| Robin
I think £20k would really be top money even for an SPS, and it would have to be absolutely immaculate, low mileage etc. And to be any sort of investment, it'd have to stay that way. As far as I'm concerned, that would put me off riding it much, certainly in the way in which it was intended to be ridden (i.e. hard!). Even if it fell off its stand (let alone get thrown down the road!) you'd probably decimate its value. If you spent the same money on a 999R (not that I'm recommending you do!), at least you could easily put it back to new. As far as investment value goes, it's undoubtedly a valuable bike, but buyers are likely to be thin on the ground. I didn't get any takers for my (admitedly more humble) SP3; have you sold your 851 yet? Jasper had a good offer on his SP5, and I think Nat has had good offers on his 888, but they weren't selling!
Concerning SP2 vs SP3, I thought they were mechanically identical, the SP3 just having upswept pipes, black wheels and a carbon front fender? Engine spec was the same (for which read variable...). But then I'm biased. Incidentally, my SP3 is probably no longer for sale, more on that in the New Year.
Steve - which mag has all the adverts for exotic bikes?
Andrew  |