Description
Heart-breakingly, the ‘forever bike’ I spent an age finding has to move on to a new owner, due to an upcoming change in living arrangements.
Quick facts:
- Just 6, 265 miles
- MoT 24 March 2024
- Full service at local Ducati specialist last week, including new oil, fuel and air filters, plugs, all new fluids including brake
- Termignoni slip ons
- Ohlins rear shock
- Caswell coated tank to prevent ethanol swelling
- Three keys including the red one and code card, manuals, docs etc.
I found this bike after a long, long search, in mid-2016 while I was living in the US. It comes from one of many Goldilocks bike locations in the US, Seattle. No salt on roads, not too hot, not too cold.
I bought it directly from Ducati Seattle, who had taken it in from a collector who had run out of room and wanted a Panigale Anniversario.
I took it to a humidity-controlled garage in Houston Texas, where it lived with me until I brought it back to the UK. It now lives in a dehumidified garage in Surrey and is looking for a new home.
I had hoped to use the bike more than I have and to keep it for good. It has been very well looked after, with annual servicing and regular check-ups.
It runs like a dream, it sounds absolutely fantastic (IMHO), has always been fed on premium fuel and left drained over winter. There are some very minor marks on the slip-ons, but nothing elsewhere.
Its in glorious condition and attracts attention everywhere it goes. It will make you smile every time you look at it!
