Winter project

Got this today should be a cheap and reliable bike when its finished

Engine rattles like a bag of spanners but they say with Ducatis if it don't rattle its broken

seems to run ok and for only being about 10hp up on my sv seems quite a bit faster

Nice...like the look of those old Dukes...

Does much need doing? Looks ok from here...

[Wideboy]

very nice

At first glance that really appeals to me, like all the older Ducatis. But the more i look at it, the less i like it.

Still nice though.

[jambo]

That looks really nice. Don't expect it to be a trouble free ownership though (Ask Lucky!)

Looks very cool, I like the old supersports. Hmm, same engine as mine......where do you live?

As Jambo said, my Ducati-owning experience has been far from trouble free (about to sell the thing as I've had enough and spent a fortune), but when the bike has been working it's been awesome fun.

Get some Silkolene Pro FST in the tank to get rid of the carb icing too

Originally Posted by jambo

That looks really nice. Don't expect it to be a trouble free ownership though (Ask Lucky!)

Cant be that bad

Hi lucky i live in Hamilton just outside Glasgow

What kinda problems have you had ?

as for carb icing mine has oil heated carbs on it so should be ok

Originally Posted by Davie

Hi lucky i live in Hamilton just outside Glasgow

What kinda problems have you had ?

as for carb icing mine has oil heated carbs on it so should be ok

Where should I begin? To be honest my Monster 900 has been bad in the 9 month's I've had her, even by the old Ducati standards....I bought a bit of a lemon you see. In that time I've had 3 engine stud bolts shear, a dropped value guide (required a top-end rebuild and), failed starter motor, failed ignition pack and now a suspected failed pickup coil. Mine's a year older than yours and I think it had been stood for a good while before I bought it. In total I've put around 14000 miles on her and I'm now selling it because I need something more reliable.

Keep an eye on the oil level, especially on motorway runs, and you'll have a blast on her

Here are some pics of mine


EDIT -> Also keep an eye on the rear sproket nuts as they like to come loose if they're not fitted properly

Originally Posted by Lucky

EDIT -> Also keep an eye on the rear sproket nuts as they like to come loose if they're not fitted properly

Does yours have sprocket bolts or studs and nuts? I once stopped to help a guy on a broken down 888 and it was a sprocket bolt that had unwound itself. Took a huge gouge out of the swingarm. I had tools in the van so I bolted it back in and offered to take him and the bike home, but he declined and said he'd be ok to ride where he had a Monster swingarm he could fit. I certainly wouldn't have ridden it with half of the swingarm thickness it had before.