Want to sell my 696, but what will I buy later?

[duclvr]

mind you a couple of mods, but that doesnt look any worse than a 696 i've seen.(since he was talking about a gladius and all)
how about if you were in a financial pickle and still wanted to ride...?

 couple of mods.  
that is a far cry from this.

[TitanMonsterS4R]

I don't actually want to sell my 696.  The memories alone are worth what I paid to keep it.  On the other hand, I am in such deep financial buffalo shit, It would feel really nice to have the extra thousands and get me through the rest of the year.

I've done this before.  I sold my m750 a while back, for the money, and when I bought another monster (basically the m750 v2.0), I felt a little bit silly.  But no other bike was appealing at the time.

I didn't lose too much selling the m750 (I lost about 30% of $4,000, owning it for over a year), but I will lose a lot selling the 696 (more than 50% of > $15,000 after upgrades and maintenance plans).  I have had this bike for 2 years.

One of the things that kept me with the monsters (esp. the 696) is the ride height.  I'm only a 5'7" guy.  Not many good bike options that are comfortable mounting/dismounting and riding.  I felt like the 696 was the best bike out there at the time for me, but at this point I would not mind a more powerful bike one bit.  Then again, if no other bike fits me better, I will not want to sell it just to buy the same bike next year, and lose $8,000 in the process.  I know the money is already lost, but like I said the bike's got memories with me, and that is worth something to me.


If I sell my bike, what kind of bike should I replace it with later?

I've got the same vertical challenges you do. Once you're finances are once again in the black, older model monsters are pretty awesome.  I have an 08 695 and love it and am purchasing a 05 S2R for a little power bump.  If you want more power without a heavy price tag, try an S2R1000. Plenty of torque, power, but similar ride height might find one fore around 6K

[aguacate]

I actually like the Gladius.  Sometimes the ducati look has too much elitist asshole in it.  However, I dont like the performance numbers for the Gladius.  It is less than my 696.  So, I'm thinking I will end up with an 848.  I have decided to sell my 696.

I live in Seattle.  What's the best way to put it up for sale here?

Also, how much do you think I should list it for?  I have CF termis and the racing chip.  I kicked the rear-left blinker off with my foot once while mounting by accident, and I have not fixed it (~$100).  2008, with I think about 4k miles.