Friday Forum Foraging: Ducati's Underrated Gem – A 1098S Track Bike
One of the last Ducati trellis-framed superbikes could be yours.
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
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Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.
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