it depends on what you mean by affordable? /5 and /6 BMWs as wellas R90s and R100s could still behad realtivley cheap if you are not looking got show room examples ($2000-3000). 80's and 90's beemers are probably going to be cheap but I just can't think of the models. Rosko got an awsome deal on his monolever paris-dakkar locally. I also don't see the "flying brick" BMWs selling for a lot these days (K series bikes) either.
Early monsters are also cheap (remember the model came out in 1993), I got offered a late 90's 750 for $1000 needing nothing (to be fair it did have title issues because it was registered in canada at one point). Pasos and other 80's ducatis (excepting the really rare models) can still be had in that same couple of grand range but I am pretty sure all of them have wiring issues). Some of the best deals I have seen though are on the supersports from the 90's (750s and 900s) essentially sportier monsters (the line the monster was created from) they don't have the hipster cache that the monster has nor are they considered sport bikes by the testrastretta crowd because they use the aircooled DS motor.
These are all bikes that have pretty much disappeared from the internet scene because the owners can't get what they think they are worth for them there, you will get a better deal locally through the paper. I read all the ebay ads and only found one duc supersport which was bid to slightly over $1500 with a little time left.
If you are talking about 60's ducs and bmws the answer is probably no but the small widecases tend to come up once in a while as affordable. in the 70's though Duc made a whole bunch of bikes that nobod talks about like the parallel twins (dahrma anyone) and the 860GTs which are unloved, voted the worst ducatis by many motorcycle mags, and can still be had for cheap. If you can get an 860GT because the parallel twin's undoing was 1) it was painfully slow, and 2) the valvetrain eats itself regularly.
Personally, I am going to disagree with FR and say try to find a supersport Duc, I feel they are the best bargains going. Plus they have that ducati sound.
Early monsters are also cheap (remember the model came out in 1993), I got offered a late 90's 750 for $1000 needing nothing (to be fair it did have title issues because it was registered in canada at one point). Pasos and other 80's ducatis (excepting the really rare models) can still be had in that same couple of grand range but I am pretty sure all of them have wiring issues). Some of the best deals I have seen though are on the supersports from the 90's (750s and 900s) essentially sportier monsters (the line the monster was created from) they don't have the hipster cache that the monster has nor are they considered sport bikes by the testrastretta crowd because they use the aircooled DS motor.
These are all bikes that have pretty much disappeared from the internet scene because the owners can't get what they think they are worth for them there, you will get a better deal locally through the paper. I read all the ebay ads and only found one duc supersport which was bid to slightly over $1500 with a little time left.
If you are talking about 60's ducs and bmws the answer is probably no but the small widecases tend to come up once in a while as affordable. in the 70's though Duc made a whole bunch of bikes that nobod talks about like the parallel twins (dahrma anyone) and the 860GTs which are unloved, voted the worst ducatis by many motorcycle mags, and can still be had for cheap. If you can get an 860GT because the parallel twin's undoing was 1) it was painfully slow, and 2) the valvetrain eats itself regularly.
Personally, I am going to disagree with FR and say try to find a supersport Duc, I feel they are the best bargains going. Plus they have that ducati sound.
