1200 I Give Up! Hello Ktm My Dear Old Friend.

Go elsewhere. Big reason why solus dealership is a far better bet. Multi franchise and they just sell you a ktm instead

Change your dealer.

 

Had a couple KTM's, superduke 990r, was a well sorted bike but tbh its no ducati and a little boring in comparison, on my 3rd ducati now, 916/ 999s and streetfighter, no plans changing, really can see why your planning shifting though
990 is a nice engine but nothing to shout about other than been pretty reliable

 

JH, I will throw this out to you, I think the reason no one has suggested a price to sell the bike as it now stands is because it will be low, very low :-(
7K with some haggling should get you a sub 15k mileage s model mint and serviced.
Throw in a broken bike with more miles and the time and effort, ( not just the cost) needed to get this thing back to running you need to be banging this bike on an ebay auction with a starting price of £3250 to get interest. I reckon once the bidding starts if at all ( it will, the home mechanic will love this add ) your best case win would be anything over 4k but could finish below 4 :-(

 

I agree 21k isn't high miles.
Incidentally my ring broke around 13k, and engine was rebuilt at ~14k5. I sold it with 21k 3 1/2 years old for 9k. P&h offered me 7k5 trade in, but did advise me to sell it private as they simply out anything over 20k miles for auction, not on the sales floor.

I do recall Marcus telling me they had bought a bike off an owner with a broken engine, but think it was in warranty at the time, so they wouldn't have had to cover the bill.

Bradders I agree, solus or a good independant is the way to go.

 

I think 7k would be a fair price, but not if it is broken, and the size of the repair bill is undefined at present.

 

I think you should be looking at what the resale value of this bike would be, given its age, current mileage and cosmetic condition, if it had never had any mechanical problems. The difference between what it should be worth had it been reliable and what it is now worth as a basket case is what Ducati and/or the dealer owe you in recompense. If you should be selling a healthy bike of this age and mileage for £7500 but can only expect £4000 as spares or repairs, Ducati or P&H owe you £3500 either in repair work or as a discretionary trade-in.
Assuming you have fulfilled your maintenance obligations, you have been sold a product that is unfit for purpose under the Consumer Credit Act. Do not break it or sell it as a wrecker until you have established your legal position.

 

I wish they'd do the 1290GT in this colour scheme!!

 

As I said - I was stood next to an enduro the other day and, ive gotta say...its just too big...too big to throw around unless youre andre the giant...I think from recollection the handlebars almost came up to the bottom of my shoulders (definitely above waist height) and I'm 5'9". I did notice the handlebar extenders were about 6" high to the 3" or so that the standard multi was (there was one parked up next to it)

 

Oh come on! That is a bullshit excuse. They're trying to tell you that a CS bearing failure is acceptable wear & tear on a 21K mile bike. I'm calling bullshit on this and I'd encourage you to do the same! Unacceptable.

 

Well, Ducati paid for the parts on my Multi when it suffered a major electronics failure at 21K miles. It was a couple of grands worth of parts in total. I did have to pay for the labour though which was £600.

 

I would suggest that the bearings were damaged during the last engine failure and as such should have been changed during the last rebuild

As they did not do it they are liable for doing half a job

If they did them - then surely they would be covered by a 2 year warantee?

 

It's no coincidence that someone else described exactly this failure sequence of events.

 

I have to agree. Did they check the crank bearings during their rebuild? Previous rebuild must have been just a top-end if they did not check/replace the bearings.