Scramblers hold little value, sad reality. It's an entry level Ducati with not so entry level maintenance. A scrambler and $2,000 desmo services doesn't quite lend itself to value retention.
Is it just the desmo service though? It's def a big factor with a lot of Ducati bikes, but I feel like I've seen weak resale values on Scramblers that were nowhere near approaching desmo service mileage, and probably being bought by people who wouldn't get close to it for years to come.
I'm always open to a good deal on what could be a fun bike to play with for a season or two, if I think I can sell it when I'm done playing and break even or even make a couple bucks. I've come across a few Scrambler ads the last few times that impressed me with the fun-factor-per-dollar value (by Ducati standards, obviously) and wondered why they don't hold their value as well as it feels like they should.
I always figured it was because either
a) These bikes suffer from the same ridiculous insurance rates as Monsters and other Ducatis - turns out, not the case. While my 1,200cc 2017 Triumph Bonneville T120 costs me $945/yr, and an 8 year older 2009 Ducati Monster 696 would have been $1,004/yr, I was quoted on a 2015 Ducati Scrambler Icon is a reasonable $746/yr.
So then I figured, maybe it's just
b) these bikes were for people who like
fun, urban motorcycles, and the people buying entry level Ducatis in the GTA only want Monsters instead, so it's a motorcycle that would be more popular in other markets (basically everywhere but North America) where the bike would be more appreciated for what it is.
I don't know enough about these bikes to know what the real answer is, just throwing out hypothesis *shrug*
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