Ducati 999 - New Bike Reveal, Walkaround & Sound in 4k 

The new Panigale V4 2025 is quite controversial. So when opportunity knocked last weekend, I packed my camera, drove to Hockenheim and recorded the brand-new superbike in proper 4K. Enjoy! 😊 What are your thoughts on the design? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dgdLBJotm-w.html

I think the 999 is a masterpiece. The way the design flows together and into itself so organically, I find it more beautiful and attention grabbing than any of the bikes that came before it or after it.

I am an outdoorsman and love dogs and wilderness. That's my love. But the first time I saw a Ducati 999. It was just like my first crush. It is difficult to describe in words. But I get butterflies in my stomach when someone says Ducati 999! This is the most beautiful bike ever made !!

Stumbled over this vid. Been a 999 Bip owner since 2007. Purchased my bike new and she has covered 21,000 miles since then. I like to keep my bike as the designer Pierre Terblanche would have it. However I'am running a full Termigioni 57mm exhaust system with Ducati performance filters and ECU to match set up by my local Ducati dealer (Cornerspeed), Nitron rear shock and rebuilt forks. I have ridden quite a few other sports bikes, many more powerful and packed with technology, but none have made me feel like the 999 does. The handling, outstanding throttle response and general visceral feel of the bike are absolutely 'on message' as far as I'am concerned. And although today she is the garage 'Queen' in her early years she was used properly and I have to say 100% reliable. Which is why I still own it after 17 years!😁

Congratulations on your 999, keep growing the collection, love the video and keep them coming. In terms of modifications I would keep the bike standard and just enjoy the road and track. During the summer I had my 996 SPS on the track and all I can say wow what an awesome bike. I know you consider your 916SP as a China vase, but enjoying to its full potential is so rewarding.

I myself bought a 999R from the MY 2004, so the first generation of the R. This still has the narrower fairing with the 4 air intakes but already the black SBK swingarm and also the standard fairing made of carbon, even the seat is made of this material. In addition, various covers and also the exhaust fairing made of the same material. I was skeptical when the 999 came out - but the R proved to me that the new design can also look very good. The material combination of the R in combination with the special frame and engine is something that you have to look for a long time today. The rideability is excellent and even after 20 years, the bike looks as if it had sprung from today's times. The 999 is one of the most underrated motorcycles of the last two decades. The styling is well done throughout, she is a face in the crowd of motorcycles that are almost the same. It's a great bike.

Great collection Donnie! I am biased by the same dream... currently own a 996 biposto and a 999s monoposto. Both fantastic bikes, but I als love the looks of an 1199 Panigale. In stead of buying a brand new V4S Panigale you can own these both and even add a 1199 to the collection. Isn't that crazy? Guess it's a matter of choices...

Enjoyed watching the video, I’m a big fan of the 999 with its iconic looks. 🤟😎👍

Now the 999RS is a beast and a work of art. Nothing at all similar to the streetbike except a few engine bolts

Love your videos! I also have a 916 (1995) and a 999s (2007) as part of my collection. Looking forward to your next bike, but take your time to fully enjoy the 999 first. I prefer the more 'analoge' superbikes as long as they are Italian. Follow your heart to build your ultimate personal collection, then it will always be an reflection of who you are.

Well done! Doing the same with a 999s '05 while keeping in garage a Monster 900 '99 and a Multistrada 1200 '12 too ... Other ones will come 😅😅

What was told to me the 999 was the last hand built Ducati bikes and was awesome in Performance👍 Awesome and enjoy your New Superbike

I was out on some back valley roads yesterday, that ran along a river here local. I was blasting along on my 1098 Tri Colore and finally feeling comfortable on it (I bought it 2.5 weeks ago) and I was thinking more about our back and forth discussion about the 999 we had last week. I was thinking about my 999 and it's superb street riding ergonomics and feel compared to the 916 family and the 1098. The 999 really is the perfect street sbk from ducati

Great choice - an evolution from the 998 but still that classic Ducati feel and sound.

Wow so amazing! As a lifelong Ducati enthousiast I am seriously considering this as my first bike purchase. How does it ride on semi long trips? Lets say 2 hours?

Donnie, congratulations for getting another suberb bike! I confess this is actually on my bucket list as well...so enjoy and share some on board video...they say its handling is unmatched...what do you think?

hey man nice choice. i bought a 03 999S with 3k miles and its now sat in my front room. I also bought a 1098s with same miles and that now sat in my front room too! my summer rider is a 899 Panigale. absolute amazing bikes! nicely done though!

the 999R mark 2 is still my favourite Ducati

999 "facelift" with black swingarm is the better looking, in my biased opinion 😊 So get one of those later 999 in as stock condition as possible for a collection .. and buy additionally an early 999 with possible damages and an early nasty harness or other gremlins ...and fit an aftermarket harness, together with aftermarket ecu ..and use that "project" for trackdays.

Nice video sir. I too have a 999 which I bought new in 2006 - knowing the replacement model was on its way. I have the Biposto version and I love it. I still have my ST2 as well as getting a Diavel in 2010 when it was a brand new model. The bottom line is that as an every day bike, on the roads of the Czech Republic, the 999 could not be more unsuitable, hence the Diavel. I have kept the 999 though and took to Brno, Misano, Most and the Slovakiaring though it has not seen a track in a number of years now. I actually think the looks have aged well and whilst it's sales numbers flopped after the 998, I never thought it was ugly and it was a better bike all round than its predecessor. I have thought about aftermarket exhausts etc but I really don't see the value in them. I did fit an 'anti hopping' clutch which was good on the track but that is about it. As for the future and things going electric - well yes that is maybe a concern but it is a worry for tomorrow's me and for now I am going to enjoy the bikes. I think that there shall be a strong fan base for quite a few years to come. Of the bikes you listed there is one, more than any other Ducati that I would lust over and that is an 888. I would truly love one of those and would take it over a Pannigale, 1198 etc. Thanks for the insight.

