Best and worst depreciating bikes revealed

The Ducati 1098 Tricolour was the best new bike investment last year, price experts Parkers have revealed.

The multicoloured superbike lost less than a quarter of its full sticker-price value. That compares with the worst-performing Ducati – the 749 Dark – which lost almost half its value in 12 months.

You can read the full story in this week’s MCN but if you’re in the market for a bike of any of the big brands, you’ll want to know which of their machines have been best at holding or burning cash in the last year.

The wrong choice of model could cost you over £2500 in wasted cash!

Best and worst depreciators by brand in 2008

	BEST	WORST
DUCATI	1098 Tricolour Lost: 24.1% (£3851)	749 Dark Lost: 48.4%(£3871)
HONDA	VTX1800C-5 Lost: 24.6% (£2519)	VTR1000 F-4 Lost: 41.1% (£2,751)
SUZUKI	GSX-R750 K7 Lost: 24.6% (£1955)	DR-Z400S K7 Lost: 46.2% (£1942)
YAMAHA	FZ1 Fazer Lost: 27.7% (£2105)	XT660R Lost: 43.4% (£1,966)
KAWASAKI	VN1600 D6F Lost: 25.1% (£2413)	ZX1200-B6F Lost: 46.3% (£4323)
TRIUMPH	America Lost: 22.6% (£1,345)	Daytona 955i Lost: 45% (£3,375)
BMW	R1200GS Adventure Lost: 17.5% (£1708)	K1200RS ABS Lost: 44.4% (£4597)