Edcase
12-06-2015, 02:28 PM
Ok so this is partly a for-sale thread and partly an advice thread.
I recently pulled the trigger on a 899 Panigale, and yes it's f-ing amazing.
I always planned to keep my M900 - forever. It's my first bike, it's a special bike, and for what it's worth it seems silly to sell really. I was planning to take it off the road for a while, have then engine casing redone, maybe the frame resprayed. Otherwise she is perfect.
However, now I have the 899 I realise that realistically the Monster is just never really going to get ridden, and she is a bike that really doesn't like just sitting around, and deserves to be used! So I am testing the water.
The bike has a completely genuine documented 10,000 miles on the clock. It was 'rescued' by a friend, who was a rather tall police officer who was too big for it but he rescued it from a female owner who had it in her lounge for about 10 years - she scared herself on it, couldn't bare to sell it, so she didn't!!
Since then it has always been garaged, never seen the wet, has hardly been used because I've just been so busy in recent years and also living in central London made it tough (I am now in Bristol hence the 899), immaculate service history from Rosso Corse, who said it is the best M900 they have ridden.
I have made fairly subtle but very important modifications which make the bike really fantastic to ride, including:
Kehin carbs, rolling-road tuned - just amazing, the progression, the sound...
Brembo radial brake and clutch
Clutch booster
Ducati performance carbon cans (still have the originals)
Adjustable rear shock
I also have a very special set of Mandarina Duck panniers that were part of a short special launch in Italy, where the material on the top of the bag matches the seat! And a DP tank bag.
It has literally never once broken down, and the only thing ever needing replacing other than consumables was a recent front fork seal. May sound too good to be true but feel free to chat to the guys at Rosso Corse about the bike, I'm sure they will tell you.
In terms of condition unsurprisingly it looks almost immaculate. The engine case would benefit from being redone at some point, and there is some acid damage on the frame paint where the pipe from the battery came off once and I didn't notice for a while. I have the touch up spray but never gotten around to it. On the flipside I fitted brand new mirrors and OEM rearsets/footpegs. Otherwise it is unmolested - no tail chop etc. All original.
I obviously understand that these are very slowly starting to become collectable, especially in such good condition, with such low mileage and with the Kehins and Radials etc. but it's pointless if I'm not going to get to ride it, and am about to buy a new house so the cash would come in handy.
So - two questions:
1 - will I regret selling it do you think?
2 - how much is a 'fair' price? I am certainly not desperate to sell by any means and there is definitely a point at which I would keep it rather than sell.
Thanks in advance!
Ed
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I recently pulled the trigger on a 899 Panigale, and yes it's f-ing amazing.
I always planned to keep my M900 - forever. It's my first bike, it's a special bike, and for what it's worth it seems silly to sell really. I was planning to take it off the road for a while, have then engine casing redone, maybe the frame resprayed. Otherwise she is perfect.
However, now I have the 899 I realise that realistically the Monster is just never really going to get ridden, and she is a bike that really doesn't like just sitting around, and deserves to be used! So I am testing the water.
The bike has a completely genuine documented 10,000 miles on the clock. It was 'rescued' by a friend, who was a rather tall police officer who was too big for it but he rescued it from a female owner who had it in her lounge for about 10 years - she scared herself on it, couldn't bare to sell it, so she didn't!!
Since then it has always been garaged, never seen the wet, has hardly been used because I've just been so busy in recent years and also living in central London made it tough (I am now in Bristol hence the 899), immaculate service history from Rosso Corse, who said it is the best M900 they have ridden.
I have made fairly subtle but very important modifications which make the bike really fantastic to ride, including:
Kehin carbs, rolling-road tuned - just amazing, the progression, the sound...
Brembo radial brake and clutch
Clutch booster
Ducati performance carbon cans (still have the originals)
Adjustable rear shock
I also have a very special set of Mandarina Duck panniers that were part of a short special launch in Italy, where the material on the top of the bag matches the seat! And a DP tank bag.
It has literally never once broken down, and the only thing ever needing replacing other than consumables was a recent front fork seal. May sound too good to be true but feel free to chat to the guys at Rosso Corse about the bike, I'm sure they will tell you.
In terms of condition unsurprisingly it looks almost immaculate. The engine case would benefit from being redone at some point, and there is some acid damage on the frame paint where the pipe from the battery came off once and I didn't notice for a while. I have the touch up spray but never gotten around to it. On the flipside I fitted brand new mirrors and OEM rearsets/footpegs. Otherwise it is unmolested - no tail chop etc. All original.
I obviously understand that these are very slowly starting to become collectable, especially in such good condition, with such low mileage and with the Kehins and Radials etc. but it's pointless if I'm not going to get to ride it, and am about to buy a new house so the cash would come in handy.
So - two questions:
1 - will I regret selling it do you think?
2 - how much is a 'fair' price? I am certainly not desperate to sell by any means and there is definitely a point at which I would keep it rather than sell.
Thanks in advance!
Ed
https://igcdn-photos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpt1/t51.2885-15/11191559_836183793084597_518792012_n.jpg
https://igcdn-photos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t51.2885-15/11116600_370879376437351_1400143798_n.jpg