Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Race bike or road bike

[Griff 64]

Probably debated before but here goes.
Preparing my SS in January[and feb/march/april/may....] and can,t decide on the following.


1.The bike will be modified for the series and never go back to a roadbike.All bits not needed sold off,cut and chop as required etc.to the rest.

2.Keep all road gear seperate and buy s/h any parts i want to modify.Bike can be returned to full road spec for sale if required.


Is the bike worth more as a fully prepped race bike?


Your expert thoughts please

[dickieducati]

i'm no expert, clearly but option 2 i recon. thats what i have done anyway

[Grib]

I didn't think they were worth a great deal anyway. Just as well sell the road gear and make a really sweet race bike that you can sell on to somebody to use another season, I'm sure it will be worth as much or more than a road bike

[psychlist]

Keep it as stock as possible and sell it on as a road bike when you've put it back together. A lot more trouble in the long run but it's gotta be worth more on the road.

[Garry Smith]

Why not sell the stuff you don't need now and if you really want to put it back on the road in a year or two just buy the bits you need?

If you race it and it proves to be a competitive machine I'm sure somebody would buy it as is.

Good luck either way!