Tricolore Dilemma

[blue tiger]

Hello All, In October I had an accident. It was bad enough to total the bike (an 08 Tricolore with 4500 miles on it). I didn't get hurt bad but it was worse than I thought as my thumb is still kind of messed up. It's fine for days and then I hit it on something and it's pain all over again...but enough about me.

My local shop has another 08 Tricolore for sale. I was going to put a deposit on it and but it as a demo. I may jump on it now though as by the 23rd they will be taking $1250 off the MSRP. That makes it only 14,250 list. If I could get them to move off that to say $13,500 it would be a killer deal.That way I could get the full system and cams. Put a little down payment on it and I'd be right back to list price.

What do you guys think. Get it now or wait until spring when one of 2 things happen...I buy it at a reduced price as a demo or miss out entirely on the last of the liquid cooled S4RS models. BTW the wife already said I could get it but she didn't exactly sound as if she was in the christmas spirit about the whole thing.

They also have 2 s2r1000'a for sale and they will get the same (or similar) discounting. I don't know a whole lot about the S2R1000 but might look into it if it's a great deal.

[Scottish]

It'd be totally worth it if you payed what they asked but they threw a paint job in deal....

[DoubleEagle]

Hey BlueTiger, I may have decided what I'm going to do with my # 2 S4Rs ( w, 7 miles on it ) come Spring and we are just 1 State away.     Dolph

[blue tiger]

It'd be totally worth it if you payed what they asked but they threw a paint job in deal....

Methinks someone doesn't like the Tricolore paint job.

[He Man]

Im not a fan of the tricolor either. Same reason i dont like corbin seats. I dont like flying an italian flag. but if your italian its cool, otherwise its just.. ehh. i dont know, i feel like a traitor. LOL

Anyway, i think you should wait it out. Even if its not available as a demo next year, you can lawyas buy a used on (which is basically what you are buying) and if it is there next year, it will be cheaper. plus you keep the wife happy over the winter time.

The S2R1000 is a fun bike. How much are they selling it for? Also where are you cause i know evilsteve in NYC is selling an S4Rs for 9.5k.....

[mxwinky]

Go for the Tricolore!  It's the last and finest nod to the grand classic Monster body style, it's cool, and it's the 4-valve ripping Testastretta.  What more could you want???!!!  BTW, I know where number 400/400 is if you want (possibly) the most collectible of them all.  PM me if you - or anyone out there - is interested.

[blue tiger]

Options Options Options. I do like the Tricolore paint and I'm fairly confident I can get a decent deal. I think if I could get the bike with a full system and cams for the same price as the stock bike retails for I would be doing OK. I may also be able to put a deposit on it and buy it at the special price come spring. Or I could just wait it out and buy a used one if I have to. I've never been very good at waiting and don't want to buy a "used" bike without knowing alot about it. A "demo" could be OK or not but if I get a screaming deal on it and can get a bunch of goodies without paying over list then I would be pretty happy. They are asking 12,500 (i think) after discount for the S2R100. I like the bike but not as much as the Testa powered one!! I still have a few days to think about it.

[stopintime]

Go get the Tricolore [moto]

I'll start counting to three.....

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[CowboyBeebop]

Personally, I don't see the point in paying a premium for the Tricolor over a regular S4Rs.  None of the "Special Edition" Monsters have ever appreciated in value, so there's no reason to expect the Tricolor to.  If you're in love with the paint scheme (I'm not), then its worth it, but otherwise, I'd take the deeper discount you're bound to get on an S4Rs. 

[cyrus buelton]

I'd never buy a demo bike, but that's just me.

People rag the shit out of them.

[fastwin]

Options Options Options. I do like the Tricolore paint and I'm fairly confident I can get a decent deal. I think if I could get the bike with a full system and cams for the same price as the stock bike retails for I would be doing OK. I may also be able to put a deposit on it and buy it at the special price come spring. Or I could just wait it out and buy a used one if I have to. I've never been very good at waiting and don't want to buy a "used" bike without knowing alot about it. A "demo" could be OK or not but if I get a screaming deal on it and can get a bunch of goodies without paying over list then I would be pretty happy. They are asking 12,500 (i think) after discount for the S2R100. I like the bike but not as much as the Testa powered one!! I still have a few days to think about it.

I'd get the water pumper. The best Christmas or birthday present is the one you get for yourself! Advanced Motorsports here in Dallas/Ft.Worth are selling a brand new leftover S2R1000 for $10,500. I have one with Ohlins shock, damper and fork internals and full Termi system. I love it. But I still would jump on the Tricolore if they cut you the right deal. It would be cool to own the last of the "wet" Monsters.

[geoffduc]

I don't know what gives on your side of the pond but over here in jolly old England most of the dealers try to get the 1st service done before the young guns try their hands on new bikes. The tricolore is an acquired taste and is usually bought with the heart and not the head so do'es it matter if it makes big bucks or not it's just a personal thing. I know i'm biased as i've got a tricolore but i also like air cooled monsters and at the moment i'm running in a 1100s for my local ducati shop which i'm quite smitten with. Andy how many miles has this demo tricolore got on the clock and what warranty is the dealer giving with the bike ?
Could be just the right crimbo prezzie to ones self  [moto]

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[mxwinky]

Is anyone out there really serious about giving a rat's hiney about whether their Tricolore appreciates in value or not?  I know I don't.  I bought mine because I like it, it's the last of that body style, the Testastretta is a rippin lump, and having a numbered limited edition is kinda cool.  Heck, my 900SS SP has its cool little numbered plaque on the triple clamp but I don't kid myself into believing it's going up in value anytime soon.  Maybe someday, but not today.  And that's not the point anyway.  We buy bikes because we love 'em and (hopefully) love riding them.  If you're buying your bike just to turn it into a museum piece or a focal point in your living room, well whatever floats your cracker.  Mine get ridden, therefore depreciates in value.  But I like to think that with each ride they appreciate in value to me.  Every time I blast out on my Tricolore it reminds me of why I bought it - it's an absolute gas to ride.  Same with the SS, the Multistrada, my KTM, BSA, and even my little Hodaka 125.  I've been involved in the AHRMA vintage scene for years and have seen plenty of pristine restorations, but the bikes that get used are, IMO, the ones I like best.  Who knows (or cares) whether the Tricolore will end up as some revered icon in the Barber Museum or not?  If you dig it, buy it (while you can) and enjoy the heck out of it. 

P.S.  Demos carry the same warranty as a new bike and are required to have 600 miles and their first service on them before the dealer can sell it.  Some dealers out there may deviate from the mileage slightly, but that's what Ducati specifies.  If you get a good deal on a demo, go for it.  Ducati will stand by it, no problemo.  And most people who demo a bike are riding a bike they're unfamiliar with and are generally too nervous and often times riding in an area they're not used to either, which all combine to make very few demo rides into a thrashfest.  Some out there may brag about caning a demo, but it's mostly hot air.  You'd be hard-pressed to actually hurt a bike in the short space of time of a demo ride.  Unless of course you crash it, but that's another matter.

[LA]

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I think the bike should come with cams without having to pay anything extra.

LA