Purely Hypothetical purchase related querry
 

If, for some unknown reason, I were to start looking for a certain "special" bike, how hard would I have to look and how much would I expect to pay? And where might I be able to acquire said gem near northern FL?

Bike in question is a Duc. 999

Cycle trader, EBay, local forums, Ducati specific forums, word of mouth from friends and forum buddies......

are you wanting us to find you a 999 without you having to do any work? :lol:

for me to ride? :lol:

What level of 999 are you looking for? Also what year? The later ones have the 140 hp rating. (I have an O5 Bi-Post) are you thinking S-Type R-Type? There is a VERY big price spread between years and models.
I would also suggest that before you jump take a looks at cost for aftermarket options as well. A used exhaust will can set you back a grand. That said What a SWEET Bike to Ride!

I know of 2 for sale near Tallahassee and one over in Enterprise, near Ft Rucker

Maaaaaaaybe... I will need someone to look after and make sure she keeps running well while I finish out my tour of Japan.

I'm interested in just the base line 999 not the S or R spec from 03-04. The exhaust I'm looking at for my RC is gonna set me back about 1500, so the price of parts is not gonna be too different.

If that's what happens, then I won't be complaining. But it's gonna be a while before I actually bite the bullet. (The whole being on a different side of the world thing). I'm just trying to get my ducks in a row now instead of scrambling later.

my freind dave will be selling his rather soon and is in excellent condition, only problem is hes up here in NY.

Tom

Another problem is that I won't be able to purchase anything until NEXT spring at the earliest. That's the soonest I can foresee a vacation back to the states. And NY isn't that far away from VT, and I need to make a trip to VT when I do take leave in the spring...


Do you know how much he'll be asking?

I iwll find out, we were out riding yesterday and he was telling me about it. he just bought an rc8 and cant realy justify keeping 2 bikes like that. I know he got a killer deal on it and is asking a fair price.

Tom

id make contacts with the local dealer. Never know what kind of goodies they will have in trade. Ours has a red/silver mv with only 700 miles for 13k. Goddamned tempting i tell you.

If you could find out what he's gonna be asking, I'd greatly appreciate it.

hes asking around 10k, has 3 yr warantee termi pipes and something with the ECU and has already had the 6k mile service done, new belts and a valve check.

tom

I just saw this.

I have a friend selling an 04 999.

She is in S. Fla but I believe that the bike is currently in Central FL.

Like Tommy said, price range is around $10k.

I think I had posted the bike in the classifieds here, I'll dig up the link.

Edit: found the link, its an 05: http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?t=4874