Ducati 998

£8395

If you scribbled out your dream garage list there’s a pretty strong chance the words ‘Ducati’ and ‘916’ would appear. 27 years after it was first available the V-twin still makes grown adults quiver, but owning one might be a bit… shall we say predictable? Yes, let’s say that. So buy this 998 instead. Introduced in 2002 it looks, sounds and feels like a 916, but has greater performance from its Testastretta engine and almost a decades-worth of refinement. This example is from Japan (no salt = no corrosion) and has done under 20,000 miles. And it’s yellow, so it’s cool.