]

Love the bike and love your works!!!

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you! :)

[@desmoquattro7485]

Awesome tear down vid! Cant wait for the rebuild vids! Sonic joke had me laughing, keep up the good work!

[@RestorationApprentice]

You don't rest, my man! Excited for this project!

[@RRCRestoration]

Im always working on something ;) hows the Porsche coming along?

[@RestorationApprentice]

@@RRCRestoration Slowly but surely! :)

[@mohamadmansour2595]

I enjoy watching your videos amazing job, thank you

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you for watching :)

[@GilboGARAGE]

dopo 5 secondi di video amo giá questo restauro!

[@RRCRestoration]

grazie mille

[@125sm3]

Looking forward to seeing this series

[@RRCRestoration]

Good stuff :)

[@wesleycardinal8869]

I was waiting to the end to give this the inevitable like, but had to click when you did the front wheel engine noise gag 👍

[@samiam4240]

Excellent! I restore snowmobiles, but you've got me itching to restore a motorcycle.

[@autopassion27]

Oh yeah a new project! Nice Ducati 😉

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you, Glad to have you along for the ride :)

[@A_Sailors_Prayer]

As of you weren’t putting a respray first on the list 😂 always on your list! So happy you’re doing this as your next project

[@RRCRestoration]

Haha true, it was always going to get a fresh coat of paint i cant lie even before i bought it i knew yup its getting painted haha

[@A_Sailors_Prayer]

@@RRCRestoration always can do with a fresh coat. You should have a look into “cera coat” I reckon if you could manage it, the frame would look top knotch with it

[@georgieliverpol]

Well you were right it was worth the wait and what a project the mighty 916 can't wait for the next episode, thanks so much

[@RRCRestoration]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@alancampbell1008]

Looks almost too easy for you! You probably don't do requests but I'd love to see you do the cambelts on that.

[@RRCRestoration]

Haha trust me when it comes to Ducati nothing is easy lol. I would love to say that yup you'll see that process but unfortunate for the viewers but good for me the belts and desmo service were literally only done a month ago by Ducati so no need to rip it apart again. I may however film a video doing the belts on my 1098 if there's enough interest.

[@dixonqwerty]

Oh mama, a new project!

[@samcoote9653]

I dont know my bikes all that well, but I love that ducati cast a little pocket/bore into the sump for the oil filter to screw into nice and flush

[@RRCRestoration]

Nice to see you as always :). Yeah it is a nice little touch, its why i love Ducati so much the more you look at the bike the more cool little details you spot, you just dont get the same thing with any other bike makers.

[@samcoote9653]

@@RRCRestoration not to mention the flush style zeus panel clips and just that sleek look. Everything about them screams racing heritage to me

[@L3aRn2Th1nK]

Maaaaate! I wanted a Senna version of this so bad! Awesome bike. Good luck with the restoration. =)

[@RRCRestoration]

Same here, id love to get my hands on a Senna!. Thanks for the comment :)

[@rwms71]

The increased commentary and explanations is spot on. Being a fellow Scot, it all makes perfect sense to me. Think you are more north of the border them me though.. 😁

[@RRCRestoration]

Thanks alot :)

[@cheonggu]

Cant wait your next ep

[@RRCRestoration]

Working on it as we speak ;)

[@grahamrobertson164]

Really looking forward to this one, my favourite bike an icon.

[@RRCRestoration]

Same here, never thought id se the day where i have the pleasure of having one in the workshop :)

[@kevinwebster299]

Another great one, will that jack have its own video one day ?

[@ahmersr]

Salute your skills hard work and your talent Amazing bro 👌

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you so much :)

[@in_the_village_project]

Good work

[@mariosnikolaou5212]

I can't even tell you how excited i got when saw the notification.

[@RRCRestoration]

Glad you are excited for the project as i am too :)

[@wesleycardinal8869]

I will be watching this and taking notes, as my yellow 748 needs some minor repair work on the fairings. 👍

[@bandshooting]

....when aligning the camera position will likely take longer than disassembling the parts on the bike;-) Greta video, man! Thx 4 sharing. Cheers, Harry

[@Gambo916]

Will take extra special interest in this restoration, as I have a special edition version of this bike.

[@RRCRestoration]

Awesome, Enjoy :)

[@BatFastard01]

Support the engine. Remove engine bolts ( loosen front one.) remove swing arm spindle and shock. Pivot frame forward. Remove swing arm then remove last engine bolt, then simply lift frame off. You can do this with or without the front end.

[@michaelskinner896]

Can't wait to see this one!

[@RRCRestoration]

I hope you enjoy the series :)

[@lowrider5502]

The next project for you mate would be to refurbish the red Snap-On tool kits in the background

[@RRCRestoration]

Every mark on that box tells a story, i will restore many things but when it comes to my boxes there are far to many memories that will be erased by restoring them.

[@lowrider5502]

@@RRCRestoration like a man telling his wife "your beautiful as you are I wouldn't change one thing"

[@charitybrown4274]

Can’t wait to see it!!👍

[@RRCRestoration]

Enjoy :)

[@QuickShifter]

Subscribed. All notifications have been set to "receive all".

[@RRCRestoration]

Awesome! Thank you so much! :)

[@roelfkromhout]

A worthy project. Very cool.

[@RRCRestoration]

Thank you :)

[@chrislee7817]

Looking forward to you checking the rockers and doing the shims. Hehe. Seriously though good to see you doing another ducati.

[@427walrus]

Subbed! Very much looking forward to part 2. 👍

[@RRCRestoration]

Thanks for subscribing it means alot :) Im working on part 2 as we speak

[@jasonphillips3865]

Fantastic work as always my friend. Please consider painting it a custom colour. Maybe cherry black?? 🤔

[@usethenoodle]

Sweet! A new project!!!! I love it.

[@RRCRestoration]

Enjoy :)

[@stephenbirds7327]

Although it came in handy later when you removed the forks, it is not necessary to support the frame when removing the swing arm bolt for engine removal.

[@RGD-Audio-Repairs]

Perfect timing this video... I just bought a Ducati Monster 900ss today :D

[@RRCRestoration]

Nice, Enjoy the rumble :)