The fact that they will be the last of the big L-twin Superbikes should help them hold up I would think... It does all depend on how long you are planning on keeping it though, wouldn't be surprised to see all 1199's & 1299's to take a hit when the new V4 arrives. How long it takes the residual value to come back may largely depend on how the public receive the new bike though...
Doubt it, not for a long time anyhoo. A lot are being bought and stored I think for this reason though.
Get an 1199SL instead. Trust me on this one* *I shall bear no responsibility if you have to sell it for £12.50 in 20 years
Oh yeah. Gotta junk that euro 4 zorst pronto.... don't think I can buy a great bike and stash it. It'll have to be spanked from time to time
The 1199 Tricolore is the one to buy. Wasn't produced for that long and not many about. All the so called 'special editions' were produced specifically for People to squirrel away an investment potential. Give it a few years and they'll be a bit like Charles and Diana tea cups! Lol!
I think there is an awful lot of man maths involved when people talk about bikes as investments. A £13k investment in a 916 in 1996 needs to be worth £23k now just to match inflation. Even a £40k Desmo from 2006 is £55k in today's money. Not at all bad as you're not losing money; but if someone tried to sell that to you as a pure investment?
That's very true. Very few bikes make money as an investment in real terms. Doesn't stop us wanting to invest our money in special bikes though
Obviously it wouldn't be bought as a pure investment. It's just nice that you won't be bummed too hard on residuals.
There is man maths involved in buying as an investment, but the amount of man maths involved becomes much less if your willing to keep an eye on the general market and catch the models your interested in at or near the bottom of their depreciation curve... Even doing this, you would be very lucky to flip for a quick profit but if you are willing to leave your money where it is and enjoy the bike in the mean time, your chances of doing OK are improved. As mentioned above, I agree the Tricolore could be one to watch... around £25k was needed to bag one in the year they made them and although there aren't many around, they occasionally crop up for around the £13k-14k mark. I have asked Ducati if they can confirm how many were produced but unfortunately they won't release these figures until the Panigale production has ceased. Whether this means the current generation of Panigale's and they will release the information when the V4 is in production I don't know but from the searching I did before buying mine, just over 1000 bikes seemed to crop up a few times...
The best investment over recent years has been in Classic / Rare Cars (and a motorcycles) this is information from the Financial Times. Of course you need to buy at the right time and buy the correct bikes. And then be able to part with them to realise the profit. I've done very well with most of mine, some doubling and some tripling in value in around 5 years. I just fall down at the selling bit There seems to be more speculating now though so this could have an adverse effect on the current bikes. Ducati 'R' bikes always fell well below half new price - the Pani R's don't seem to be getting close
I dont like the idea of buying as an investment. It removes bikes from enthusiasts. They sit in a plush living room surrounded by other trite and superficial trinkets of interior design. Buy them, ride them, enjoy them. Forget about money. It isnt the end all of everything. I rode my old 916 last saturday. What price the joy of that ride? The cheery mood it gave me all day. The inner smile. In my view investors ruin things for enthusiasts.
