Talk me out of selling my Ducatis

[ScottRNelson]

I'm seriously considering selling my 888 SPO Superbike.  I've realized that I don't ride it nearly enough and almost never as it was meant to be ridden (i.e., fast).

And although I've been seriously thinking about getting a new Multistrada 1200S, I've started to think that maybe I would be just as happy with a KTM 950 Adventure for the kind of riding that I really like.  And if I got one of those, I might not need the ST2 anymore, even though I could never sell it for very much.

Would any of you care to convince me that I really don't want to end up with a Honda and a KTM in my garage with no Ducatis?

[rgramjet]

The world needs pics before an accurate assessment can be made.

[Popeye the Sailor]

No one else would flog the superbike wither. Some crap about it being too valuable.



Me, I would ride it in the rain sliding on tar snakes to work and never wash it because I don't give a shit. It's just a paperweight until you turn the key. You should ride it because no one else will.

[mostrobelle]

Sometimes you have to consider what's best for "the children".  Enzo and I had a great little vintage Alfa Romeo...hated to sell it, and it has gone up in value a ton since we did--but it would have been a pile of rust if we'd kept it and now it's being taken care of and driven by someone who's really passionate about them. 

[sally101]

Hmm well I can tell you that having a mts1200s has made me seriously consider having only one bike.. It is an excelent compromise (by compromise I mean better than both these bikes at everything except maybe serious off road stuff) between an ST and an Adventure..

Tell you what, bring that 888 and I'll bring my Mts and we can both have ban extended 'demo' ride.. 

[Still Hogkrazy]

Scott,   sometimes a change is needed in life.  Sometimes it reminds us that we really had it good to start with and just forgot how good it was.
  Once in a while the change makes us wonder why we waited so long in the first place
 If it's possible can you keep 1 and see after the newness of the ktm wears off whether you still want it?   I have been thinking of selling my monster and st2 also as i haven't ridden them much but  i am going to try to fall back in lust with them first.  good luck with your decision, Hog

[slower than...]

Someone recently offered to take pictures of my bike.  All the time he was shooting, there gathered a small crowd, admiring the bike, and taking pictures of their own.  If I remember correctly, didn't you take your 888 to a Monday night meet at Pizza Attica?  You got the same kind of attention, and you always will.  You'll miss it for sure.

[Raux]

the 888 will ALWAYS have the chance of being THAT bike. the one that is worth a mint. i think you should decide. ok, not riding it, properly restore it, and put it in the living room.

the ST will be the maintenance hog, it will consume your money with little in return on the sale. it's a nice ride and you can enjoy touring... but...

sell the ST, get the MTS, that way you can ride it as fast as the 888 and enjoy the touring of the ST.

[duckwrench13]

Sell the ST for a KTM, but keep the 888. They are becoming a rare sight these days, and it would be a shame if it eventually made its way to a twit of an owner, and subsequently into a ditch.

Just my 2¢.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Trackday with the 888 

[avizpls]

I'll by the ST2 and sell my triumph.

[rgramjet]

You dont know what you've got, until its gone.

[tigre]

If you sell the 888, I will put a song on YouTube called "Scott paved paradise, and put up a parking lot."

You dont know what you've got, until its gone.

[ScottRNelson]

FYI: http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=40704.0

[B.Rock]

Good luck with the sale, Scott. I understand where you're coming from, I considered selling my 851 a year or so ago (for an ST though). Of course, not too long after the fuel pump died... and I need to fix that.
It is a very easy and fun bike to ride fast but I at least am especially particular about where since finding replacement parts is a difficult and expensive proposition.
I am sure you will have fond memories of having been owned yours forever. It's a beaut.