1299 Previously Owned By Ducati

You can't put yourself on ignore as you will still be able to hear what you are thinking :Facepalm:

 

I told you i was wrong on every statement

 

You are buying a second hand bike.
If you get hold of last years MCN you will have a detailed History of it's early life not something you get with most second hand bikes
It will have been ridden properly. It's unlikely to have had a life of short runs down to the local bike hangout half a days posing and a short ride back or started in the garage for 10 minutes to drool over.
It will be as good as any other 2nd hand Panigale and probably better

 

doubt it would be better than mine

 

Yeh I should have ended with "than most"

 

Every s/h bike is a risk to a point. I wonder how many 899s are being used as roadbikes that have been raced?

 

Having seen how they look after the press fleet at Silverstone I would buy one over an ex demo any day! They have the best technicians in the country looking after them and they look after them like they where their own bikes, plus the journalists look after them like they where their own bikes as well, probably better than most of us look after our own bikes, if they didn't Ducati wouldn't lend them another

 

3?

 

Lets be honest, as its already been said, they are all built for it, and if they are going to go bang, they were anyway. In that case its better they go bang, or have problems before they go on sale, so only the fittest survive as it were. However, for some, the thought of your pride and joy been thrashed before you owned it, is not an appealing proposition. For those people, only a new bike will satisfy, sometimes buying lower spec for the safety net of a new machine.

And no, I didnt copy and paste that.

 

Ask for more warranty.

 

This is just my opinion. I buy second hand. I research the previous owner as much if not more so than the bike in front of me. You can never be sure of a bikes condition or history simply by looking at it and checking the service history. Just because it's got new tyres and shiny fairings and meticulous service record doesn't mean it hasn't been abused. The internet is your friend here, check out the previous owner. Facebook is usually a good place to start and is also the downfall of many. You may have been told the bike has been used only for gentle Sunday rides out, but online people are keen to share all their heroics and spills. Even on here I've seen people trip themselves up, posting about constant problematic bikes that seem to have no resolve. Then same bike appears on eBay advertised as never missing a beat. You can be lucky or unlucky it's true to say but sometimes a bit of background research can steer your luck in right direction.

 

sounds good to me!

 

Fantastic. Enjoy !

 

You're having a laugh aren't you ?
Journalists certainly don't treat the bikes well other than to not scratch them and ruin photos
I'm sure there's maybe some that do, but the ones I've seen with both bikes and cars treat them badly

 

My 999 is ex demo from dealership, top of slag off league on here. 25,000 miles no probs.