I'm sure it's mint but you can get nice examples (or look to be in pictures) for £4k. I'm surprised he'll sell a bike he's had for 20 years, perhaps there's a few gremlins he's not telling you about, or the maintenance is a complete ball ache.
Quite the opposite due to it being cam belt driven. He is a top notch mechanic, not that you need to be to tension cam belts.
It's a 20 year old Ducati of course the maintenance is a ball ache
Only if you take it out in the wet due to the angle of the front cylinder. ALSO I was rather suprise that all the farings are 'quick relese'. Much like modern pc cases.
you have a better bike flack,i wouldn't give him £5 for it nevermind 5k
ticking timebomb
CBR600RR (which ill keep) is great and all especially now I have the suspension set up. But there is something about taking that Ducati out on a sunny weekend which is making me love it.
Give that ducati a miss, I bet a big job is coming up on that bike and that's the reason he wants to get rid of it...
Its on 4127 miles and has had the cam belt changed due to age.
Im thinking long term its gonna be worth a bit but not as much as the 916. It certainly isnt a bike you take out unless the weather is amazing. Its one of those bikes that
draws people too it, it was far ahead of its time!
He let me have a go on it today and it felt amazing. LMAO at the 1st set of light's it sounded like a bag of spanners due to the dry clutch. Took it to the limit of 1150 RPM.......Over-run kicked in......JIZZ. The hight is perfect for me being only 5 ft 6.
I will be honest tho the Aprilla RSV1000 Rotax is looking a lot more promising, lucky I work with somebody who is well accustomed to these engines too.