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Red-Duc
24-Oct-2006, 10:58
Just seen this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130039727222&fromMakeTrack=true

didnt they all come in silver??
phil_h
24-Oct-2006, 11:49
They did, and those are very non-oem screws holding the numbered plaque on.
Iconic944ss
24-Oct-2006, 11:53
According to the book I have all the Euro models should be silver.

The yoke plaque should be attached with rivets and not what look like self-tapping screws.

Otherwise it looks ok.

Frank

PS - Just emailed the seller to advise him of the same; poor guy might not know!
phil_h
24-Oct-2006, 11:57
Yeh - you cant knock someone for changing a ducati's colour to red after all :)
The standard 'loud' cans included with the FE's were Silmotos though, so unless it was dropped - why change them as well ?
beancounter
24-Oct-2006, 11:58
I seem to remember that On Yer Bike (I think it was) had a few of the FE's painted up in red (which was nice, cos they look much better than the revolting FE silver).

Must be one of those, unless the plaque on the top yoke is telling porkies...

Nice looking bike. Not much money. (must resist, must resist...)

BC
ali
24-Oct-2006, 12:07
It's just a '96 Superlight with 'orrible cans and a swiped FE plaque. I would've thought it'd be worth much more as a standard Superlight. Muppet.

Ali
Red-Duc
24-Oct-2006, 12:10
didnt look at the plaque pic but im sure that would put some buyers off, It would me unless he had some real history and docs to proove it, think id try to make the fixings look a bit more original though
chicken
24-Oct-2006, 12:42
The screws on the plaque are a bit of a giveaway!

btw, I think some of them were painted red originally - look at #227
http://www.geocities.com/edwyun/others.html
Iconic944ss
24-Oct-2006, 15:27
Just got an Email back from the owner - says it was FE Silver originally but, he couldnt live with the colour and had it resprayed.

Plaque was mounted that way when he got it.

Takes all sorts!
Red-Duc
24-Oct-2006, 15:39
Still a bit suspect with a Plaque mounted like that, I cant see why they needed to remove it in the first place
Herb
24-Oct-2006, 15:47
Could it be that the re-spray was due to crash damage? A new front end would explain the plaque mounted to a replacement top yolk.
Ian900SLV
24-Oct-2006, 18:46
This bike belongs to a mate of mines old man, can remember him having it painted after he saw my SL, it was done by dream machine I seem to remember and was not down to accident damage.
The guy is a genuine bloke if that puts any ones mind at rest who was considering a bid.