FOR FAIR RESERVE: PERFECT, LOW MILES, SHOWROOM CONDITION DUC HPM 796 w/ WARRANTY

FOR A MODEST. FAIR RESERVE:

2012 Ducati Hypermotard 796

ZDM1YAAN4CB026398

2. 00 miles

Factory warranty through May 2015

No outstanding issues

Collectible last year of original design

A fast. light. delightful motorcycle

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One owner. unmodified. showroom condition HPM for a rider who appreciates a new Ducati at a discount.

Never dropped or scratched. perfect cosmetics. Bought and serviced at Fast by Ferracci. Respectfully broken in. ready to ride across country or around town. Andiamo! Subito!

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MAMA MIA! SHE CAN?ˆ™T BE TALKING TO ME.   I was just back from vacationing in Italy where the resurrected Guzzi V7s and Hypermotards were everywhere. scattered like skateboards in alleys. on sidewalks. doorsteps and especially in the back of my mind with the booming. tympanic growl from the streets of Borgo Panigale looping over and over. Please understand. With three Hail Marys and even more Our Fathers. I confess I have no business owning this bike at my age. It came on to me so seductively like Sophia Loren leaning over my shoulder to grade my Italian pop quiz while substitute teaching in my dreams. ?ˆ?La sensazione in sella alla Ducati ?© di comfort e padronanza del mezzo. ?ˆ? I stammer and have no idea. but I think she insists I will feel more comfortable if she can take over. So I submit and prematurely pull out my checkbook. Looking up and around the showroom. blinking and breathing again. it?ˆ™s impossible to walk around Fast by Ferraci. thumb through a brochure. discover the centerfold and not go numb. I don?ˆ™t have a hairy-chested bravado. a pair of shrunken white polyester slacks or a single thumping idea on how to please an Italian supermodel. but I know there are a million younger bucks out there who will gladly give it a try so I can settle on down.

AFTER A LIFETIME OF MOTORCYCLING. nbsp; I?ˆ™M CLEANING OUT MY GARAGE.   At seventy-two years old. I?ˆ™ve retired as a lifetime diesel mechanic and am simplifying my life. Sleeping in later. Reading the paper in it?ˆ™s entirety. Ignoring the phone. It?ˆ™s great not having any more daily grease under my nails and the thought of performing another oil change on anything is losing it?ˆ™s appeal by the day. Besides. my son always has an extra bike around to ride on any perfect afternoon without ever having to pick up a wrench and do any maintenance. After a lifetime of riding anything with a kickstart. a relaxed ride in my car among a sea of inattentive smart phone users is more attractive now than guessing who wants to take me out along with this la Bolognese meccanica Italian supermodel. I?ˆ™m the original owner of this Ducati. And it is perfect. It hasn?ˆ™t any knicks. scrapes. scuffs or bruises. Never been dropped. Wiped with a chamois. dried with a diaper. Only once. It lives under a cover and has never seen rain. It is simply a perfect air-cooled ride. And with the low mileage. it deserves a new owner that wants a showroom bike without a monthly payment. Ridden here and there with the most absolute pleasure and fear. I am embarrassed. The nubs are still on the tires. It probably has logged more miles rolling around my heated garage. I fully appreciate that the dollars invested in motorcycles are sometimes financially a fool?ˆ™s love. so I?ˆ™m saying good buy. Of all the bikes I?ˆ™ve had the luxury to live with over the years. this is surely a favorite. The look. the sound. nimble and sure. it is easy as pie to enjoy around town and ride for hours. With an upright. neutral riding position. it is a back road dancer and a highway dart. I highly recommend this Ducati model for anyone interested in an exciting. all-round motorcycle. It is a great example of what the Italians build best: a simple. air-cooled personality that makes for a classic bike.

PICKUP within one hour of Wilmington. Delaware or Philadelphia. Pennsylvania recommended. Cash or certified check preferred. due upon actual delivery and inspection. simply swapped for title and motorcycle. Trusted Ebay seller with excellent rating. Bike is currently registered and garaged. ready for leaf-peeping till the frost moves it into a living room to wait out winter.

VAN DELIVERY possible within a day?ˆ™s drive from Philadelphia for a tank of fuel. once the bike is paid for. If needed. let?ˆ™s discuss.

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