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VIN issue 1995 Ducati 900SS/SP
Hi Everyone,
I'm a new DUCATI owner and new to this forum, but VERY excited to get started on my new bike. The purchase was somewhat painful as right after a price was agreed upon (no transfer of money), the owner decided to disclose something. He was the second "local" owner, only having the bike 3 months (800 miles). The prior owner, "local" as well owned this bike for 7yrs unaware of the disclosed information. I talked to him and he seemed like a very stand up guy. He bought the bike on ebay in 2002.
Here is are the concerns (even though I own the bike now). I do have a title in hand that matches the description of the bike, but the head set on the frame is lacking a VIN. This info threw me for a loop, but in the end I felt ok about the purchase, especially knocking the price down from $4300 to $3450. The bike is absolutely immaculate and I had 2 DUCATI friends come take a look and ride and they were extremely impressed. The condition of the bike is amazing and looks like almost new. It is beautiful and I'm a VERY proud owner.
I did discover last night that the engine number does not match the VIN on the title that I have. Should this be a concern? I did read one thread that mention it was common on these older bikes for the engine number to not match the frame number. Of course there is no number on the frame, but I do have a VIN on the title.
Anyway, sorry for the long winded explanation, but I wanted to introduce myself, and share the experience. Any advice/thoughts you could offer would be greatly appreciated. I will post pics soon.
Hi Everyone,
I'm a new DUCATI owner and new to this forum, but VERY excited to get started on my new bike. The purchase was somewhat painful as right after a price was agreed upon (no transfer of money), the owner decided to disclose something. He was the second "local" owner, only having the bike 3 months (800 miles). The prior owner, "local" as well owned this bike for 7yrs unaware of the disclosed information. I talked to him and he seemed like a very stand up guy. He bought the bike on ebay in 2002.
Here is are the concerns (even though I own the bike now). I do have a title in hand that matches the description of the bike, but the head set on the frame is lacking a VIN. This info threw me for a loop, but in the end I felt ok about the purchase, especially knocking the price down from $4300 to $3450. The bike is absolutely immaculate and I had 2 DUCATI friends come take a look and ride and they were extremely impressed. The condition of the bike is amazing and looks like almost new. It is beautiful and I'm a VERY proud owner.
I did discover last night that the engine number does not match the VIN on the title that I have. Should this be a concern? I did read one thread that mention it was common on these older bikes for the engine number to not match the frame number. Of course there is no number on the frame, but I do have a VIN on the title.
Anyway, sorry for the long winded explanation, but I wanted to introduce myself, and share the experience. Any advice/thoughts you could offer would be greatly appreciated. I will post pics soon.
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