Centerfold Bike For Sale (gulp) $30k

Holden · August 22, 2009, 01:39:51 AM

Quote from: BastrdHK on August 22, 2009, 12:33:57 AM
anybody hungry? Chicken strips are on the menu!

I didn't think it even had that much ground clearance. That exhaust is wide!

aaronb · August 22, 2009, 07:18:10 AM

1. buy 10k motorcycle
2. bolt on 5k aftermarket parts
3.

4. PROFIT!

swampduc · August 22, 2009, 07:32:00 AM

Quote from: aaronb on August 22, 2009, 07:18:10 AM
1. buy 10k motorcycle
2. bolt on 5k aftermarket parts
3.
4. PROFIT!

Stupid pussy gnome!

Airborne · August 22, 2009, 08:15:19 AM

It doesn't even have those cool Zards they make for sport classics!

Travman · August 22, 2009, 01:19:46 PM

Quote from: Holden on August 22, 2009, 01:39:51 AM
I didn't think it even had that much ground clearance. That exhaust is wide!

True, when sitting next to a classic Monster with low slung exhaust the difference is dramatic. One of the cool things about having a V-twin is the narrow profile.

cyrus buelton · August 22, 2009, 01:28:33 PM

Quote from: Airborne on August 22, 2009, 08:15:19 AM
It doesn't even have those cool Zards they make for sport classics!

I was kind of thinking the same thing.

I got 20$ CASEY hangs out at the medicinal marijuana shops............

Duck-Stew · August 22, 2009, 01:46:02 PM

Wires not even hidden.

Bolt-on BS done *without* the benefit of any fore-thought.

Custom paint & graphics thats....um....well....as plain-vanilla as the stock paint is so why bother.

Old-school re-production tail-lamp.

Stock brakes & exhaust.

Still has the wet-clutch.

No engine mods.

Yup, all the tell-tale signs of a top-notch custom build by the fine, fine folks at Beverly Hills Ducati.

theducatikid · August 22, 2009, 03:28:32 PM

Quote from: BastrdHK on August 22, 2009, 12:33:57 AM
anybody hungry? Chicken strips are on the menu!

Nice one

.... yeah and bolting a bunch of crap on to a bike is not the definition of "custom" IMO.

Holden · August 22, 2009, 05:31:24 PM

Quote from: Duck-Stew on August 22, 2009, 01:46:02 PMYup, all the tell-tale signs of a top-notch custom build by the fine, fine folks at Beverly Hills Ducati.

At the most they probably sold it to him stock. I don't recognize the name Casey. Seller probably threw "Beverly Hills" in there to make it seem fancier, or make a potential buyer feel better about wasting that kind of cash on something homegrown.

[hypothetical situation]Say you live in Bel Air and have never heard of how much a Ducati costs, or even the model lineup for that matter. You probably think bikes must cost as much as cars in general, and if this low-mileage, ostensibly historical model is supposed to be equivalent to a Ferrari, then $30k sounds like a deal. Especially if it's what Jeeves happened to bring you when you asked him to find "one of those flaming dago motorcycles like in the movies."[/hypothetical situation]

herm · August 22, 2009, 05:35:01 PM

anyone who pays that price deserves exactly what they get.

aaronb · August 22, 2009, 07:58:12 PM

Quote from: Holden on August 22, 2009, 05:31:24 PM
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[hypothetical situation]Say you live in Bel Air and have never heard of how much a Ducati costs, or even the model lineup for that matter. You probably think bikes must cost as much as cars in general, and if this low-mileage, ostensibly historical model is supposed to be equivalent to a Ferrari, then $30k sounds like a deal. Especially if it's what Jeeves happened to bring you when you asked him to find "one of those flaming dago motorcycles like in the movies."[/hypothetical situation]

these people do not shop on craigslist.

sbui · August 22, 2009, 08:08:05 PM

Just read about this bike in some Luxory motorcycle magazines at Borders Book Store. The article pointed out that the owner who was a real big motorcycle guy wanted something custome in his Duc.

Reason this one pops it my mind is, have been interested in getting a Sport Classic, but would like a 2006 model, dry clutch, the only way to go.

Well that's a custom hand painted Ducati logo as the article wrote, Term pipes that were painted Flat Black, a bunch of Rizoma parts like the belt covers, which kind of look cool. The light was pushed back a little bit, the risors are Rizoma. Custom seat so that it was higher for the owner, he was like 6 foot something tall. The owner wanted something more "comfortable to ride" as in the article.

Kind of funny this coming up after just reading about it only a couple of hours ago.

Holden · August 23, 2009, 12:21:59 AM

Quote from: aaronb on August 22, 2009, 07:58:12 PM
these people do not shop on craigslist.

That's where Jeeves came in.

Special K · August 23, 2009, 05:57:57 AM

$30k is an exceptional price for a lot of commonplace mods (funky seat worth an extra $15 grand?) As anyone whose sold a modded monster knows you don't get your money back on them. Signed by a celebrity would still be unlikely to get this price.They'd be lucky to get $20,000 on this. Nice bike but not that nice.

Monsterlover · August 23, 2009, 06:18:31 AM

Nice bike. . .

but it does not make me want to take off my pants and throw them into a tree

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