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potomacduc

#1245
April 09, 2012, 02:29:44 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on April 09, 2012, 09:56:10 AM
Be careful -- that crappy chrome will not look as good in person and it's a pregnant dog to remove.

And pricewise, you're 100% right.  That craigslist bike will never sell above 2500

Crappy chrome, eh?  I guess the vision has to change then from a pretty retro cafe to a rattle can flat black rat cafe beater bike. That could be fun, but the simple truth is that there are probably a lot of simpler and shorter paths to that end. 
'13 MTS1200 (Red)
'04 MTS1000DS (Black) - sold
'99 M750 (Yellow/Black) -  sold

ducatiz

#1246
April 09, 2012, 02:39:52 PM
Quote from: potomacduc on April 09, 2012, 02:29:44 PM
Crappy chrome, eh?  I guess the vision has to change then from a pretty retro cafe to a rattle can flat black rat cafe beater bike. That could be fun, but the simple truth is that there are probably a lot of simpler and shorter paths to that end. 

i have a clutch slave cover from one and the chrome was peeling off like shingles.  the bike it came from was garaged all of its life and was barely in the weather.  it looked fine but i picked at one a bit and rrrrrip it started coming off.
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

potomacduc

#1247
April 09, 2012, 02:49:25 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on April 09, 2012, 02:39:52 PM
i have a clutch slave cover from one and the chrome was peeling off like shingles.  the bike it came from was garaged all of its life and was barely in the weather.  it looked fine but i picked at one a bit and rrrrrip it started coming off.

Well, it is nice to know that not only was the idea for the Indiana half-baked, apparently the execution was even worse!
'13 MTS1200 (Red)
'04 MTS1000DS (Black) - sold
'99 M750 (Yellow/Black) -  sold

ducatiz

#1248
April 09, 2012, 03:40:19 PM
Quote from: potomacduc on April 09, 2012, 02:49:25 PM
Well, it is nice to know that not only was the idea for the Indiana half-baked, apparently the execution was even worse!

well, a lot of the old chrome on the Italian bikes was too thin or badly applied.. at least the factory stuff.. i have a pair of Conti Pescaras for my Darmah and they are still perfectly chromed.
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

The Mad King Pepe'

#1249
April 10, 2012, 06:41:10 AM
1978 Ducati Darmah 900SD - http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/mcy/2946572725.html SEXY!  [drool]  However "Not cheap; I know what the bike is worth and don't need to sell it. But if you're seriously interested, let's talk and I promise a fair price." so I guess I can't pay him in bottle-caps  [laugh]

2010 Ducati Monster 696 ABS - http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/mcy/2946860390.html $8k price should go down a bit, but looks like a good starter bike! [thumbsup]
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

DRKWNG

#1250
April 10, 2012, 07:17:14 AM
Hmmm... Wonder if I should get that for my pup...
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

zooom

#1251
April 10, 2012, 09:24:46 AM
http://www.bobsbmw.com/motorcycles/usedbikes.html

99 VFR 800 for $2495....not a bad deal at all...
99 Cagiva Gran Canyon-"FOR SALE", PM for details.
98 Monster 900(trackpregnant dog-soon to be made my Fiancee's upgrade streetbike)
2010 KTM 990 SM-T

The Mad King Pepe'

#1252
April 10, 2012, 12:21:25 PM
1993 Ducati 900SS PARTS FOR SALE http://www.creative-gator.com/img/1993Ducati900SS/index.htm

Keihin FCR41 Flat Slide Carbs w/ Throttle Cables    $675.00
944cc Hi-Comp Pistons w/ Cylinders    $350.00

[drool]
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

Real Recognize Real

#1253
April 10, 2012, 01:07:20 PM
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on April 10, 2012, 12:21:25 PM
1993 Ducati 900SS PARTS FOR SALE http://www.creative-gator.com/img/1993Ducati900SS/index.htm

Keihin FCR41 Flat Slide Carbs w/ Throttle Cables    $675.00
944cc Hi-Comp Pistons w/ Cylinders    $350.00

