Good grief (Ducati content)

[Sossige]

Well, I was guilty with my Lotus of keeping it cosseted in the garage and only bringing it out for "special runs"; so it was a low mileage minter.

I am an amateur in comparison though, take a look at this 999:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/467835.htm

I know they are beautiful bikes, but surely you'd want to ride it more often than that?

S

[sclayto2]

Perhaps it is one of the reasons they're called the Ferrari of the Bike World?

[mitzy]

I bet the bloke who had it before had a very strong right hand with all that "Buffing up"

[Muffles]

It almost doesn't seem worth it for only 1300 miles....either buy it and *never* use it, or buy it to properly use?

Edited by Muffles on Tuesday 30th September 12:15

[dern]

Might have been someone's second or even third bike just used on sunny days - we've certainly had precious few of those.

[Sossige]

Indeed, a beautiful bike and may be a second, but I wouldn't have the restraint to use it that infrequently!

[rsv gone!]

That's my ideal second hand bike. One that has been cosseted and the first owner has taken the depreciation hit.

[bigbadbikercats]

Sossige said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/467835.htm



S

50p says that whoever buys that finds themelves with a complete moneypit that's off the road with minor problems for one week in every two for the nect two years...

Ducati's don't seem to take kindly to being left languishing in garages...

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JG

[FourWheelDrift]

Maybe his commute to work was just very very very very short.

[Sossige]

FourWheelDrift said:

Maybe his commute to work was just very very very very short.

[barry sheene]

FourWheelDrift said:

Maybe his commute to work was just very very very very short.

and on a straight road, check the size of those chicken strips

[Rawwr]

The guy I ride with has a 1098S and his brother in law bought a 3 year old 999 with 500 miles on the clock. Beat that

[Dudd]

Its even had 2 owners!

That,s less than 700 miles each over 6 years!!

That's not natural.

[cyberface]

That's kinetic art, not a mode of transport.

Bet it was sitting in the living room, not the garage.

[FourWheelDrift]

Dudd said:

Its even had 2 owners!

That,s less than 700 miles each over 6 years!!

That's not natural.

I remember the first owner's advert, it went something like this.

2002 Ducati 999, 700 genuine dry miles.
Looked at lovingly on a daily basis.
Always kept tucked up at night in spare bedroom (central heated, constant temp)
Looking for new partner with sense of humour to share nights in.
Would suit single person with clean hands and their own buffing machine.

[rsv gone!]

First thing you'd have to do would be the belt service. It'd probably need new tyres, too.

If I bought that I'd spoil it by putting loads of miles on it and riding in the rain.

[wassy]

Makes you wonder how much the dealer got it for

[Rach*]

My god! My chicken strips are smaller than that! Can you imagine rolling away, smooooooth, bump, smooootthth, bump.

[speed_monkey]

Rach* said:

My god! My chicken strips are smaller than that! Can you imagine rolling away, smooooooth, bump, smooootthth, bump.

Talk about hrowing us a bone!!!

[Rocket Pepper]

Funny how those that have no clue always spout the same ste. That's a hell of a buy for £5k.