No not stupid just looking at it for that 10k so far and the condition, these bikes and the rd500 are fetching so much money these days, won't be too long before a 350lc is fetching 13k.
What a vista, if only half that mileage reading on the speedometer and inside the UK. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1398262
cheap 749 track bike potentially - just 16hours left https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26538375...rentrq:f2304bc217c0a45ada7e1d11fff92b1e|iid:1
Ducati classic in yellow but what a ridiculous price. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16517040...rentrq:f706770517c0a9d963630559fffa5ef8|iid:1
Ducati panigale 1199s tricolore. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/23426450...rentrq:fad8d27717c0aaec86879d3bfff8a47e|iid:1
That very special motorcycle 888 sp5 but based in Germany so import duties and tax on top.. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1399605
By way of an update... Following the usual raft of derogatory offers to 'take it off your hands' and 'it's not worth more than £3k', the eBay auction ended without a bid. There followed messages saying that it'd cost £thousands to re-commission, and no-one in their right mind would buy it without hearing it run, along with another request to come and have a look. The guy arrived the next day, complete with trailer, 'just in case'. We arrived at a price a little less than the reserve, but well in excess of the derisory 'offers' I'd already had. A couple of hours later, it was loaded up and driven away. I've just had a message saying that, after changing the belts, which were, understandably, a little slack, and replacing the fuel filter (date-stamped 1997), she fired up, albeit on one cylinder. Swapping the injectors over saw the 'dead' cylinder spring to life. I assume the injector is a little gummed up. Not surprising after over 20 years... So, for a relatively small outlay, it lives! Do I wish I'd done this myself and maybe realised a better price? Not really; the new owner is, having seen some of his other bikes, a true enthusiast, who isn't out to flip it and make a few quid. More importantly, he's a really nice guy, and I have no doubt we'll keep in touch. Thanks once again to one of the members of this forum for alerting me to what I have (had!). No names mentioned; you know who you are. I know the new owner has been in touch with him also, so hope they have a mutually beneficial relationship. As for Ducati's, and bike ownership in general, I'm outta here.
if it’s under 20 years old it’s 20% VAT 5% if older and added to that customs charges to leave the EU and the same on entry…….I went through this process with a bike from Denemark, bought in May, delivered in August, finally got the customs paperwork about a month ago. It’s a major PIA.
Be quick as it's a R model. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144282405965?hash=item2197e6cc4d:g:XrAAAOSwMVthiYjt
