No offense intended but no pragmatic enthusiast would pick an SP2 period.
SP2 is a bling/“collector?” bike.
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, when I came back to biking last year after 25 or so years away they had a new SP2 in it’s crate at my local dealer and nothing else available, so I could take the SP2 or wait until winter. I liked the look of the SP2 and my nostalgic memories of Ducati had a dry clutch sound in them, the carbon wheels looked amazing and so I got it. If they’d had a base or S then I probably wouldn’t have got the SP2 (probably the S as I thought I was going to mostly ride it on road). At that time I had no idea I would only want to ride it on track. I’d never been on track on a bike and thought I’d eventually try it on track. I did that once and lost interest in riding it on the road. I’ve got a SportClassic for the road and it’s perfect for that.
In defence of the SP2, if you like the options that are fitted then it makes sense and you certainly aren’t able to buy those wheels (that I don’t use) at WRS (or even from Ducati unless you own the SP/SP2 or Superleggera and need a replacement). If you were happy to use the carbon wheels on track and you could stomach the replacement cost for them then I think the SP2 is a fine choice. The dynamic suspension can be set to fixed as well.
I think it’s a great bike.
I don’t think it’s a collectible bike though and I don’t see it being spoken of in hushed tones and selling for big bucks in the future - maybe it will lose money at a slower rate. It’s not really important. Numbering bikes that are not limited production is bloody silly in my opinion.
It's not even a collector bike as it's just v4 with upgrades that you buy at omniaracing it or wrs.
Not the wheels though. But I agree - I don’t think it’s particularly collectible.
What spooky was hoping to hear was “yeah, it’s a great idea to move to an R as a track bike even though you don’t have the skills or talent to exploit it. Also buying an SP2 was such a great idea and no way lose your shirt on selling it”
Nope, I wasn’t hoping to hear anything. I don’t have the skills or talent to [fully] exploit a base. I’d suggest that you don’t either. So what? It’s a tired and worn out argument.
Buying the SP2 was a good idea and I’ve enjoyed it. I wouldn’t be changing it if I didn’t fancy experiencing the R while I can and I won’t lose my shirt on selling it. We might have different ideas on what ‘losing your shirt’ means and I suspect we are working on different budgets and/or priorities, which is fine. Here’s a funny thing - when I buy a new vehicle and then sell it at a later date I sort of know and expect that it’s going to sell for less than I paid. If I’m ok with that then you certainly don’t need to worry yourself about it.
Sometimes you seem overly concerned with how other people spend their money. It’s not something you should openly express. Maybe try to avoid making every second post personal?
Just get another bike for track and keep the SP in the office next to the wheels
I could but I don’t see the SP2 gaining any value and I don’t really need a bike as decoration. I’ve also no interest in riding it on the road. It makes no sense to me to have two V4 Panigale.