I don't know alot about Ducatis. I bought a totally original 999 in Black with 11600 km. I must confess I haven't ridden it much, maybe once or twice a year, it now has just over 12000km now.

beautiful bike, but, good luck on keeping it out of the workshop.

You need a Desmocedici RR in your garage if you want to call yourself a Ducati Collector IMHO.

I put the 999s motor in my 749 MK 2 with black swing arm, 848 forks with Ohlins FRGT internals, M50 callipers, Mupo rear shock, full Termi system and race ecu, OZ Gass wheels and I have the most incredible track and street bike. Shiny Deep Red everyone looks at it and hears it.

Carry on your collection. Don't even think about things going electric because that has nothing to do with you or any of us collecting and indeed riding classic bikes. Apart from the fact the the ev agenda won't and can't possibly work so no need to even mention that at all. Back in 2003 I owned a 916 and almost part exchanged it for a new 999 but was so disappointed in how quite it was unless I paid an extra £1000 for termi exhausts so decided to keep my 916. I've had a 748 and now have a 99, 996 with only 5k on the clock. Plus my Panigale V4 my third panigale. I don't even give the ev bullshit any head space. Nowadays the 999 looks awesome. It has character.

I have to say, I actually dig the way the 999 looks. It is also a supremely more practical bike than the 916 variants. I just bought a Super Sport 950 for that same reason. It is simply a better bike for the road. I hope these 999 bikes end up being the most collectible as a complete irony.

I would, only make changes that were entirely reversible and that offered sound functional improvements. In other words take only as far as is reasonable from the point of the platform’s design potential. I wouldn’t hack it. I would also be compelled to track the bike. Cheers!

Gorgeous, man. Pls, leave the beauty as it is and get as many bikes as your heart may wish and your wallet afford. Greetings from fighting Ukraine!

Ducasti!!! 🤗😎

The 999 is my favorite Ducati ever. Something sounds off with that engine though when you started it. It doesn’t sound healthy.

The 999 has a bad reputation styling wise, but over the last few years come into its own. They were always very affordable but have started to appreciate in price. Handeling is meant to be great. So all in all a great buy and one I would love to have as well. I’d get a Termignoni myself for sure (let her breathe and get the true Ducati soundtrack)but the laws are strict in places and tracks. 888 and or 1098 are a great choices after this one!

swap out the older cast swing arm and replace it with the box swing arm from the later 999 models.

I want to (Seymour) like little shop of horror......😂

1st, it's a beautiful motorcycle. 2nd, it's 'old' enough to be collectible. I think a SuperSport style bike or a Monster would be a nice addition to balance out the forward thinking of Ducati. The 'modern' SS formula: grab a Monster add a Panigale style wrapper & finally: handlebar, footpegs 'n seat - for all day comfort. The 2017 - '23 SS only need cruise control to make it Monster 'daily driveable' & it becomes a veritable Swiss Army knife, or Leatherman tool. Wanna cruise the Western mountains from Canada to Mexico or attempt a track day or grab milk @ the Piggly-Wiggly- it's all good! Monster sez Ducati better than any other motorcycle on the planet. Everyone is unique, yet every model screams Ducati from its absurdedly oversized gas tank to the unique sound of the Desmo engine/exhaust. Any (all) Ducati collections require at least one Monster, if only to show Ducati's visionary insight. You asked, right?

I would be happy to have one in the house to look at but they rattle like a dustbin full of sockets. Sounds worse with a cheap microphone and a phone speaker.

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How can anyone wear them shorts or are they cut down trousers 😂😂😂😂😂

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It used to be a fugliest bike. Now newer bikes come with tiny headlights don't make the 999 so fugly anymore. But the rear is still ugly like cockroach.

You bought the wrong one thats the 2003 999 base with the interior cast grey swing arm and camshafts from a 998. The one to have was the 749R or the 2006 999S or 2006 999R

I think you should sell the 999 and buy a 1098s. It is the true successor to be 916 series. Barely more expensive to buy and easier to live with than the 999.Also, in my opinion, better looking than the 916. The 916/999 make all the right noises, but are not actually that fast, whereas the 1098 makes the same noise but pulls like a train. Having ridden all three I can say that the 916 makes you feel like a connisuer, but that's no consolation when you get dusted by a family sallon. You crack the throttle, it makes all boom and bark, but doesn't actually accelerate all that fast.The 999 is a lttle faster, but lacks the kudos of the 916. Although an interesting machine, you won't fall in love with it, and will sell it in a year or two. Riding the 1098 makes you feel like a rockstar. You can ride next to any other motorcycle in existence and not feel overshadowed. It has much more road presence than both the 916 and 999, and unlike the 916 which looks good only in side profile, and the 999 which looks good from no angle, the 1098 is truly a timeless beauty, with no weak angle. Add to this an engine which feels monstrous on the road, and brakes to match, the only area the 916 is superior is in nostalgia. But for the 1098 that will come.The 1098 is in that place where it's not new, yet not considered a classic. I believe it's reputation and appreciation will only increase with time, so now is a perfect time to buy.