Hi all. As mentioned a couple of times, thinking about selling the 996R I have had for two years. My knees are shot and this should be ridden for more than the 20 mins I can manage now (not to mention a new V4PP to pay for that is now here ). Immaculate Ducati 996R. One of the very first, number 009 of 500. Manufactured in 2001 and sat unregistered as display model in collection of Team Renegade Ducati team owner, Mark Griffiths. Registered for the road in December 2002 by Ducati Manchester of behalf of the same one owner until I bought the bike two years ago. Covered 17K miles with full service history from Ducati Manchester, ‘Ducati John’ Cellier (half dozen times), The Bike Specialists and last month had another full belts, fluids and ‘clean bill of health’ service with Glen Harrison at top indie specialist Moto-V. Fresh MOT with no advisories. Receipts and invoices for vast majority of the work over the last twenty years including, during 2018/19, more than £5K spent in a meticulous nut and bolt restoration. 60+ A4 colour pics showing work in progress. This included ‘old stock’ brand new headlights, taillights, indicators, new seat and seat unit, top fairings, screen, mirrors, carbon parts, new clocks (original cracked) and lots more. Wheels, frame, swingarm etc repainted and all bolts replated or replaced as necessary. 50mm carbon Termignoni system included along with original ally cans. Less than 500 miles covered since restoration. Full book pack and documentation including letters from Ducati confirming the bike’s authenticity, original purchase invoices, a full stamped service book, lots of old MOTs and MOT history check. Lowered to £22,950. Few pics here but anyone is welcome to come round for a look here in Suffolk. Also done an engine running walkaround vid if anyone wants to see that - file too big to upload here and when I tired to cut it, it actually made it a larger file but will email if anyone wants it. Cheers
Just for the record private knee replacement surgery is around the £13k mark. Happy days is a 996r for sure, GLWS
Is it? Fucking hell! Better get it in with the company medical insurance before I retire. I can get back to knocky nine doors afterwards...
Hmmm, I must be too young as looks wise I'd take an 1199 and some of the newer Panigale metal any day. Looks and performance wise. Yes i know the history, and its the second best bike MT designed (after the glorious MV F4), and I can accept it's value due to being awesome back in the 90's and the R is very rare etc but I just can't join the fan club. Clearly it will sell in a heart beat, if I was you and you can be bothered taking 100 pics I'd collecting cars auction it and have it close at 9pm on a Sat night.
Well, I have got one of the bikes in his profile pic, would be nice to buy the other as well I suppose .
They do nowt for me either tbh. I'd sooner have a late 999R. Maybe I'm strange Scratch that, I'd sooner have a 1299SL Collecting Cars is a strange one. Some stuff does mental money and some stuff goes for a bargain. The 6% buyers fee is a bit of a stinger I'm assuming you think by 21.00 on a Saturday night punters might have had a few and get a bit giddy with their bidding? That logic might apply to me with clothes and low ball bike bits but definitely not anything high value.
Same re: the 999R, I too wasn’t a fan when launched (didn’t have bikes then) but for the last 5 or so years it attracts my gaze more than the “icon”. I owned a 719s (~3 years ago) for about a month. Dealer dropped it off, wouldn’t start, took her away again and spent a month trying to undo the mods some previous owner had made, IIRC it was ECU related. After much buggering about I cancelled the order, to the dealers delight as after all their costs I think they were keen to add on another grand. Looked lovely though and a bike I’d happily accept in yellow. Yes moderately inebriated, CBC (Competitive Bidding Compulsion) is how I bought my tricolore. Yes the 6% is a bitch and the whole gig perhaps better suited to the seller than buyer.
