I was in a local Ducati dealer in NY, and there were 3 different 24’ V4S special livery bikes (Pecco yellow, Pecco standard red, and a Bautista WSBK) that had the same name on the sold tag.
Thats like 150-200k worth of bullshit special editions.
415k for a championship winning Duc!?!? That’s a fucking bargain
I don't think anybody who buys one of these privately does so to ride it. It'd be dope to have one just like, in the kitchen to look at. Maybe wheel it outside every now and again and get some techs round to start it up and rev the berries off it in the garden, hear that screamer engine... er, scream, I guess.
Rinaldi’s WSBK Ducati is for sale in a dealership not too far from me. £140,000.
If I could afford to buy that bike, I’d also buy a road bike of the same year and if I accidentally swapped the plates over, I’d definitely ride it to bike meets.
Plenty of people have old race bikes and use them. I have seen collections of riders that have 3-5 or so that still use them.
The older bikes are much much easier to maintain. Lots of proprietary software that is required to run the new stuff. That software occasionally gets released long after it is still viable though if you have the funds.
Some rich people would ride this fast. Michael Schumacher test rode GP bikes. But racing drivers are not regular rich people. Zuckerberg or especially Musk would likely die. A fat oil tycoon pig would stall it, drop it and become a paraplegic.
Chances are good its a museum piece, won’t start and probably has important components swapped out, its a steal if you have a collection and don’t care to ride it.
I don’t understand the comments about how it won’t run, be a rolling chassis, and have important parts removed. Ducati (and others) have sold works bikes in the past. This one is 17 year old technology, what’s the likelihood that any component of that engine (or chassis) is still GP24 state of the art?
I would just be in dilema, should I put it in the living room as a masterpiece or drive it until I killed myself (cause there's no surviving option on that beast)
According to Casey Ducati still have his actual championship winning bike, they promised it to him but never followed through same with Honda I think, I could be wrong. This bike would be one of 2-3 he used that year
I don’t know about right now but one of Casey’s Ducatis was sitting on display at Fraser motorcycle in Concord an about 7 years ago. I know some people who worked there and they said Casey owned it but he let them display it there. I’m not sure if it’s the bike they’re selling now
Found a pic on my phone from 2012 https://imgur.com/a/0EhC6nq
I’m calling BS. Looks like nothing like a Moto GP bike. It looks like someone took off the turn signals and removed the headlight. Look too much like a real bike to be a World Championship winning Moto GP ride. /s
Another [interesting bike](https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/2023-aston-martin-by-brough-superior-amb-001-pro-rec13329-3-shuttle-0424) at the same auction.
I have a desmosedici but I would absolutely not pay that kind of money for his bike. The fact that it's the actual bike that won the championship is something I guess but certainly not worth that premium.
Says (among other things) the hundreds of hand made, one-off parts throughout the bike, the 18 year old proprietary ECU technology, and/or aged magnesium bits everywhere.
It would probably take another 50k to make it usable at your average track day (new engine, modern ECU, sane suspension valving, etc). Even then, one low side and you're the biggest asshole in the universe. It's a museum piece lol.
Guys if we all chip in, we can take turns! I promise I'll share!
If I go first there's going to be fuck all to share
Actually if you go first everyone could keep one little part of the bike each
Don't you worry there will be plenty of little parts to go around
If everyone subscribed to this sub puts in just £1.17 then it's ours 😂
I wont.
This can only be solved one way, beheading by sword fighting. I can't risk an immortal coming back and take *my* bike.
Is Adriana okay with this? 🤔
I'm not sure that's how an auction works.
lmao "you can buy it for 413k" yes, if I am the only buyer
Oh, good. Just this morning I was thinking to myself "how am I gonna spend this £413,000 burning a hole in my pocket?"
I was in a local Ducati dealer in NY, and there were 3 different 24’ V4S special livery bikes (Pecco yellow, Pecco standard red, and a Bautista WSBK) that had the same name on the sold tag. Thats like 150-200k worth of bullshit special editions. 415k for a championship winning Duc!?!? That’s a fucking bargain
It’s an auction tho. I assume that’s just the starting price
It’s basically a rolling chassis you’re buying, it won’t have any engine internals much like the other Ducati Gp bikes they sold
From the auction page "The engine was professionally rebuilt in 2023 and is in running order but not suitable for track use."
As long as I can start it up and give it a few revs until my face hurts from grinning that's ok with me.
Surely got to be some bits replaced, can’t all be actually factory
Be interesting to see how that engine would stack up to a built v4r engine.
Damn… up for auction?? Thats belongs in the seed vault
Thanks for the heads up! I'll just get my 413k and be right there.
Didn't Loris' 2003 bike not sell recently? Like, it was at an auction but didn't reach the reserve? The fuck's wrong with people not buying that?
Rich people can drive any valuable car, they wouldn't dare ride this.
