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Should I buy this Ducati 749 Dark?

Started by jerrsun, August 27, 2009, 05:45:06 PM

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jerrsun

August 27, 2009, 05:45:06 PM
Howdy folks,

I need your help. I have a chance to buy a 2005 749 Dark with 29,000 miles for $4,000.

I know nothing about the bike or the owner, except that the bike is in supposedly good condition and all schedule maintenance has been performed.

My main concern is the high mileage and whether or not this is a good deal. Also any advice on what to look for, potential problem wise, when I go check it out
would be greatly appreciated.

Jerrsun

corey

#1
August 27, 2009, 06:41:14 PM
im not sure, but... flaking rockers issue on this one guys?
When all the land lays in ruin... And burnination has forsaken the countryside... Only one guy will remain... My money's on...

kingbaby

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August 27, 2009, 07:10:24 PM
Quote from: corey on August 27, 2009, 06:41:14 PM
im not sure, but... flaking rockers issue on this one guys?

Not a flaker bike.

I put 9k on the same model.  The swingarm on the dark is it's worst feature, and this is not about DSS vr. SSS. It's the one used on the first year 999, so I'm not saying it can't handle some power. The non dark models came with the newer swingarm (which I traded for after 5 months).

As far as milage goes, Yeah it has some, but as long as everything has been well taken care of all should be good.  Hell, some new cars are barely broken in at that point.

Offer 3500...Can't hurt to ask.
I promise to make better mistakes tomorrow.

myssrhl

#3
August 27, 2009, 07:10:50 PM
for $3999 yes...
"Never grow old .... Never give up"

kingbaby

#5
August 27, 2009, 09:08:33 PM
I promise to make better mistakes tomorrow.

red baron

#7
August 27, 2009, 09:30:58 PM
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Monsterlover

#8
August 28, 2009, 02:50:39 AM
+1

Go get it!!!
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Grampa

#9
August 28, 2009, 06:51:13 AM
I'd buy a dark 1098 if'n I was you
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

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Monsterlover

#10
August 28, 2009, 01:12:17 PM
Are you selling yours?
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Grampa

#11
August 28, 2009, 01:43:36 PM
yup
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

kingbaby

#12
August 28, 2009, 06:57:52 PM
1098 Dark?  WTF?
I promise to make better mistakes tomorrow.

Grampa

#13
August 28, 2009, 07:03:12 PM
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

Grampa

#14
August 28, 2009, 07:04:59 PM
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell
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