I'd believe $22k for a motor... if he hired it out to a bigtime Ducati shop and just wrote checks. C'mon, you all know how much money those internals cost, plus labor for custom porting/polishing/machining, plus labor for skilled assembly. It gets expensive quick. However, to hit $22k, I think there'd have to be a lot more parts and custom machining in that motor than he lists.
What I don't believe is $8000 for a custom aluminum breather box. If he paid that, he got ripped off. I wonder if he typo'd and that's supposed to say $800.
I'd be quite happy with the box-stock DB5R here in Portland with 3100 miles on it:
http://www.turn2motorcycles.com/Inventory/Make/BIMOTA.aspx$18,999 sale price. Was $19,999 last time I was in there. That's really reasonable considering what it is and how much it cost new. If I had the cash, it'd be mine. I'm about $10k shy, and the toys Mrs. duc_fan would allow me to sell aren't enough to make up the difference. We don't do loans on toys, either. Gotta be cash or trade.
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It's simple...this is one of the finest rolling pieces of art that ACTUALLY WORKS available today.
Sexy Italian lines, 1078cc of powerful Ducati desmo fury, carbon fiber EVERYWHERE, OZ forged wheels, Zard performance exhaust, billet aluminum goodness, and so on and so on...etc.
One of the finest handling machines crafted from Italian passion.
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