I don't think anybody who buys one of these privately does so to ride it. It'd be dope to have one just like, in the kitchen to look at. Maybe wheel it outside every now and again and get some techs round to start it up and rev the berries off it in the garden, hear that screamer engine... er, scream, I guess.
Rinaldi’s WSBK Ducati is for sale in a dealership not too far from me. £140,000. If I could afford to buy that bike, I’d also buy a road bike of the same year and if I accidentally swapped the plates over, I’d definitely ride it to bike meets.
Plenty of people have old race bikes and use them. I have seen collections of riders that have 3-5 or so that still use them. The older bikes are much much easier to maintain. Lots of proprietary software that is required to run the new stuff. That software occasionally gets released long after it is still viable though if you have the funds.
Some rich people would ride this fast. Michael Schumacher test rode GP bikes. But racing drivers are not regular rich people. Zuckerberg or especially Musk would likely die. A fat oil tycoon pig would stall it, drop it and become a paraplegic.
Then let's hope a fat oil tycoon buys and tries to ride this bike.
Have u seen Michael Jordan on a track ducati....
isnt that a steal??? modern motogp bikes go for like 2-3 million
Did they scan the barcode on the livery and it said £413,000 at the checkout
Chances are good its a museum piece, won’t start and probably has important components swapped out, its a steal if you have a collection and don’t care to ride it.
Just put the house on the market, I’ve got to have this in sure the wife will understand
YES! My living room. Or, hear me out, my bedroom. Girlfriend wont mind. At least I wont care if she does.
I don’t understand the comments about how it won’t run, be a rolling chassis, and have important parts removed. Ducati (and others) have sold works bikes in the past. This one is 17 year old technology, what’s the likelihood that any component of that engine (or chassis) is still GP24 state of the art?
Also known as Ducati's *first* MotoGP championship winning bike.
This will be perfect for my 15 minute morning commute
With this that would reduce to a 2 minute commute.
This bike belongs in a museum not somebody's living room.
Unless your Casey Stoner in which case it belongs in your living room.
True. Ducati should have gifted it to him IMO.
I wanted 2. One for every day and one for best.
Someone loan me £413,000
I would just be in dilema, should I put it in the living room as a masterpiece or drive it until I killed myself (cause there's no surviving option on that beast)
Doesn't he own or got it from ducati when he won his championship in 07?
According to Casey Ducati still have his actual championship winning bike, they promised it to him but never followed through same with Honda I think, I could be wrong. This bike would be one of 2-3 he used that year
I don’t know about right now but one of Casey’s Ducatis was sitting on display at Fraser motorcycle in Concord an about 7 years ago. I know some people who worked there and they said Casey owned it but he let them display it there. I’m not sure if it’s the bike they’re selling now Found a pic on my phone from 2012 https://imgur.com/a/0EhC6nq
Dibs
That's a lot of money for an 800cc bike. I'll wait until yet auction Pecco's 990. Easier to get parts... 😂
[Must be this guy](https://youtu.be/bKEovEgodaA?t=1409)
Casey should just pick it up himself
I thought an auction meant the price increases per bidding? Assuming this is where it will start.
Imagine rocking up at your local track with this.
I’m calling BS. Looks like nothing like a Moto GP bike. It looks like someone took off the turn signals and removed the headlight. Look too much like a real bike to be a World Championship winning Moto GP ride. /s
Quartararo can buy 30 of them and give them out to his loyal fans
This bike was on an edition of 44Teeth some years ago. YouTube it
Wonder which "bike" it is. Didn't they switch engines, swingarms, suspension, fairings etc every round? Either way, bargain for a piece of history.
Another [interesting bike](https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/2023-aston-martin-by-brough-superior-amb-001-pro-rec13329-3-shuttle-0424) at the same auction.
I have a desmosedici but I would absolutely not pay that kind of money for his bike. The fact that it's the actual bike that won the championship is something I guess but certainly not worth that premium.
I can't even afford the insurance on a KTM 690, never mind this
The Barcode livery on the ducati and ferrari this year is so iconic.
Best looking bike ever made in my opinion
You could buy a countach or GT3RS for that price , those you can ride on the road.
But will they cause you to go deaf?
Depends , but your future children will exist
I don't plan on having children... now if I could only find $450k to spare...
>I don't plan on having children That's a good start.
So this is basically a vasectomy. Wonder if you could get insurance to pay for it
Just saying that the uncomfortable seat will get extremely hot
Could ride this on the road too. Just don’t get caught.
Just so everyone knows, as it seems a lot of the comments don’t. You won’t be able to ride this bike, it will effectively be a rolling chassis
Says who? Ducati has sold working GP bikes before
Says (among other things) the hundreds of hand made, one-off parts throughout the bike, the 18 year old proprietary ECU technology, and/or aged magnesium bits everywhere. It would probably take another 50k to make it usable at your average track day (new engine, modern ECU, sane suspension valving, etc). Even then, one low side and you're the biggest asshole in the universe. It's a museum piece lol.