Price for 916?

[Walenut]

Hi All,
Need a little advice, whats the going price for a mint UK 916bip with 3000 miles on the clock, P reg.

Cheers,

Steve

[madmav]

c'mon guys get Vocal whats it worth as it's my mates post and i told him you guys could give him an idea as to what its worth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Old Yella]

Looking to buy or sell?

Time of year will mean a big difference in normal prices.

Its unfortunate for a few guys on here but it is a buyers market at the moment, winter is a killer, look at JHP, he is laying staff off at the moment so if he cant make money on bike sales who can.

You done the trawl of the MCN, Trader etc.

Mileage sounds good for the year, is it genuine?
MOTs and service book will prove the mileage as such.
HPI clear, FDSH etc usual stuff
Carbon extras?
What cans?

Guesstimate would be in the region of £4000 - £4750 if its as good as you say and low mileage but dont expect to sell it at the moment if your selling.
If your buying nail em to the ground.

[Old Yella]

Just seen one for £3299 so not as good a guess as I thought!

[marksduc748]

mate of mine just bought one 916 on a P plate with a few extras and didnt give over 3 grand, went round cos thought it wont be mint for that money and its one of the cleanest ive seen, the guy who sold it must have been nuts! shows theres still the odd bargain out there..

[BDG]

Old Yella's comments are spot on but think the price is high, at this time of year i'd put it up at £3995, sad to say, and still probably get no calls or stupid offers!

(but what the hell do i know after trying to sell my mint SPS blah, blah!)

[Old Yella]

Are you selling then S.P ?

[Walenut]

So we recon about £4000, cheers Lads.

[hooley]

Been looking for a decent 916 for the last month - who's finding good ones for around 3-3.5k - i've not seen any

Anyone want to give me some tips where to look (apart from biketrader, MCN and e-bay)

Cheers
Jas

[Ray]

Hooley,

Personally i think you will struggle to find a "good" 916 advertised for 3 to 3.5 thousand. However if someone is keen enough to sell.

I have rarely seen any 916 advertised at less £4,000. Ducatis are no different to any other make in that there is threshold below which the "going rate" doesn't fall below.

Like I say what price bikes are advertised for and what they achieve price wise can well be different. The places you are looking are OK I would try www.autotrader.co.uk the bike bit and do a country wide search and limit your price to see if anything is available advertised something near the price you want to pay.

When you are looking at a sub £4000 916 you need to be aware of the cost of any parts that need replacing is likely to be higher than Jap stuff. A service if needed is likely to cost a good bit more than jap stuff especially if the bike is due cam belts.
Now is a good time of year to buy a bike and get it serviced ready for next year if you have the money or credit to do it now.

Ray.

[Edited on 30-11-2004 by Ray]

[hooley]

Cheers Ray,

Anyone else with recommendations - or should I go for the 748 and save 500 notes???

Jas

[Henners]

Hi Jaz - depends on what level of performance you're used to. If you currently/recently have good experience of riding bikes producing 100bhp+ then I'd say go for the 916. If you are more experienced on bikes with lower power then the 748 would satisfy. Remember the running costs are broadly similar. You should be able to find a genuine 916 for around £4K at this time of year - possibly try posting on the Ducati Owners Club and UKMOC sites and putting a wanted ad in MCN.

[Edited on 30-11-2004 by Henners]

[Walenut]

Well I got the bike a 97 916 Bip with 1520 miles on the clock paid £3700 for it. The chap, who was considerably richer than me, brought it, injured his back quite seriously and never road it again until recently when he realised that he was never going to be able to ride it again.
The lower body work has been knocked about a bit and its been knocked off its stand at some point as its been stored in his workshop, but after pulling the panels off and having a good look around, the engine is brand new as you would expect. So after a bit of paint work and a good service it should be a nice bike.
The history with the bike showed it had a belt change and service in 99, but when I checked the belts it had still got the old ones on with the white righting. When I picked it up I went for a test ride and gave it a bit of stick through the gears, scary or what!
Any way I suppose the point I’m trying to make is that its is still difficult to get a cheep Duke because even this bike will have to have a good couple of hundred quid spent on it to bring it up to the usable standard that you would expect a bike of this mileage to be in.

[BDG]

Well done, hope you enjoy it.

[hooley]

Got mine too...

97' 916 BP with 4600 miles. Had a little paint in the past, but repaired well with original panels. Also has newer 5 spoke wheels & a carbon mono seat, painted with the number plates front and back...........lovely.

Needs a little TLC to get perfect, but for 3300, you cannot quibble too much.
Just booked it in for new belts - as a precaution.

Had it checked out by OYB service crew whilst on my 'test-ride' - no major or minor problems other than those I had already known about - deal done.
Hopefully see you all soon...

Jas:burn:

[antonye]

Originally posted by S.P
The history with the bike showed it had a belt change and service in 99, but when I checked the belts it had still got the old ones on with the white righting. When I picked it up I went for a test ride and gave it a bit of stick through the gears, scary or what!


Make sure you get those belts changed pretty soon - especially as they are the old ones, which are the dodgy ones!

The fact that the bike has been sitting for so long without the engine running means that the belts will have been stretched in the same place for years, so it is very likely that they will have weak spots in them now ... you don't want to go thrashing it with those and have a belt break or jump!!

But I'm sure you knew that.

[Walenut]

Done mate, picked it up yesterday and as a added bonus the sun was shinning and there was even a dry line!:D