Friday Forum Foraging: Ducati's Underrated Gem – A 1098S Track Bike

In my personal opinion, the trellis frame found first in the Ducati 1098 and later in the 1198 – the last before Ducati ditched traditional frames altogether – is still one of the best chassis I've ever ridden. It remains one of the few motorcycles that have made me feel like I could do no wrong on the racetrack. Every now and again I get an itch to find a 1098 trackbike, and now one has come up for sale. I'm not really in a position to buy another motorcycle right now, but if you are, and you want to experience perhaps an underrated Ducati superbike, this is your chance.

Up for grabs is a 2008 Ducati 1098S that the original owner has converted into solely for track duty. Unfortunately, as happens in life, medical reasons spring up that mean you have to give up riding and that's the case here. That said, for $9000, it appears as though this 1098S is a solid buy. True, it's not the uprated 1098R, with the world's first traction control system on a production motorcycle, but it's still really good.

You can find the original ad listing below, and if you're interested in the bike, go to our sister site Ducati.org to get in contact with the seller.

Ducati 1098s track bike

$9,000 USD

Clarksburg, Maryland

Aug 30, 2023

2008 Ducati Ducati 1098s . Driven 16,447 miles

I am the original owner of this ducati 1098s which has

a clear title and is not a salvage. My reason for selling

is due to medical reasons which prevent me from riding-

The bike has Armour Bodies race faring

Arrow titanium slip on exhaust

Engine ecu flashed by hypertrick in Sweden

New belts and plugs / desmo service done

Factory pro tuning shift star

Ducabike racing slipper clutch

Factory forged rims

Pirelli supercorsa tires Sc1 Sc2 with less then 3 track

sessions on them

CRG brake and clutch levers

Motoholders race faring stay

Factory Ohlins suspension

Motowheels 30mm offset triple clamps

Woodcraft open clutch cover/slight scuff

Zero gravity tinted windscreen

MWR 2 piece race air filters

Armour bodies oversized ram air tubes

Afam quick change rear sprocket and carrier

Shift tech carbon rear hugger

PMR dead man tether switch

New battery

Pit bull rear swingarm stand

Please PM me with any questions. $9000.00 OBO