Sadly the market is so crap at the moment it seems only mint or dirt cheap stuff is selling. I have seen bikes at amazingly good prices that I expect to sell in hours, sit for weeks. If you don’t need the cash I would hold on to it. I have come to the conclusion that my 750ss is beyond my arthritis ability to ride more than 30 miles and I know I should sell it. I see them in worse condition than asking £3000 and I just laugh. Sadly even with rebuilt forks, new tyres, loads of new bits/ fully recommissioned I think I would be more than lucky to break £2200 and probably closer to £2000. For a really good, but not mint 750ss that is a long way down on 18 months ago. I might offer mine as trade for something more upright, but can’t bear the idea of ebay or facebook marketplace to sell it due to the idiots you mention.
Sadly true but you can at least weed out the twats who will waste hours of your time with zero intent of buying. They at least need to make an effort to get pics/ info on their bike and you can weed the 99% of crap out early. I think forums are probably the least hassle, but you are selling to a limited market who are most likely to have at least one thing like the one you are selling.
Good luck mate, I asked a similar question a few months back re mine. Sounds like I'm in the same shall I recommission or sell as is. I couldn't decide so just covered it back up, no intention of riding it. I've no idea what's the best way forwards for your bike, nothing seems to be selling for what we all think they are worth.
They are brilliant bikes , really recomission is the option to go for , I bought the tyres and a battery separately and a very good independent did the work , under the estimated cost . Ride it and then see how you feel and option to sell is far stronger. There decent just to mooch about on for a hour, Have a bit of fun on it
When I brought my 998r out of long term hibernation the recommission was just under £1k at the local indy. A lot depends on how it has faired while not being used. My biggest worry was how the inside of the tank had faired. Luckily a level of super unleaded and maybe luck meant it was all good. A check of the pipes and a fuel filter was all that was needed in that area. Full belt service, fluids plus a few other bits and pieces and it was back on the road for a few years before I sold it two years ago. Sold via eBay classified, two serious enquiries and zero £10k today bruv types. To be brutally honest yellow and no ohlins doesn't help in the wider market place. Most who are after an r want the ohlins bling. I also helped that I had a massive collection of genuine new and used parts that went with the bike. Your bike is very niche and I'd say the various club sites are a good start, but don't rule out classified adds as they do reach a much wider audience, even if they do sometimes attract time wasters. If it was mine I'd get it up and running, the more casual buyer wanting to scratch the Ducati itch will want something they can buy and ride without the hassle of researching where be to take a 20 year old plus bike to be reliably revived. Good luck. I still miss the r a bit but the memories of the near 30k miles are still there. A 1200s monster has helped as well.
It's a stunning bike, and for me the colour is lovely, but yes has a niche appeal. I think a big issue with the buyer needing to do the recomissioning, is not just the uncertainty around costs, but as a non-runner that they'll need to get hold of a van / trailer to collect it from you. Then they'll need to find a garage / mechanic with time in the diary which might be a couple of months away to get booked in. Then - again - they'll need a van / trailer to get it to the garage. Then if any unexpected things need doing, those parts might take time to order in, so the bike might need to go back to the buyers house while waiting... van / trailer needed... etc, etc. It's just loads of hassle / uncertainty for the buyer and means that even if the recommissioning costs are not OTT, it'll be weeks at best until they're on the road. Get the recommissioning done and I think you'll get a quicker sale and easily more than cover the cost of the work. I've sold my last 4 cars and 5 bikes privately, and what I do is get them serviced / MOT'd, then drive / ride straight home, stick them on Autotrader that evening... and i've sold all of them within 2-3 days to the first buyer who came, with one exception but that only took a week or so from memory (still went to the first person who came). It just makes life so much easier and certain for the buyer, which in todays market is more important than ever. Good luck, it will be a great bike for someone.
