Is this worth the money? None original seat? What would you pay for it. Also is this the 17 inch front wheel. Any good advice appreciated as looking for a good investment bike that I can use too. Was looking at 916 but this caught my eye.
Sorry too much wine. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/163674143545
The mirrors aren't original, should be these... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DUCATI-7...664839?hash=item56c47c40c7:g:oXcAAOSwXkJawm1z.. A lot were changed for the oblong ones. Brake and clutch levers non original , fixings missing on nose fairing and dzus fasteners on side fairings wrong. Non original silencers as well, [ original alloy ones hard to find]. The bum pad on the seat is wrong [ original ones are hard to find], also the dzus clips are wrong.
Thanks. I thought about the bum pad being wrong and the fasteners. Went some of these kit bikes though? Is it still worth 8k. I was thinking of offering nearer 7k. Original pipes included btw.
with that in mind, stay well clear of the "Buy it Now" area "ducati dad" knows these well - it's hard to know what a good entry-level price for an 851/888 is at the moment but many to choose from right now which can help you decide.
confirmed with seller via E-mail, up for approx £5000 (Netherlands/no connection with sale):- https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1098488 bit confusing as states Euro/£ in same advert.
In answer to your question, an investment grade bike it isn't. Lovely as they all are if it is an investment you are after then I would advise to try and stretch to an SP model because whatever you pay for it 2 years from now it will probably have gone way past that number in appreciation. I would also personally avoid other peoples "specials" & replicas. As mentioned before original exhausts are essential for an investment bike and if I may add original screen and original panels (even if they are a bit tatty, repair and refinish is still better than replicas) From what I see at M&S it is a mono Strada not an SP3 but it looks same sort of money as your post and seems to have all the right bits in all the right places
