Yes as you can tell from the title a truly beautiful 2006 999 Bip sits in my garage and I am as pleased as can be. No small thanks to all the members who advised me on this switch from Triumph to the dark waters of Ducati :biggrin: 6500 miles, Termis, carbon open clutch and a whole host of extras - but the best bit is , as my wife said (praise indeed here even noticing a bike of mine ), "It looks like new!" It does! a credit to her former owner who used a Q-tip to clean her where I would have used an old rag... Whoop! Whoop! Spring is here! :biggrin:
You know the rules ! Pictures? (of the bike, not the wife................but hey, if you are up for that, I'll have a look :biggrin: )
Oh yeah, it's extra brownie points all round for the misus in her bikini draped over the bike! :biggrin:
OOh I see loads of Guernsey cows , and as for Guernsey jumpers I cant wear em the wool is too scratchy it rashes me so it does. :frown:
Er I'm havig troble writin this becas I sugeted to the wif she posd on bik wit a basq on nd she promly wcked me in eye wif a bnch of fivs ,,,doc sad swlin should go dwn in a wek or so Pics to fllow...
So it was you who got it! I'm assuming by your description this is the 999 that was on ebay that I had my eye on. I was hoping it would stay unsold till next month (when my car loan ends) but I didn't think it would. Fair play Moo, looks like a really lovely bike if its the same one .
Nice find and now please let the bloody rain stop so we can all get out and have some fun. I think you will soon come to love the 999 . I was never a great fan of them before I got my 999s and with all the other bikes to choose from when I open the garage door I am never disappointed if the day involves some fun with the 999s . Enjoy some fun times with the bike once Mr Sun comes out. I think the style has now become appreciated and people are looking to buy them.
Yep Pat it was me! :biggrin: (unless you're thinking about the 2200 miler up in Fleetwood) I was just about to put a bid in on the Fleetwood one (250 miles away which meant I didn't have time to view before bidding ) when this one came up just over 50 miles away - result! I have been looking for an under 10k mileage late model 999 Bip for about 2 months - apart from dealers ( no good to me as I don't need finance,warranty or trade in - and I certainly don't want to pay an £800 - £1000 premium for it ) there were only two private ones - both in Lancashire... so I jumped at this one. Oh and someone contacted me through the forum about an S for sale but I really preferred a base model.
For you ? Would be buy a set of Ohlins £700 - 1100 , Brembo monoblocks £ 250- 600 . and a lower triple with the stem from an ohlins shod Ducati 999 all from ebay. That's about £1800 but could do for as little as a £1000. That's using all ex Ducati parts. You could go cheaper just getting radial forks from say a Gixxer etc and some nissin /tokico radial calipers.
