Bike you most regret selling

What didn’t you like about the Ducati?

 

My 1981 R100CS I got it as wrecked basket case Had San Jose overbore kit and heads , junk bottom end had 2 pulled studs. Replaced heads jugs and pistons with the good German stuff. Found a low mileage r80 bottom end put it together with performance machine brakes and cast iron rotors . Frame mounted the stock fairing buffed it out installed bubb mufflers and hit the road! Loved to tour south west US where you can really roll I tell young guys hold on to the ones you really love. The K75c that replaced was a big disappointment

 

The fuelling wasn't perfect
The underseat pipes made the seat hot and very uncomfortable
The slipper clutch would screech loudly on fast getaways (they do that apparently)
You'd expect bags of useable lowdown torque from tickover from a big V twin. No. Anything below 3k rpm felt like it was going to explode.
Handling was pretty good, just "different" to the R1 but ultimately not as sorted IMO.
A fabulous looking bike, possibly one of, if not the best looking bikes ever made but, for me at least, disappointing to own. A bit like marrying a supermodel then you find out she can't cook, do housework and is rubbish in bed.
It just felt like a bike from a different era to the R1.

 

A mate of mine had one and reckoned it was brilliant for about two rides while he had it. Everything had to align, empty roads, good weather and right frame of mind. Rest of the time it was a pain in the arse.

For me it would probably bey SR500 Yammy. Great fun to ride, simple, stylish and now worth much more than I paid for it!

 

The 1198SP is quite a rare bike. If I'd liked it and kept the mileage really low it almost certainly would be worth more than I paid but therein lies the problem. If I'd liked it and kept it the mileage would probably be well over 40k by now. I don't really worry about clocking up high mileages anymore, I just buy bikes to ride and if mileage hits resale value, so be it.

 

That R1 is gorgeous!

 

Hmmm. I’ve owned 15 motorcycles, including a 2002 R1, an R1100S, a K1300S, an RSV4, and a first gen Tuono Racing.

Honestly, though, I only regret selling this one: A mint 2001 Mille R that I traded in for the RSV4 in 2013. There was something about the Mille R that made you feel special every time out.

 

Highly unlikely that they would ever be resurrected by another outfit. There were so many patents, so much innovation and proprietary engineering that was specific to Victory that Polaris has locked up, they'll never let it go. Also, a lot of those goodies went into the Indians. Supposedly, the first Scout motor was slated for a new Vic model, but they jammed it into the Scout. It's sad. They were such amazing machines. Sixty-seven gaskets, seals and O-rings in a Harley engine. Seven in a Victory motor. That's sixty less things to go wrong on a Vic. We used to say if you like wrenching, buy a Harley. If you like riding, buy a Victory. I put 30k miles on my first one, a 01 V92C, in three years. Nothing ever broke, leaked or hiccupped. It never went back to the shop for anything but tires. 18k on the pictured Vegas in two years. Same thing. Guys would put $3000 into their comparable HDs for more power. Vics would get a stage one kit upgraded chip and remapping for under a grand then go out and spank the Harleys.

 

My Honda CB750 K1, that I had when I was 18. Bought for £515 with very low mileage. Great bike, very different from anything else at the time.

 

All of them

Well the ones that stick out were both street triples, a 675 and a 765. A daytona 675. And a thruxton R.
It was a painful day when I sold the ktm superduke! But it was being replaced with another superduke
The ones I dont miss were a tiger 800 and a scrambler 1200. Hated both those bikes and perhaps coincidentally, both had a 21" front wheel.

 

My first one… I was from my brother-in law, he neglected it for several years, and lent it to me for free. I restored it to working order, and drove it for about two years. Then bought my gsx 1100 f (katana in the uk?) and gave it back. Later I heard he sold it. If only he’d asked me… picture from internet, had no phone with camera back than.

 

I totally agree. I had the original gloss black RSV 1000R. Amazing bike once I got used to V twin power. That took a bit of doing having grown up on in line fours. The only problem I had was that it made me ride like a lunatic all the time. It handled so well. Effortless. Powerful. Grunty.. Comfortable. Economic on fuel. Just amazing.
Unfortunately I dropped it on a track day. Repaired it and part exchanged it against my current MV F4 1000. Now the MV is the bike I own that would be the bike I most regretted selling if I ever part with it…..

 

Should have kept my T160 Trident as original and not customised it.

 

all of them loved them all