[drool]

such a shame this bike is being parted out since it has a nice collection of accessories and mods.
Don't argue with idiots. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

ducatiz

#1254
April 10, 2012, 01:45:14 PM
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on April 10, 2012, 12:21:25 PM
1993 Ducati 900SS PARTS FOR SALE http://www.creative-gator.com/img/1993Ducati900SS/index.htm

Keihin FCR41 Flat Slide Carbs w/ Throttle Cables    $675.00
944cc Hi-Comp Pistons w/ Cylinders    $350.00

[drool]

he irritates teh shit out of me.  parting good bikes. 
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

zooom

#1255
April 10, 2012, 01:50:36 PM
Quote from: gwjcat on April 10, 2012, 01:07:20 PM
such a shame this bike is being parted out since it has a nice collection of accessories and mods.

the shame of it all really is the reality that a machine like that is worth way more as the sum of it's parts seperated than as a whole put together...

Quote from: ducatiz on April 10, 2012, 01:45:14 PM
he irritates teh shit out of me.  parting good bikes. 

don't sugarcoat it....tell us how you really feel...

and BTW...have you benefitted by getting some of those parts for any of your projects?
99 Cagiva Gran Canyon-"FOR SALE", PM for details.
98 Monster 900(trackpregnant dog-soon to be made my Fiancee's upgrade streetbike)
2010 KTM 990 SM-T

ducatiz

#1256
April 10, 2012, 01:53:56 PM
Quote from: zooom on April 10, 2012, 01:50:36 PM
don't sugarcoat it....tell us how you really feel...

and BTW...have you benefitted by getting some of those parts for any of your projects?

nope, i've never bought from him. 

i don't begrudge him his business, there are plenty of bike parters out there. but it really grinds me that he takes perfectly good bikes like this one out of commission.  after a certain point, making a bike super rare robs it of value because so few people have them that people stop making parts/etc for them. 
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

potomacduc

#1257
April 10, 2012, 02:36:51 PM
So for the heck of it I pasted the listing into Excel and summed it up: $13,720 for the parts listed on there as of today.  Sadly, he probably only needs to actually sell half (or even less) of the parts at those prices to exceed what he could have gotten for the bike in one piece.  Once he hits the halfway mark, he can deep discount and it will still all be gravy. Those are pretty compelling numbers.  

Nonetheless, it offends me (however irrationally) on some level and makes me a little  [puke].

'13 MTS1200 (Red)
'04 MTS1000DS (Black) - sold
'99 M750 (Yellow/Black) -  sold

rgramjet

#1258
April 10, 2012, 02:48:30 PM
That is/was a beautiful bike......painful to watch.
Quote from: ducpainter on May 20, 2010, 02:11:47 PM
You're obviously a crack smokin' redneck carpenter. :-*

in 1st and 2nd it was like this; ringy-ting-ting-ting slow boring ho-hum .......oh!........OMG! What the fu.........HOLY SHIT !!--ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
-Sofadriver

What has been smelled, cannot be unsmelled!

tocino

#1259
April 10, 2012, 03:13:18 PM
Quote from: potomacduc on April 10, 2012, 02:36:51 PM
So for the heck of it I pasted the listing into Excel and summed it up: $13,720 for the parts listed on there as of today.  Sadly, he probably only needs to actually sell half (or even less) of the parts at those prices to exceed what he could have gotten for the bike in one piece.

Even worse - he couldn't get 6 grand for this bike, even with all the mods. The 900ss' just don't command top dollar, especially ones that early. Possibly some day they'll go up in value but right now, nope. They are just great bikes. I <heart> mine, so it *is* sad to see one that someone put so much effort into being broken, I mean Nichols flywheel+FCRs+944+everything else.
I wonder if the person who built this bike knew it was going to be parted out...
"Purchase this fine motorbike and you will find yourself swimming in a ocean of pre-feminist, lose-moraled women in see-through clothing without any buttons." - PipeBurn
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