Ducati 900ss: Price?
 

Ebay item: 320016264492

Any thoughts on price?

Yeah. His initial minimum bid is all the money in the real world, he might get more on the bay, but probably from someone who won't close.

Its a very nice late 900, but they're not as desireable as the earlier ones. It does have a damper, nice, and is otherwise unmolested. The lightened flywheel is not necessarily a plus.

what do you want the bike for? I think it is overpriced and has almost zero resale value. If you want a track beast or beater and don't care about getting your money back out of it, it would be fine at about $2500.

A beater. I've never owned my own bike (ridden plenty). Always LOVED the 900ss half fairing bikes. Just thought it would be fun to cruise around on sunny saturdays (that would make about 4 days a year here in Seattle).

$2500? Really? I'm kind of suprised ducs don't hold their value better.

Tons of $$$$ to repair I assume?

Compared to the previous iteration, it's UGLY.

IMNSHO. ;)

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For a Duc it is high miles. It has damage from a low side. The guy did all his own maintenance. that is a bike with almost zero resale. It may be a solid bike. The 900 engine is pretty bulletproof...just requires checking.

Lower miles, shop maintained and pristine Ducs retail their value just fine. The SS though isn't really a sought after model other than the '98 FE.

Which is why 3750 is all the money.

The later SS's have less sophisticated suspension parts than the early ones, and other issues as well.

2500 is low for a well maintained one, but 3750 is going to keep it from being bid.

I like the back end of the 'newer' 900s. Less chunky.

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I'll disagree with the car guys. The bike is worth $4500, but I wouldn't pay more than $4000. They hold there value pretty well, a really beat version would still go for $3000 or more, and as 7 year old sportbikes go, a little lowside damage is not bad. The 900 motors flat out rock, and a '99 is fuel injected. Big plus if you've ever played with the Duc carbs. The maintainace is stupid easy, even with the desmo valves. Oil every 3k, check the valves every 6k, and change the cam belts every 12k. Sounds like a lot, but it's easy, don't worry about the guy doing it himself.

It all depends on what you want, for cruising around with, and can get it for a reasonable price...why not?

As you are in Seattle, just call Kie at Red Label Moto .com (he is a fellow Porsche owner and I bought my 900SP from him) He specializes in Ducati, among other makes.

What would you pay for this one?

1993 Ducati Super Sport for sale. It is the SP model, with an aluminum swing arm and adjustable suspension.

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Souk, sent you a PM.

Well, I tried to PM you. Mailbox full.

car guys? Hmm, not sure what that red 2-wheeled thing in the garage is...

I follow the market pretty regularly, checking craigslist, ebay and various online sites for Ducs and Aprilias. Here in SoCal, anything over 10K miles is high miles and the price reflects it. Also, any damage and self maintenance drop the price significantly. Also, the '99 is one of the least desirable bikes. Lots of people prefer the older SS styling, and of the new ones the '99 had some issues that weren't addressed until later years.

Plus the attitude of the owner (took the insurance money and pocketed it instead of fixing the bike) would lead me to seriously discount the bike. I don't see this as a $4K bike, at least not in SoCal. But, ymmv...

The 99+ IE models are torture racks - moreso than the 916 based bikes - but ditching the carbs in favor of injection makes them run so much smoother and better, especially cold.

I do miss my 94 900SS SP in CR bodywork though. :(

Edit: Up here, 4-5k buys a clean SP. BTW I know a few people who ran CR steel swingarms on their SPs.

Yeah, no kidding. Not sure where that comment came from.

To continue in the UGLY discussion, what's with the giant friggin' blackhead on the gas tank? Somebody pop that thing.

Souk: lovely SP. If I had money for a 4th bike I'd take it off your (?) hands in a heartbeat. :D Though my preference is yellow!

well the auction ended with zero bids and he's relisted, dropping the starting bid to $3500. So I suppose the market has spoken. Perhaps the "motorcycle guy" was a tad off when he said, "The bike is worth $4500."

"Blue" : I'm struggling with the decision, but it is one too many toys right now. I need to make space and time for the other toys :)

"HardDrive" : I apologize for the full PM box. I just sent you an e-mail, please use that for any questions. Thanks.

I think $3500 for this bike is about right in the private party world, maybe even a little light especially if it were in Seattle or CA. A dealer would have it at $4999 or thereabouts and hope for that killer trade in deal.

Here is one I had that I was afraid would languish forever on the floor but went rather quickly when I offered to take a DRZ400SM on trade:

http://www.redlabelmoto.com/details.asp?srID=93

The '99 and newer SS is a rather tough sell, yes, even though most would argue it is a superior riding/operating machine to the previous generation.

Did you see these on Craigs?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/mcy/195700196.html

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/mcy/195565458.html


Or, you could just buy this and be done with it :)

http://www.redlabelmoto.com/details.asp?srID=165