Hi Guys, have you seen the 907ie on the Bay of E ? ( 1994 Ducati 907ie Project bike should find it ) I am looking for a winter project, which this certainly would be. How much does a tidy runner fetch these days ? I guess spares are OK, apart from panels maybe ?? Any advice in between "Go for it" and "Noooooo - dont do it " would be most welcome !
Well - it's a start I suppose - they get nice write up in the Fallon catalouge!! She is going to need a lot of work and dosh - it's been in a damp garge for five years ! I should report him to the RSPCD really !!
Had a 906 years back, about 96ish? Anyway, got hit off it and the spares prices were astronomical, maybe thats why I havent had a duke for 16 years. From memory......... Front rim £1100 Top fairing £450 Side fairings £700 EACH Fuel tank £950 And none of this was available, even back then, the bike was 6 years old, all had to be made to order with a 12 to 20 week eta. I was pleased when the wrote it off.
As long as it's all there and you get it cheap enough, could be a laugh. The clutch and belt covers are missing/off, why? Think that would be the first thing I'd want to know, and a rough list of what's missing. I'm to keen on the paint job personally. My mate had a red 907 ie and at the time I was quite jealous.
The 907 ie is the pick of the fully-enclosed Ducati litter IMO. Wheels and brakes are the same as early 900SS and that's a bonus. This one has few miles and is a rare colour so could be a real eye catcher when back on the road. I was mildly surprised that it went to £500 so quickly, so some people out there might think it's a neglected classic and push the bidding beyond economic sense, but for the right money I'd make room in the shed for it.
The 907ie is a top bike. It looks cool and different, it's comfy and torquey and it handles well in a Ducati fashion (or mine did for years). I did 50k kms on it and only sold it because the handling mysteriously went off and no amount of fettling seemed to get it to return. Felt like it would fold in corners. But that was only in its later years. If the handling hadn't gone off, I'd still have it. I loved it. Mind you, always thought the blue one was wrong.
Definitely the best of the Paso range. By the time the 907 came along they had ditched the crappy Weber carb in favour of fuel injection with the P7 ECU as on the 851. Also from the early 851 came the M1R front forks, brakes and 18" wheels. The engine is a water cooled 900SS, a 904cc version of the ST2 and pretty well bullet proof. Some parts, particularly mirrors and rear lights are getting hard to find now though. They were well sorted by then but their reputation had been tarnished by the previous models. The values of these bikes can only go up.
17" wheels. And they sorted the airflow problem on the 906 by adding a lip to the fairing on the 907. I still want another 907, but with a Multistrada engine and new brakes. Maybe Radical Ducati or someone would build it for me (if I won the lottery).
I've got one in regular use, as said reliable(as a 20yr bike can be) comfortable, heavy, a pain to work on, I save a few jobs up so I'm not taking the fairing off all the time. They're not worth a lot as they just aren't desireable to the majority of Ducati peeps. They fetch about £1500 in good running order over here but on the continent and USA up to double that. I'm on my 2nd one I like them so much, my 1st expired at 75,000 a few years ago and it was cheaper to buy another than get it repaired(big end shot). My present one has 42,000 on it now.
Now up to £1491 with 4 days to go. Put away five years ago, non-runner, in pieces and with damage to the plastics - am I missing something here?
There is clearly a couple of nutcases arguing over who sheds the most tears at the end of this auction.
A few 750s have turned up cheap within the last year and was tempted but as said, a 900 and preferably a late one is the one to go for. This Forum is useful :- ducatipaso.org • Index page
I recently bought a superb CBR 1000F for 1400 sovs, MOT, SS zorst, fair service history, recent wheel bearings, new chain and sporckets etc etc _ what a bargain ! I know that the 907 is a classic, but it would only do the same job as the Super Sofa, !! and it is still a 2 valver - water cooled and injected yes - Oh Well best of luck to the lucky guy !!
It's an odd thing about ebay - or rather the buying public, but I've seen lots of auctions where a "project" bike showing all the signs of indifferent ownership, damage, neglect and poor storage has made bigger money than an MOT'd example of the same marque. Maybe you actually have to have done a "project" and experienced the insidious escalation of costs before you realise that the bargain you thought you got was, in fact, a cash cow.
Maybe it's just that people like to put together kits. Idea: when you come to want to sell your bike, dismantle it and but it in boxes. Then eBay.
It may be about originality. If what you are looking for is an old bike with original parts from a certain model and from a certain period, you may pay more for an original unmodified in boxes than for a bike in running order but with loads of non-standard parts. And the older the bike, the more likely that is to be an issue.
