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500 GTL! Woo, Hoo!http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2010/02/ducati-disasters-the-parallel-twins/
I believe the Nigusil cylinders on SPNTs started in `83. A LM III should have Nig. cylinders.
I've seen one running around my side of town (East Memphis) but not recently. And to answer the other question, yes, there was a 500 Pantah!http://www.duc.org/blog/wallpaper/44.htmlTobit
Why is the girl that's sitting on the front fender holding a jacket in front of her? She probably needs to repeat a course or two in modeling school.Lannis
I thought it was an interesting contrast. You gotta remember these were times when modesty was a virtue, and those are some risky-q outfits for the day. Several of the shyer girls are wearing opaque skirts. The brave ones are wearing sheer.
I think the value of that V7 just got halved....
covered in dust not showing any signs of being moved in 30+ years. her asking price for the lot is way out of line. She does not want to sell them one at a time, all or nothing.
I agree, I thought originally it was a mew, zero miles bike. I figured it would easily bring high teens maybe even low twenties. This bike is in very similar condition to the 73 a friend bought this summer. That bike had 7200 miles, didn't run but all original. He put about 3000.00 into it including, Nikisil cylinder coatings, rings, gaskets, rod bearings, tires and tubes, cables and a battery. It did start to leak oil from the rear main seal after just a few hundred miles. He paid 10k for that one.
Maybe stay in touch and keep checking .... usually, if a relative has inherited an old bike or a collection of old bikes, some friend has already told them "That's a collector item, worth a fortune, don't let anyone talk you out of that unless they pay what it's worth."Saw that with a dusty old 1962 BSA Star. Original bike in good shape, not running, tinware nice, needed a complete teardown and redo. Maybe worth $1800 - $2000 as it sat, maybe $7000 fully restored, being a first year A65. Widow was told it was worth $8000 at least as is, don't take a penny less. Several of us in the club talked to her about it, gently let her know what it was worth. Took a year for her to realize that we did not speak with forked tongue. Finally, one of the boys went by with a trailer and $1800 cash and left with it. So you should endeavor to persevere ....Lannis
I made a generous realistic offer, her daughter was there and my buddy got the idea that she thought her mother's asking price was too high. I knew what her asking price was before I went there. My goal today was to see what she had and start a dialog. I'm sure she's been approached before. The fact is, these bikes are gaining in popularity and value, I'd like to see these bikes out on the road being enjoyed rather than sinking into the linoleum. I'll keep in contact and hope she changes her mind. In the meantime, save your quarters boys!
Keep at it Joe, sounds like she is starting to realize that the collection is not worth the $40K she thought it was. The original description stated the V7 Sport was a zero mile bike, now that it's confirmed to be a low mile used bike, and one that has not been properly stored, it sounds like a $10K bike tops, by the time it is re-commissioned another $4K minimum will disappear. The rest of the bikes, though very low mileage don't appear to be worth a lot of money. I think the seller would be doing very well to get $20K for the lot, even $17K would be a fair sale. I hope you can make a deal, its a shame to see those once proud machines collecting more dust and developing dry rot.Jim
All that glitters is not gold.........where is dtosh?
Didn't they make the Pantah in a 500 too?
If she really wants to sell why doesn't she get an independent appraisal? ??? ??? That's what families do who inherit firearms, coins, etc. and have no true idea of the value.
Ok, I'll ask.. How much is the wife trying to get for the lot? Can the amount be revealed yet? Cause my curiosity is up there with the cats', and we all know what happens to the cat! Are these things title-able?
Dave was kind enough to turn this over to me. As he said, he was helping a friend and really knows very little about Moto Guzzis. He said she had that figure in her head when he first talked to her about these bikes. She feels that these bikes are worth 40k retail and that's what she wants. Today she and I talked about realistic retail prices for the bikes, which I stressed was less than 40k. I also explained, trying my best not to sound condescending, that if she wants to sell the lot she'd have to sell at a wholesale price. That's what I offered her for the six bikes.