Been offered a project 750 Paso. Is there much interest in them? are they even being restored/curated(!) by the Ducati Tifosi yet? Im more familiar with SSs and Ducati bevels tbh
I bought a new 906 back in the 80s. It had a unique look and people would stop and stare. I traded it in for an 851. Not sure it really has the cache you see for other older models these days. A bit like that 500 Desmo Sport twin from the 70s.
Depends how cheap, I had a 750 paso back in the nineties only looks good fully dressed. Purchase because you like it not cos it’s cheap IMO. Personally I wouldn’t pay more than £1200 for a good condition version, they’re not that collectible if it’s tatty with damage more like £600. The only issue I ever had with the one I owned was the rectifier only half working. I swapped it out for a 851…. If it’s the 750 hopefully it had the 17 inch wheel conversion or you may struggle for tyre choice. Bodywork parts I should suppose aren’t that easy to obtain. It’ll have lots of Elephants on it though.
at the right price it's definitely worth a punt as long as you have loads of spare time and happy fettling nearly all of it.
well that's a bonus. Arent model elephants supposed to bring you money?Irony, being etched on a Ducati if so....
If you do go and take look, ask to remove the side fairing you’ll better see what’s lurks beneath. The bodywork will and can hide a horror show. The well nuts can be an issue too when removing the bodywork, you need to be careful not to over tighten them as the nut split the from the rubber if it has.
Unless you have a deep emotional attachment to one you can spend money much more wisely! Alternatively if it's cheap enough and you have space buy it and put it away for a few years on the off chance the values rise but it's a bit doubtful!
Many said that about the Lancia Fulvia Zagato in the eighties, when the car was 10 to 20 years old and a basic Coupe was going for 3 times the price secondhand. All i'm saying is, who really knows, let's see what happens.
Out of all the bikes I’ve owned the Paso would be the last in the line to own again, however never say never. Right price/condition would sway me but the price would need to be lower than a snakes bollocks in a trench in a mine.
^ this. If you need to do pretty much anything to it, it won’t go up in value by the price of the parts, let alone any value you place on the time and effort you lavish on it. That said, I do like them, and would probably welcome one into my little (but expanding!)retirement home for aged Ducatis should the right one pop up.
