Quote:
Originally Posted by speeder
Good god, it's not even an "S"!  Or a tricolore. 
That's a regular $14,995 MSRP 1098 w/ a dealer paint job to look like(?) a tricolore. They could have at least made it an accurate clone. I'm sorry, but he got raped. Ouch. |
Again, have to agree here (sorry for thread hijack Jeff)
Actually, it probably hurts resale more than if it were a standard 1098. I'll confidently speculate that there won't be many prospective 1098 buyers down the road who would want a funky (non factory) paint job and "Southern California Ducati" plastered on the fairings.
Anyhow, decent bike, but your friend is either embellishing his story or he got ripped off. Let us know what you find out.
Also, his video states it as a 1098
"M"
The only 1098
M's I know of are custom one-offs by famed Ducati racer/builder/mechanic Brad Miller. If that is what he thinks he bought, he
REALLY got ripped off. Brad's typically uses the good Ohlins stuff, not just the cheap factory Ducati S/R Ohlins parts, plus TONS of carbon bodywork, and other trick bits (slipper clutch, huge Termi's, data acquisition, etc.). In other words, they will walk on 1098R's.
Edit:
Here, show this to your buddy! This is the last 1098M that Brad built/sold.
That should make him cry if he actually spent $30k on his standard 1098 with fancy paint.
