While sat here at work thumb twiddling I realised that my GT1000 needed an MOT and if im being really honest its not really done many miles since the last one. The problem was i bought it a couple of years ago and almost the following week got a contract working away for 14 months, then there was a house move and a new baby and you know how the story goes... What im struggling with is there are no other bikes I like more to replace it with so if I decided to sell that would be it for an unspecified time, so its a big decision iv been mulling over but came to no answer. At the moment its just sat happily in the garage on an optimate and gets fired up every now and again but I very rarely get the time to take it out, im getting more into road cycling and given a spare weekend morning thats what iv been doing. The bike is a 2006, GT1000 in red, Full ducati history with the last service doing all the fluids and belts, I think the mileage is about 3kmiles but its still on its original pilot classic tyres which have loads of life left. It has the genuine Ducati chrome rack and a colour matched WoC Hugger fitted. Some paint has lifted rear of engine case and there is some mild surface rust on the chrome wheels. What would this sort of thing command in this crazy market of ours if I decided to let it go?
Yea, I was thinking an auction would find its value but they also seem to trawl up the internet bottom feeders and time wasters. In reality I would prefer a standard classified type advert but they seem so few and far between its difficult to know where to pitch it. On the flip side its a pretty garage ornament so I might just sorn it and see if I get chance to take it out when the weather turns.
Keep it. Shit happens and circumstances change. If it isn't costing you anything and you've the room then keep it. I would.
There's not one for sale anywhere at the moment so if someone wants one they'll lap it up. Don't be put off by eBay, look how many dealers are advertising on there now, it's the way to go. Put it on with a reserve it will fly out. I've seen them sell for anything between £3.5 and £5k private.
Any of the sport classics are fetching really strong money. I think you'd get a pleasant surprise. I'd give ya 3.5k for it
There is now a GT1000 for sale on t'interweb. 2007 model with standard exhaust & wheels, advertised at £6,500: Ducati GT 1000 Cafe Racer for Sale | Chiswick | Gumtree Will be interesting to see how long it takes to sell & for what price??
Advert gone? Think im just going to SORN mine and leave it in a corner of garage until iv made my mind up one way or another. Its stupid that even though im not riding it I think I would be gutted if it wasn't there.
I saw the ad and it's now gone....if it sold for £6500 in 3 days that tells you where the SportClassic market is heading... Think this guy is pushing his luck though, been for sale for 6 months..... 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC 1000 YELLOW/BLACK | eBay
I think this answers your question neatly... 2007 DUCATI GT 1000, 5500 miles, 57 plate, very rare bike, | eBay
Looking at that advert, I'd suggest 'Dave' starts to use Spellcheck, or has a grown-up check his scribings before he posts them. I'm always wary of adverts with loads of typos & spelling mistakes when claiming full service history on a 6/7 year old bike that has only covered 5,500 miles. Dave may well be genuine, but IMHO he hasn't done himself any favours & a few minutes further preparation on his advert could have made so much difference. Does he show the same attention to detail when looking after his bike? It does look nice in the photo: THIS BIKE HAS ONLY COVERED 5500 MILES FROM NEW AND COMES WITH FULL DUCATI SERVICE HISTORY, THE BIKE IS IN TOTALY STANDARD UNMOLESTED SPEC, ALSO WITH THE BIKE YOU WILL GET THE FULL TOURING PACK, WITCH INC,S SIDE PANIERS AND MOUNTING HARDWARE, THIS IS A RARE OPATUNATY TO OBTAIN ONE OF THEASE VERY RARE BIKES ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION, THEAS ARE BECOMEING VERY SOUGHT AFTER BY THE CAFE RACER FERTERNATY, THE BIKE COMES WITH ALL KEYS, MANUALS, V5 AND PAPERWORK, COME AND TAKE A LOOK, THIS BIKE WONT DISSAPOINT, ANY QUESTIONS EMAIL OR CALL DAVE ON 07966274275, HAVE THIS BIKE DELIVERED!
