My recollection of seeing the 916 V4 tribute in the flesh was a serious sense of being underwhelmed. Only person that's going to make money of that model is Foggy with his one he either got free or for f*ck all. Get a V2 R and dump the remaining coinage into the FTSE after it drops its guts when Q2 results are out.
The 25th Anniversary V4 is based on the Mk1 V4S, 1103cc, with a dubious paint job, a few bits from the Speciale, a bit off the V4 chassis and the latest electronics thrown at it. It didn’t get the updated version bodywork or the ride height or steering angle modifications. IMO, the V4 has no DNA or lineage that ties it to the 916 or Carl Fogarty which is why I believe the take up of the Anniversary V4 has been so poor,. It just doesn't appeal to people who remember Fogarty racing. If you want a Ducati that isn’t going to depreciate, I’m afraid you have already missed the boat. The values of the Panigale R that people are telling you to buy are already stupid, the 1198R is extremely rare and the values of the 1098R on on the way down from the heady heights of about 18 months ago. Stick with your V4S and accept the hit. Just my thoughts. Andy
I bet in the future they will be a good buy now, many cases of motors struggling to shift then all of a sudden they are all are gone and the demand then rises as rarity kicks in then market changes yes maybe it takes a while but it will happen as sure as eggs is eggs anything ltd edition will in the future be worth money and not even just ltd edition, things like the cross plane crank r1 or whatever you call it will be a good buy if mint low mileage I bet they bounce up, sp1, sp2, Rvf, all 2 strokes, anything a bit different all increase in value in time...even non popular colour schemes come into fashion later on
I appreciate all the thoughts on this topic. It's clear that a lot of people have very strong views about what bike makes a good investment but I'm not after something that's going to appreciate. I have roughly £40k to spend and I want a bike that inspires me and doesn't meaningfully depreciate. I don't care whether the bike has already appreciated. For that reason I'm now questioning whether the two bikes I first proposed are suitable at all. Certainly the 25th anniversary is now out of consideration. I think the 1299 Superleggera and Desmo RR would be ideal but they are out of my price range. I think the R still has potential depending on how far prices for a decent second hand one, say £29,000 are likely to drop. Thoughts on that would be appreciated. Otherwise, if I'm to exclude genuine classics, like a 916SPS, as far as modern supersport bikes go i think my best options are either: 1199R 1299 R Final Edition V4R 1199 Superleggera (most probably out of budget)
If you have "roughly" 40 grand to spend, surely you could go a little further, in which case Superleggera or D16. I would imagine either would be an experience to own, and as they are so different from the "mainstream" Ducatis I would think depreciation would be negligible.
On that list, for me, the best is the Superlegerra mk1.... For a number of reasons, it's the prettiest, it's reasonably rare and I believe rarer than the SL2 both in production numbers and also the fact that some will now have been written off. It also didn't have to comply with as strict homologation rules so potentially a bit more 'raw'. I am totally biased though because a SL1 is in my dream garage and one of the few bikes other than the desmond, the Moto Guzzi MGS01 and the RCV that I literally stand and gorp at.. It's just stunning and at the time it really was ridiculous.
