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white frame sp3 or sp4 for me....one day !
851SP3 still on ebay for £15k (think deposit taken) with 7.5k miles, think the SP3 is more historically important to Ducati than SP4 & SP5 ? But...
I'd going to stick my neck out & say £15k ish, but good ones seem few & far between.
Hidden in with Mrs T's shoe collection, will try & get pic tmrw
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Managed to intercept parcelforce on drive guy with my Ago today, feels streets ahead of HJC lid I bought when returning to bikes a few years ago.
Yamaha dealers.....what would they know about anything ?
998 for reasonable money ? Hate paint job. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F153329610541
I should try some of the newer stuff, never ridden anything after 2004. Traction control always put me off, but would probaly save my sorry arse...
Was googling around over xmas & spied a white 1198 for sale, really quite like the look of them. The reviews make them sound like savage fun !
Sorry to hear your tales of woe. Think 998 'narrowhead' engine cured a lot of 996 problems, this is probably why all 998 prices are on the high...
2019 could a bit belt tightening for me..so I'm out. Hoping arse falls out of this collecting lark & I can get a rider for sensible price.
Judging by some prices....Bandits more like
Thought about chopping it in for ropey 851 sp3 I found, but glad I didn't. Be like selling a family member !
Keep thinking about getting something a bit more powerful/modern. But like you say on a decent road it all makes perfect sense. Who'd of guessed...
[ATTACH]Still looks good after 25yrs, even with her kit off .
Mono looks best, but quite like the idea of taking kids out on back. Start them on expensive addiction early, so they can't afford drugs later.
It's the last of the iconic shape, the 999s is a far better bike.
I've come to same conclusion. Looked at cheap 851 sp3, spoke with well respected independent specialist who said budget £2.5/3k to get mechanical...
Got a black faced sub as wedding present from Mrs T in 2006. Has nearly trebled in value (for insurances purposes), only thing she's ever bought...