£65,000 Ducati!

[KingKong]

A london dealer has just sold this bike; apparently it's manufactured for the track and has parts and bits worth thousands of pounds...

PS. How do I upload a picture in my post where it's readily viewable, rather than readers having to 'Download' the pic in order to view it?
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Past - 2016 Ninja 300 (dark grey); K4 GSXR 600 (sexy yellow); 2002 CBR600FS; 2004 GSXR 1000; 2006 Kwak 636; 2005 Yamaha XVS 1100 Dragstar (facepalm); 2005 Kwak 636; 2011 Yamaha R125.

[shereen]

Its an unregistered Desmosedici RR, judging by the zero mileage. This bike is teh sex! Only 1500 made - I think.

I would buy if I had 65k spare
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[KingKong]

I'm a little in the dark and need enlightenment:

For £65k, what will this bike do that a stock R1/Ducati 1198 or any other hot bike can't?
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Kwak 636 (2005)

Past - 2016 Ninja 300 (dark grey); K4 GSXR 600 (sexy yellow); 2002 CBR600FS; 2004 GSXR 1000; 2006 Kwak 636; 2005 Yamaha XVS 1100 Dragstar (facepalm); 2005 Kwak 636; 2011 Yamaha R125.

[shereen]

Its a road legal version of the desmosedici motogp bike. The bike is basically a fucking ledgendary tool IMO. Full carbon fibre bodywork, Marchesini wheels, and 180bhp!! Nom!!


EDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducati_Desmosedici_RR
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[arry]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[KingKong]

[rac3r]

65k is overpriced you can get them for about 30k but that's probably because it's time for the 24 hour service (not joking)

There was one of these at the dealers where I worked, stared at it for ages but never got to hear it

EDIT: just seen the pic, I was allowed to touch it so there!
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[KingKong]

[rac3r]

[L4Isoside]

Saw one at Hein Gericke a few years back, looked like nothing special tbf.

Suppose its whats underneath that counts!

[shereen]

There is 1 that goes up to box hill on occasions, numberplate is 'ur motogp' or something similar.
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[binge]

Lush bikes, I was lucky enough to have a go on one last year, as a mate of a mate has got one.

When they start up, they sound proper strange. It kinda 'winds' up as it's starting.


I agree with the coment about it being a stupidly overpriced bike however.
To myself, and 99.9% of any riders I know, this will offer no advantages over an R1, or new GSXR1000 etc, other than increasing the chances of getting burgled!




Ben

[WannaBeDude]

Maybe it went for 45 k or somit .. not that i know if it's still worth 45 k.

How much better than the 20k new 1199 S is it ...
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[shereen]

[Suntan Sid]

https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=82679
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[arry]

[lilredmachine]

Ducati desmos where 40k initially. You can buy one with 1600 miles on it for about 35k, so in all 65k for probably the last unregistered example is spot on.

Besides which, a bike is worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it. In this case, this bike is worth 65k.

The bike was a proper stand alone model featuring a fair amount of MotoGP technology that ducati made because they could. Much like the Veyron of Bugatti fame. Terrible business plan, awesome vehicle.
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[rac3r]

I have heard of a few people that have bought them and then sold and bought another one when it came to the first major service
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[WannaBeDude]

65 k and sold, don't mean someone paid 65 cash, haggled or very rich buyer at 65 k ...
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[Frost]

If i could afford it, i'd buy it. They're only going to get more rare as time goes by and they're very rarely up for sale anyway.

What do they do that a new ducati doesn't?
Have a V4 engine with the motoGP sounds, and look like the motoGP bike. That might not sound like much, but it's the only bike on earth that offers it.

Personally i'm surprised given how quickly they all sold, that ducati haven't brought out a new one with 2012 bodywork and a rossi replica paint job. They could sell them @ £65k new and have a thousand sold before they'd made the first one.

[lilredmachine]

[arry]

[WannaBeDude]

Rather spend the money on a real old classic, and buy a new deso 1198 S tbf !
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