Special 916 SPS $70g

**Timber020** · 27th July 2007, 18:40

The bikes worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it. Its only travelled just over a tank of fuel in 10 years and had a heap sunk into it. More of an accessory rack than bike it would seem.

Sure is pretty

**marty** · 27th July 2007, 20:07

hmm a 10 year old duke or a 2007 tamburini.

tough choice?

**imdying** · 27th July 2007, 20:27

Originally Posted by marty

hmm a 10 year old duke or a 2007 tamburini.

tough choice?

Deja vu! That's pretty much the same thing that came to mind! Only one man here (that I know of) that's qualified to comment... MVNut, what say you?

(me, I'd go the Duke

)

**McJim** · 27th July 2007, 20:34

I've got a 10 year old Duc.

Farings are all fibre.....glass fibre

Oh to be wealthy.

**imdying** · 27th July 2007, 20:39

There's naught wrong with decent fibreglass fairings... decent ones made from woven mat and not cheapo chopped strand mat (or worse) are generally the same weight as carbon, and occasionally lighter (depending on the manufacturer). Zero sex appeal in comparison though.

**Clivoris** · 27th July 2007, 21:35

It needs some decent motorcross bars.

**MVnut** · 27th July 2007, 22:08

Originally Posted by imdying

Deja vu! That's pretty much the same thing that came to mind! Only one man here (that I know of) that's qualified to comment... MVNut, what say you?

(me, I'd go the Duke

)

Well, I had a 955 Corsa built for Doug Polen a few years ago and was a dick to sell it, but today I'd pick the Tamburini over the TradeMe Duke only coz I'm biased. But honestly, when you sink a ton of money into a Duc engine, rebuilds are frequent and very expensive. The engine bills for the Corsa were scary

**Island_Moose** · 28th July 2007, 11:27

Originally Posted by imdying

'bored out 916'... you've no idea who Fast by Ferraci are, do you? If you need your bikes to be a pedigree race bike, or owned by a celebrity, or stock, or signed by Rossi, to be special, then you're nothing but a poser.

??? My point was what justifies a price tag $55,000 over market value...there must be something other than a bunch of parts, nobody gets all their money back when they sell a bike loaded with expensive bits.

Sure I know who Fast by Ferracci are....I can even spell it right...they're the guys who perform the following services:

(from their website)

"Shop Services include:

* Bore and Hone Cylinders
* Bore Carburetors
* Gas Port Pistons
* Install Oversize Sleeves
* Install Heli-Coil / Time Sert
* Transmission Undercutting
* Crank Balancing
* Cylinder Head Machining
* Bore Cases
* Competition Valve Jobs
* Install Valve Guides
* Full Dyno Testing
* Full Suspension Service
* SuperFlow Head Porting"

**Mr. Peanut** · 28th July 2007, 11:30

Dream bike? Matrix 998.

**imdying** · 28th July 2007, 13:35

Originally Posted by Island_Moose

Sure I know who Fast by Ferracci are....I can even spell it right...they're the guys who perform the following services:

Ah huh, well I didn't have to look at their website to know they built a number of 916s for WSB and Daytona. You will never understand, as neither would most, but I expect that from our fast food culture.

**MVnut** · 28th July 2007, 14:20

Originally Posted by imdying

Ah huh, well I didn't have to look at their website to know they built a number of 916s for WSB and Daytona. You will never understand, as neither would most, but I expect that from our fast food culture.

telling it like it is good on ya imdying

**Island_Moose** · 28th July 2007, 14:26

Originally Posted by imdying

... but I expect that from our fast food culture.

I actually agree with you on that...

**RantyDave** · 28th July 2007, 14:56

Originally Posted by imdying

If you need your bikes to be a pedigree race bike, or owned by a celebrity, or stock, or signed by Rossi, to be special, then you're nothing but a poser.

It's a seventy thousand dollar bike (or it will be if someone's mad enough to buy it) and you're calling him a poser? I'm sure it's very nice but a lack of pretension is not exactly top of the spec sheet, is it?

Dave