Some of you may have read my incoming, but in case you didn't, I ordered a V2S recently (grey) and expecting it to land July (lol). Last Ducati I had was a 749 back in the day and before that an ST2 and 4. Migrated to GS and had a dozen different ones. Time to go back to Ducati and sold my bike, just when the sun came out, so was bike-less. Decided I was going to cancel the order, but to be polite called into the dealer. Half an hour later I'd bought a very well looked after 2019 950S with 17k miles, with a buy back guarantee if the mileage didn't exceed 18k as the Desmo service is then due. Had it a week and I've covered 650 miles, so it just isn't going to work. I should add at this point, I love the bike. Loathed to spend a grand, plus a bit more possibly unless I'm keeping it, which would likely end up with me buying an end can, levers, screens etc too. So, the buy back versus new bike is around £7k I'd need to add. My question therefore is should I keep it, service it, farkle it and enjoy it, or spend the difference and have a sparkly new one? I accept I'm a grown up and should make up my own mind, but sure there's members who've owned both and honest enough to share whether they'd consider the swap worth the net five grand I am looking at. I'm a leisure rider at max 5k per year, including weekend jaunts and a Euro tour or two. Here it is...
IMO if you like it and are enjoying it then scour eBay and on here for the bits you need... you'll maybe spend a grand, plus the grand for the service... then spend the other 5k enjoying it, touring or going places on it. Or give the shed a makeover, buy the other half something nice etc. The V2 will feel pretty much like the same bike as the 950S give or take a few spangles, and it'll depreciate like all new vehicles do. If you're getting on with your 950S then I'd say enjoy it. Flipside view: other than the service, most other spendy bits should fit the new V2 and so be transferrable? (I'm guessing that bit as I haven't really looked at the V2 much)
The fact it is essentially the same bike which is motivating the hesitation. Plus, this wasn't a bike I took ages to find, but was simply available at the dealers when I called in. One previous Ducati employee owner, with heated grips, two seats and boxed unused luggage. I've added nav and a front tyre following as puncture, so will add a rear tyre too. Bike is very tidy and rides well. I suppose it's just wanting a bike no one else has sat on, but the flip side is a fair few quid.
I'd had new bikes, used bikes... after a week or so they're all "my bike". Something to be said for having one you bought without overthinking it that you're enjoying. Becomes all about the experience rather than just about the object... and that's not a bad outcome.
Doesn't the dealer have a used one which doesn't need a Desmo service in a weeks riding time? If the used bikes do everything you want, it seems the only issue is you got the wrong used one? I've had new bikes (and cars/boats/watches/skidoos/jetskis). I would not be paying out £5K just to have another the same that needed running in. NB I'm not saying the bike you have is the same as a new one bar £5K, but you are!
It is! Another option is certainly a different used bike, but there wasn't a plentiful supply of 950's and didn't want to jump to a bigger engine, then scale down, so went for this one. Don't get me wrong, the dealer is looking at the conditions of the buy back, to see what effect another couple of thousand miles will have and expect the result to be a cost price Desmo which I cover and the same guaranteed buy back, so basically, the bike will have cost me a grand over four months and 3k miles - I'm happy at that. Whether or not the bike is the same I can't assess from a test ride, so was looking for those to comment who had made the same change.
One thing to consider is you would have a a full warranty on the new bike. The latest bikes are less likely to go wrong but there are some expensive bits to replace if they do...
or buy this off ebay... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294916037708?hash=item44aa5d9c4c:g:XysAAOSwKNliUr1R
Fair point and yes, 4 years, but reckon I could get a warranty on this after a Desmo. If not, certainly an aftermarket one.
Warranty noted. Wouldn't buy nearly new for the small saving. Either keep this, or buy out of the box. Any other permutations are too much for my small brain.
Don’t forget that the dealer will pay a lot less than that price to do the desmo service. Work that to your advantage.
Keep it. Enjoy it. Enjoy keeping £5k. No need to waste money. Warranty is a consideration but if that's the deal maker it will be costing you £5k.
Yes, they have been very open about the whole thing. I simply didn't expect to do much mileage to be fair until later in the summer. They suggested something similar at the outset and are going to come back with a proposal next week. The bike will stand at £10k with a Desmo and a few bits, so it's the right money or thereabouts, then a few months riding to decide whether add another £5/6k. I asked now, because of the pending Desmo, I could 'cut and run' and essentially it's cost me nowt, but a bike has to be bought one way or another.
