Hmmm...located in Horsham... Ducati 999s 2003/53 with R spec | eBay I've seen better lockwiring on a barbed wire fence...
...red frame on a 53 plate?...should be silver, unless its been stripped and re-sprayed,'unique' colour scheme....
I dont understand some people. I would only ever buy a 100% bog standard Ducati. It would have to be something pretty special to make me deviate from that 1st Law of Ducati Buying. It isnt. It might be a fair price, i don't know. But if i was looking for a 999 that wouldnt be it.
Base model standard with the odd mod, no R bodywork, no R Engine, No R Forks. Headlight could be unless he's sprayed it ;-) Non standard paint on frame and bodywork 12K + miles showing, no mention of history - Circa £3.5K IMO
I just bought a fairly standard 'non-standard' factory ordered 996 bip. Is that wrong? Fairly standard because the previous owner had just spent over £1100 having a Surflex Slipper fitted. Is that wrong? 'non-standard' factory ordered because it was ordered with factory fit options. The standard rear Showa shock has suffered badly from corrosion, so I am going to replace it with an Ohlins unit. Is that wrong as well? To me this only makes sense, not that I'm making it unappealing.
Now that I would have spotted if it didn't look like you were answering the post above you Soz Rickyonic...
I did. My point is that it's not standard, and wasn't even standard the day it left the factory. It's not exactly special either (other than being a Ducati of course), but you would consider it not worthy. Why? Only curious to understand the first law of Ducati buying.
I'd want a 'blank' canvas for myself. Plus any mods made I want to understand all the details. Besides other peoples mods aren't necessary the ones I'd choose myself. Plus it will be cheaper. Probably. I'd just prefer a less messed about with bike. Original with full DSH. Of course if I could afford a fully corse tricked out 916 racing I'd still buy it. As long as it was right. However I can't. So 2nd Law dictates - make sure 100% that its an ok bike. Thus OEM Full DSH. Everyone else has their own priorities.
1st law get a bike you like no matter the mods. 2nd law pay what you think is fair price for bike mentioned in 1st law.
And it's an R Frame because? If it is it has had all the R specific bits cut off and base spec ones welded on, very strange and quit with that lol business, it's silly... especially when you are wrong :Eggonface:
