999 First Impressions

Hey, I bought one in Feb, they are rather tasty.

 

Oh no they are not .
Keep it schussh.
Or else every one will want 1 .

 

From reading on here, people are slowly clicking on to just how good.......

 

Oh no they are not .
Rubbish is what they are.

 

You know this is a Ducati forum right? It's not that big a secret here. Just the rest of the motorcycling world didn't click as MCN slatted it.

 

get it on a twisty and you will have the biggest grin ever

 

Yea I know , 3 years ago had an MCN staffer regaling me at a service station ignoring my mates other newer bikes ,with what a bike it was blah blah ect , but he meant it .
So w t f .

 

all the journalists go misty eyed and say what a cracker it is...they all slated it back in the day. Rarity counts for something too.......

 

Mine cost me £5k..........there's a lower spec' one in Lincoln Italia Moto at £7995.

I'm amassing a little treasure trove of bits - every time one is broken on eBay my heart breaks a little and then i realise mine is just that bit rarer

 

I think the used bits are high in price, compared to 748/9*6/8, i'm putting it down to rarity as not many sold.

 

It would be nice to know how many were sold .
Also as there were 20% fewer individual components (or similar ) from an engineering and assembly point of view they could have been more profitable (apart from volume sales )
There were a few firsts I believe - first machined out top yoke on a production m/c.

 

If you can buy the R either 749/999 apart from being a sound investment an outstanding bike .

 

well said that man been riding 30 years bought a 749 last year so impressed with it bought a Xerox this year and that is just on another planet if you get chance of an r get it

 

Only bike I've ever missed! I had a 999s Mono and would love to have it back in the garage again..... and to think I sold it for 4500 :tired::tired::tired:

 

I'm on a 749s and I think its amazing. by far the best bike to date and I've had a fair few over the years. Next bike.... 999s.

 

The clutch can be made to work superbly.
Mine is now one finger light, lovely and smooth, no drag and no slip

 

It seems to be a common problem ,i kept losing one until i put a little clear silicon sealant on the bayonet fitting,strong enough to hold it in place but easy enough to remove if you need to change the bulb.
As for the clutch try fitting an oberon clutch slave,one of the best mods i've done.

And like the rest of the posts on here ,dont shout its praises too loudly or everyone will want one...seriously tho,cracking bike i love mine :grin:

 

Always fancied a 999... Saving up for the S version and it seems the "S" models are now fetching similar prices as 1098"S" are fetching.
After riding a 998 for the past few years I'm expecting the 999 to be feel like an armchair in comparison. Less extreme seat height and Clipon position and I hear lots of adjustment available.
You reckon they still coming down in price or bottomed out now?

 

in oct 2013 I bought my 749s for 3k 2003 model & 12k mileage full history, original sale invoice as well, in the winter they dropped slightly but I knew my mint 749s was only to be uncovered as the owner hadn't polished it for over a year and paint was nearly pink, latest offer last summer £4250.bear in mind its the silver framed not the preferred red & black,
999's already going up cause that's what I'm looking for now and the gap now will always be the same