750 Paso Value

Desmo_Demon · Post by **Desmo_Demon** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:47 pm

I just thought the statement was interesting. Even if someone has a mutual fund that has grown by 25% for every year that the person has had funds in it, you can bet money that someone will come up with a response stating that if they'd put their money elsewhere, they would have gotten more of a return.

bf-fly wrote:As I also said, I can't ride my 401K or Roth.

That's just it. This guy didn't ride it. Hell, he wasn't even able to LOOK at it. :screwy: I would have at least assembled it and put it inside a glass case or something similar.

davidhughrose · Post by **davidhughrose** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:38 pm

Stop with all of this investing/'what's it worth/what will it be worth' talk! If you want an investment get a mutual fund and if you want a 2-wheeler that holds its value and maybe increases somewhat get a Harley! Pasos are timelessly beautiful machines and should be recognized as such! I'm very glad that we can still afford to buy bikes and parts for such reasonable prices and that the whole arena hasn't been polluted with "investors" attempting to make a few bucks at are our expense.

persempre907 · Post by **persempre907** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:56 pm

davidhughrose wrote:Stop with all of this investing/'what's it worth/what will it be worth' talk!

Ciao

bf-fly · Post by **bf-fly** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:08 pm

"the whole arena hasn't been polluted with "investors" attempting to make a few bucks at are our expense."

Spare me dude. I'm guessing you'd look down upon who's kept a 1952 Bently or Ferrari in perfect condition? How about a 48 Indian? At your expense? That's a stretch. If I buy an older bike and choose to keep it origional, keep the miles down on it, and perhaps sell it when I'm an old fart that hardly qualities as at your expense. When your Paso has 46,000 miles on it, or was sold, or wrecked, or a distant fond memory, how have I in any way done you a disservice but making one available to you or someone else should you/they chose to buy it?

As I said to begin with, I've had well over a dozen bikes, worked at 4 bike shops, driven across country on a bike, put over 100,000 miles on bikes. My daily driver is a mint, modified ZX-11. I currently own 4 bikes. I am also a professional pilot. Machines have been my life almost all my life. Don't tell me about passion.

Perhaps you can explain to me how I'm doing a disservice somehow by restoring a select few bikes to showroom mint condition. How is that in anyway a negative. Why don't I restore a 82 Chevy Chevette? Or an 88 Kawasaki 305? Why doesn't anybody? Duh! No interest, no value, no style, no fun.

Paso= interest,value,style,fun.

Oh yes, the purests. The keepers of the faith. And I am the Heretic. Shame on me.

(I guess I must be in a bad mood today, sorry)

bf-fly · Post by **bf-fly** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:18 pm

Pasos are timelessly beautiful machines and should be recognized as such!

AMEN! So what's wrong with keeping one for the long haul?

Desmo_Demon · Post by **Desmo_Demon** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:52 pm

This clean, fairly low-mileage 750 went for $3400......

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1988-Duc ... dZViewItem

bf-fly · Post by **bf-fly** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:54 pm

Yeah, I was watching that out of curiosity. Maybe it's a good sign, mine is everybit as nice with 5300 miles. Time will tell. 1 year to be considered a classic, 6 to be an antique.

As a note, I've ridden it just a little bit. Never fails to put a smile on my face. I dig it. I'm going easy on it until I put on fresh belts and a valve adjustment.

bf-fly · Post by **bf-fly** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:37 pm

I just discovered something VERY COOL.

I believe that I have the Last Paso 750 built!!!

752608

That should help it value!!!!!!!! 5300 miles!!!!!!!!!!

bf-fly · Post by **bf-fly** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:55 pm

Actually I'd better ask fasterdammit to double check his book, his post elsewhere on the site might be cut off. It may be the first 88.

"For a whopping total of 4863 Paso 750s. From frame number 750001; 751081-751480 (US) and from 752608 (1988)."

persempre907 · Post by **persempre907** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:39 pm

For sure the 750 were built in the 1989, when it was introduced the 906, and may be also in 1990.
A friend of mine got a 1990's Paso 750, even if I can't tell if it was built in the 1990, or was a dead stock.
Ciao

Finnpaso · Post by **Finnpaso** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:03 pm

I want to remind, that its another thing, when Paso was build and when it was "put to street" (registered). There are also "old Pasos", what are put to street later, maybe SOME 2-3 years later after they have build. Everybody knows, how they transported back to EU markets many 750 Pasos from usa, when usa people didnt want to buy those, cause price was "too high", compared to jap bikes of those times...(one small ugly thing in Ducati history...) I think, more important is that register year, than build year.... Surely condition of "so old bike" is most important!

Desmo_Demon · Post by **Desmo_Demon** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:49 pm

Finnpaso wrote:I want to remind, that its another thing, when Paso was build and when it was "put to street" (registered).

I've often heard of 1986 Ducati 750F1 bikes in the USA that were registered and titled as '87 models. I think there have been other models that were the same way....registered and titled 1-2 years after it's actual year of manufacture.

bf-fly · Post by **bf-fly** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:22 pm

Well I'd like him to check his book or anybody else that has it. At least according to his post (see idle noise) it would seem that mine may be the first 1988 built. Bikes at the end of the production line may have been titled as 89's or 90's but that's not likely for the first of 88.

Obviously when I first looked at his post, then my title, mine was the last number he listed so I thought mine was last. On further inspection it seem rather clear that his post was cut off. His bike is actually a much later serial number than mine, so that's not possible. If I can make the case after further study that mine was the first 1988 built, then it helps my value over the long run as I plan on keeping it origional, with very low milage anyway. In fact, if it turns out to be true, I may put it in a show or two when I'm done cleaning it up.

As a side note, I have a panel of my bike at a paint supplier having it precisely matched. When it's done in a week, assuming it's spot on, I'll share the paint codes/formula on this site so you guys can duplicate it. It will be PPG paint.