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So, I'm finding myself falling for these. It's a totally stupid thing for me to buy, but I've just seen this one for sale and it just looks a tad under priced. Any reason why?! Just it seems to be 749 money...
http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3981918.htm
http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3981918.htm
TimmyWimmyWoo said:
The Moose said:
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Definitely the 'thinking man's choice' - kinda like modern Skoda cars?
It was all going so well up until that line...I drive a Skoda too.
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
The Moose said:
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Definitely the 'thinking man's choice' - kinda like modern Skoda cars?
It was all going so well up until that line...
Ok - erm, modern French hot hatches? Or something?I dunno!
Seriously though - looks like a nice bike. Unbelievably cheap innit? So much for your money, right there.
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
The Moose said:
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
The Moose said:
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Definitely the 'thinking man's choice' - kinda like modern Skoda cars?
It was all going so well up until that line... Ok - erm, modern French hot hatches? Or something?I dunno!
Seriously though - looks like a nice bike. Unbelievably cheap innit? So much for your money, right there.
Might have been for sale for a while because:
1. The ad doesn't show it too well - crappy pictures
2. No-one really liked 999's when they first came out as I said - and especially now we have such a big selection of the more desirable Ducatis to choose from, and the new Panigale out, it's gonna be harder than ever to sell a 999
3. We are in a horrible recession where not too many people are dropping £000's on bikes and toys - and the ones who do have the money, want desirable models, and probably not 999's
4. We've had the wettest summer on record - the weather affects bike buying like nobody's business. As the market for a 999 is as a toy, and it's no good as a despatch bike or commuter, most summer / recreational bikers have either bought earlier in the year, or have given up on the idea because of all the rain
Which, if I've got this correct - means there's a lovely, cheap 999 for sale right now with YOUR NAME written on it, yeah?
Post pics up when you get it home, there's a good lad
NinjaPower said:
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Because they're the 'ugly cousin' of Ducatis. No-one liked them, because of the design and styling, and so they're not considered a 'classic' Ducati compared to the 916 before it, and the later models.
I'm 32 years old, so the 748, 916, 996 were the absolute bedroom wall poster bikes when I was a teenager... Then a 996 appears in The Matrix Reloaded in 2003 and everyone is still getting excited over them.BUT... I'm going to be unpopular here and say I think finally the 748/916 is starting to really date. It suddenly looks very 90's...
For me, the 749 and 999 have got better looking as a few years have gone past and still look really modern, almost futuristic/exotic.
Stand a 916 next to a 999 and it's the 999 for me every time. It looks a lot fresher, a lot more modern and just generally a lot more bike.
I too have been eyeing up the bargains
king stunning...but so is the 999 but in a different way.I love them both and will be buying the 996 when he looks to sell it but the 999 is still sitting there in the back of my mind...not that I'd be able to afford the insurance just yet - sling it in the garage for 9 months
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