This one has been on the site before, but this time it’s selling for good as it’s a $1 no reserve auction. It has been relisted twice since we saw it the first time and at it’s lowest reserve price of $14k, failed to get a bid. So if you were on the fence this might be your chance to get a deal. Good luck to buyers and seller!
dc
2002 Ducati 998S Bostrom for sale on eBay
quote from the seller:
I’m selling my all-time favorite bike.
This is a 2002 Ducati 998s Ben Bostrom limited edition super bike. It is built to commemorate Ben Bostrom’s 998 and is signed by him on the gas tank with a clear coat on top. There were only 155 of these built. This is number 151.
Unlike the Troy Bayliss edition with 400 produced, the Ben Bostrom edition is much more rare and only seen in magazines or online. I’ve never seen one on the road or at exhibitions.
This bike is totally fresh with a new lithium battery, brand new tires and fluids. Belts are fresh and everything is stock except the exhaust which is a Marving Carbon. I have the original system as well. Some of the stock highlights are carbon fairings, Ohlins forks, Ohlins rear and Ohlins steering damper. Carbon chain guard and fender, carbon license plate assembly.
There is a small scrape on the back fairing that happened when I swung my foot over the back the first time.
I’ve wanted this bike for a long time and am really sorry to see it go. I guarantee the next person to own it will never feel like any bike will ever compare. These bikes are appreciating quickly so this is your rare chance to get one. I’m starting this auction for $16000 even though the bike is worth well over that. If you don’t want to draw attention to yourself, don’t buy this bike. It is far from a sleeper and absolutely flies down the road.
This is the bike that even the Ducati dealer walks out to check it out.
Hands down the worst paint/graphics scheme EVER for a Ducati 916 series body. Just defecates over those beautiful lines and proportions. I could never choose this and look at it every day- it looks like something Roland Sands or OCC would do.
Seems a bit mean spirited? It’s obviously the guys pride and joy and who cares if you like it?
Translations;
“I’m selling my all time favorite bike”=I’m colorblind and couldn’t afford a legit R or SPS model.
“It’s worth well over $16k”=it’s worth between $10k and $12k, optomistically.
“It absolutely flies down the road”=the motor is a bone stock 998, which go for about $7k.
I’ve ridden every Ducati sportbike (besides a Desmosedici), and own a 1098. I’d say that the 998 is by far the most fun, and this is a nice example. There’s freaking 55 bids and three days to go on this bike at $9600. I’m very curious what the last bid will be. Whomever wins this bike is going to be really psyched. You don’t see these all that often.
Blue frame and wheels (Blue on a Ducati is like blue on a Ferrari, it doesn’t look bad but it doesn’t look right either), 4 non matching shades of gold (Ohlins Gold Forks, Brembo Gold Calipers, and the 2tone gold flames), zigzag lines under the stars and on the tank that don’t continue onto the tail section… It looks like they had a design competition where instead of picking one design they hastily cobbled together bits from each into one design that only Ted Nugent could love. Other than the questionable paint job was there anything that made these more special/better than the Bayliss or regular 998s?…
No, nothing other than atrocious paint and graphics, and wait for it…a limited edition number plate on the triple clamp! What added value and collectabilty- what unexpected and clever marketing from Ducati. We get it- Ben Bostrom is American, so whoa, lets give it big STARS like the flag, and paint it red white and blue. And green flames, like a hot rod- that’s Amercian, too, right- USA USA USA!
Carbon fairings made it more special than a Bayliss or standard S.
Did it sell?
The listing shows a sale of $9500.
dc
Man some of you guys are straight-up assholes. It’s not like this guy painted the bike himself. It’s not like the 998 was EVER considered to be a shitty bike. Some of you guys need to chill the hell out.