Came across this on YouTube: Turns out it’s my old bike, it’s done maybe 10 miles since I traded it in. would be a good buy for someone, but is it’s wrong tht I’m broken hearted to see it as a salvage? I sold it absolutely pristine, gutted.
I haven’t clicked on the video but how did it end up as salvage after 10 miles? The new owner trash it at the first sharp corner? I understand your feelings however
I watched that, it doesn't have a salvage title, it was just the keys that were missing, something about the sellers EX throwing the keys in the bin. I did think the price they want to sell it after they have got it running was a little optimistic at £5750. All the service history has been lost and it will need a belt change so you probably have another £750 on top.
Not really salvage tho Phil, basically no different to taking it to the dealers if you had lost your keys, seems a very fair price.
Yeah its wrong - you abandoned your beautiful red baby to the wild & wicked world just to get dirty money and now you're gutted? I'm more upset for the guy that bought it, he had a psycho girlfriend, has never ridden it, and lost the bike and a shed load of money! I watched some of the vid. Mostly it was a fiasco of them buggering about with replacing the locks when if he had waited a few days he could have got the key from a dealer. He can't sell it without a V5 for the price he is asking so seems an odd way to go about it. A quick £2K profit is nice for him though.
I think the main reason I'm gutted about it is more that I traded it in for a Panigale V2 and that was just a huge mistake. Anyway... I should have said in my OP that I noticed it's not on a salvage plate. Ref the history... the service history wasn't complete on it when I had it but was pretty good. I know when the Belts were last done (in mileage terms) and by who, but they were overdue on time when I traded it in (2.5 years old) and if the Ducati main dealer didn't do the belts before they sold it then yet another piece of proof to avoid that particular oxford based Ducati franchise... So the belts are 5 years old, and I had checked them not long before I sold it as I knew they were imminent, and they had started to look a bit dry but not too bad. I wouldn't however ride it now without a belt change. I'm tempted though to try and get it back... I just don't know how to afford it.
THIS YT TITLE: CLICKBAIT. YOUTUBE: First there were video's, then an ad before the video, after that ad's in-between as well, now it's video's between the ads. SAD. And yes I am paying to watch ad-free. BUT.. they serve suggestions based on your history, I regularly switch to guest mode to bypass.. with the ads...
Don't see them getting 5k with no history and needing a Desmo service, unless someone wants it who doesn't know what they are buying...
I commented on the Insta post and the guy is a rude d*ck head, so I hope he struggles to sell it, tbh I would have seriously tried to buy it back as I know the history, but he was so rude I just don't want anything to do with it (also a good thing for my wallet)
I commented on the youtube vid as did lots of others about it needing belts and valves checked, you would think he would have loved to speak to you about the history. Thing is he just wants to flog it quick to someone thats new to Ducati and has no clue about servicing and history, I doubt anyone else will go near it at 5k with zero history and needing a Desmo service. To me thats a 4k bike with no history and a recent dubious past (not you) needing a grand plus spent on servicing etc, no history will always be a big issue when selling a Ducati. I paid £6800 for mine same model and year, less millage full Termi slash cut system full main dealer history and new tyres & brakes in pristine condition, previous owner was a middle aged antique dealer and the bike was his midlife crisis. Its now my midlife crisis
all fair, and the bikes had the frame drilled to get the lock barrel off... I think it's somewhere between £4k-5k. Stupidly I sort of thought he might PM me and just be like "hey mate, would really help me out if you could give me any history you have" of which I'd gladly have done, but instead he just put a really abrupt comment on there, then sort of called me out saying "if you really owned it you'd know the history , you know what don't bother"... I love that bike, I can't ride it on the road, I just find them super physical, but for trackdays it would have been amazing and I know it was reliable.
Not been on a track day with mine yet, did several on a 916 years ago. I don't mind the 848 on the road but anything under 50mph and 4000rpm and its not happy lol
I saw yesterday him saying it's ready to go! and that he has been 'inundated with enquiries'... followed by him saying it's 9k miles ready to ride for the summer, starting it and big blip of throttle on 5-6 year old cambelts... Queue the person joining on here and asking the cambelt question...
Anyone who knows anything about Ducatis will know it probably needs best part of £1k spending on it for a proper service, belts etc.
Yep, agreed, still makes it a £6700 bike which isn't bad I suppose given what some rough ones are advertised at. TBH I am biased as I know the bike so well, I have probably 50 photo's of it with all it's bodywork off etc, but others will be buying on blind faith or stupidity perhaps.
Looks like its now sold according there insta page. Hope the new owner understands Ducati servicing...
Yep. Makes me sad, been out cleaning and polishing the 899 to make myself feel better haha, there is something about the 848 tht's under my skin though.
