DId you get the akra exhaust? Make sure you get the bag of extra goodies that were included (carbon open clutch cover, mirror blanking plates, license plate blanking plates, etc).
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Evo's New Ride - 2023 Edition
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I got one of those limited edition Ducs, 1 of 450 bikes.
Turns out it was 1 of 450 in North America, 1000 of them made World Wide.
And they made 1000 of them every year for 3 years. Then they had a special edition Troy Bayliss edition, which was another 500 units, bringing the total up to 3,500...
And then I had the gall to actually ride the bike, putting on over ~20,000 kms in the 3 years I owned it. Lost 2/3rds of its value because no one wants a "collectible" that's been ridden...
Real collectibles aren't created by artificially limiting supply. They're created because the factory doesn't think they'll sell well, so they limit production accordingly and the model unexpectedly takes off well after the fact. Examples of this are the Ducati SportClassic which sell now more than what they cost brand new.
It's a bit like comic-book collecting. Rare comics are collectibles because no one back then thought they'd be worth anything. Now, they make 10s of 1000s of #1 issues of new comic book titles and they're basically worthless.
No modern limited production homologation (not special edition Matrix/Bayliss/etc) Ducati "R" bike after the 996R currently sells for more than its MSRP. It's just not a thing anymore.
I was thinking the same thing. The "limited edition" aspect seems to be more accurately described as individually numbered. Still cool and the bike is awesome but I would pay zero for the "limited edition" branding/marketing crap. I would pay for the real upgrades to parts (sounds like brake, clutch, trivial hp bump and lots of carbon).I got one of those limited edition Ducs, 1 of 450 bikes.
Turns out it was 1 of 450 in North America, 1000 of them made World Wide.
And they made 1000 of them every year for 3 years. Then they had a special edition Troy Bayliss edition, which was another 500 units, bringing the total up to 3,500...
And then I had the gall to actually ride the bike, putting on over ~20,000 kms in the 3 years I owned it. Lost 2/3rds of its value because no one wants a "collectible" that's been ridden...
Real collectibles aren't created by artificially limiting supply. They're created because the factory doesn't think they'll sell well, so they limit production accordingly and the model takes off well after the fact. Examples of this are the Ducati SportClassic which sell now more than what they cost brand new.
No modern limited production homologation (not special edition Matrix/Bayliss/etc) Ducati "R" bike after the 996R currently sells for more than its MSRP.
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To be fair, the SP/SP2/R models do come with significant upgrades. The R bikes are as close to race-ready for World Superbikes as anything out there, maybe missing another $100K worth of go-fast kit... which isn't a lot, in terms of racing cost.
Yes. I did get the akra full titanium racing system..and i actually found the under tail version!
I had to hunt awhile but mission accomplished.
(Loud)
i don't forsee selling this. it's going in the living room when it's kaput.I got one of those limited edition Ducs, 1 of 450 bikes.
Turns out it was 1 of 450 in North America, 1000 of them made World Wide.
And they made 1000 of them every year for 3 years. Then they had a special edition Troy Bayliss edition, which was another 500 units, bringing the total up to 3,500...
And then I had the gall to actually ride the bike, putting on over ~20,000 kms in the 3 years I owned it. Lost 2/3rds of its value because no one wants a "collectible" that's been ridden...
Real collectibles aren't created by artificially limiting supply. They're created because the factory doesn't think they'll sell well, so they limit production accordingly and the model unexpectedly takes off well after the fact. Examples of this are the Ducati SportClassic which sell now more than what they cost brand new.
It's a bit like comic-book collecting. Rare comics are collectibles because no one back then thought they'd be worth anything. Now, they make 10s of 1000s of #1 issues of new comic book titles and they're basically worthless.
No modern limited production homologation (not special edition Matrix/Bayliss/etc) Ducati "R" bike after the 996R currently sells for more than its MSRP. It's just not a thing anymore.
Yeah, I wasn't planning on selling any of our bikes, but we had a forced sale of everything... bikes, cars, house...
mistakes were made.Yeah, I wasn't planning on selling any of our bikes, but we had a forced sale of everything... bikes, cars, house...
shoulda gone to storage!
LOL. 8 years of storage... woulda paid for all my toys multiple times over...
Unlike you, I'm no baller.
All in all, I only regret selling one of those motorcycles.
I am toronto land baron no longer, baller status has been removed.
Are you storing the Duc off-site then? Surely not underground condo parking!?!
indeed, offsite.
who would have thought! Congrats on the bike. Nice looking is an understatement and that v4 sure sounds sweet. Looking forward to seeing this one in person 
If you have the wife and girlfriend in the same house, things get touchy.
Dunno about that.
The ADV and enduro happily sit side-by-side, and don't seem to get jealous when I take turns with each...?
Hm. Is it weird that I got excited typing that out?
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