Three “New Old Stock” zero mile bikes in the Iconic Auctioneers Nec Classic Motor Show sale on 10th November in Birmingham.
Iconic Auctioneers have sourced three motorcycles that have zero miles on the clock for their forthcoming motorcycle auction at the NEC on the 10th November. Unused bikes are a rare and unusual item, but the question of course is: ‘What does one do with an unused bike?
- Are these bikes bought as investments or as works of art… or both?
- Would you ever dare riding a zero miles bike, what would that do to the value?
- Do these bikes make good ornaments, seen as pieces of automotive sculpture and displayed in one’s living room or as a talking point in the entrance hall?
- Or are they purely for collectors or bike enthusiasts?
Mark Bryan, who heads the Motorcycle Department at Iconic Auctioneers, says: “In my decades of involvement of the world of classic bikes, the answer to all the questions above, is yes.
People buy bikes for a myriad of reasons, mostly to ride them, then sometimes it’s for an investment, or sometimes it’s for nostalgia and very occasionally its simply to look at them!”
The unregistered and unused 2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR pictured above offers a rare opportunity to own one of these legendary bikes. Described by Ducati as ‘The World’s first MotoGP Replica’ when launched in 2008, it has a 90° V4 Desmodromic 1,000cc engine producing 200bhp, 171kg and limited to only 1,500 examples worldwide. Based on the Ducati Team GP6 and capable of 185mph.
This ‘Team’ version is #1,474 of the 1,500 built and has been stored in a dehumidified cocoon for the last eight years. It comes to the sale complete with all the service and handbooks, sales brochure, unused race exhaust, toolkit, battery charger, bike cover and front and rear paddock stands and even the unused MotoGP stickers that are still in their envelope!
It is a highly collectible motorcycle and one of only a handful of new/old stock examples available worldwide. It is not UK-registered and would obviously require recommissioning if it is going to be started or used. We wonder what the new owner will do with it!
More information about this motorcycle can be found here:
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/2008-ducati-desmosedici-rr-rec14126-1-nec-1124