Help me buy my dream bike?!

[Murphysmons7er]

Hi all,
I finally have the opportunity to buy my dream bike! I'm on the hunt for a m600. Have any of you any advice on things I should look out for as I am buying used and the wife will kill me if I buy a duffer. I'm 28 and reasonably new to biking and would really appreciate any help.
This site is amazing and everyone seems Awesome.


"My mommy always said there were no monsters - no real ones - but there are."

[J.P]

Hello and a big welcome to the club.
Lots of help and advice around and the club really has picked up a bunch of new members this year.
Good luck on the hunt for a bike and check the for sale section as most members try selling through the UKMOC first. Otherwise the usual MCN, dealerships and small ads for a bike.

[Rally]

Welcome to a great Club, as J.P says, you will find all the info you need here and we have a great social life as well.
There are a few 600's on E-Bay at present that may be of interest.

[Blah blah]

Hello and don't discount the 750's bit like a 600 but with more power !

[chris yeatman]

hi and welcome.
i started off with a m750, great bike to start with as is the m600 but whatever u get it will give u a big grin!!

[steeevvvooo]

hello, and welcome. As said, this is a good place to pick up a bike, as club members tend to be a caring bunch,, and you can read some of the bikes history if they are regular posters! ;)

There's a nice orange 750 for sale on here at the moment. Might be worth considering...

[Yorkie]

Welcome to the club, the M600 is a great bike and ridden properly can perform very well.

I started with a M600, and over time it evolved into a 900ish. The only drama wil a Monster is the constant fettling to make it yours.

Yorkie

[Murphysmons7er]

Thanks for all the replies! Is there a lot of performance difference with the 750?

[Kameloil]

Hi,

New here too, I saw this bike up close and it looked really nice, maybe a bit more power than you were looking for but hey....:mand:

http://www.ducatiaylesbury.co.uk/used.php?category=MONSTER&id=644

[Murphysmons7er]

That is stunning! Probably a little too powerful for my first bike though. My neighbour owns a 996 and says I should start with a low powered model. I have previously ridden a Suzuki sv650 and had no bother with that though.
This is possibly a silly question but what is the difference with the standard m600 and the m600 dark?

[gary tompkins]

Thanks for all the replies! Is there a lot of performance difference with the 750?

M600 has around 53bhp and the M750 produces 64bhp

[steeevvvooo]

That S2R looks nice! As for too much power, lots on here have had an S2R 800 for a first big bike (or at least early on in their biking careers). It's not unmanageable, especially if you've had an SV650 before, and might give you some room to "grow into it".

Think the S2R 800 is about 80bhp while an SV650 is about 70ish?:scratch:

[Yorkie]

This is possibly a silly question but what is the difference with the standard m600 and the m600 dark?

Not at all, the Dark was the budget version of the range, they usually had basic non adjustable front forks (Which do the job), and a matt black tank.

Mine was originally a dark, i got it resprayed, some of them came with red or yellow frames and wheels.

If you started off with a SV650 then go bigger, S2R would probably be fine, just because it goes faster doesnt mean you have to. (Oh that felt so wrong typing that!!)

Yorkie

[Funkatronic]

s2r 800 was my first big bike and its very easy to ride and with plenty of grunt to keep you smiling. if you were happy on an SV650 an s2r 800 should not pose a problem

clutch is very light on the 800 compared the clutch on older 600's can be as heavy as the dry clutch bikes

s2r800 super good looking bike too what with single sided swing arm and shotgun stacked exhausts

dont discount the M620ie, its a great bike too and can be bought for very reasonable money

[J.P]

That is stunning! Probably a little too powerful for my first bike though. My neighbour owns a 996 and says I should start with a low powered model.

I'd just like to add, that when I bought my first bike, a M695 4 years ago, I had it a total of 6 months before I became a more confident and more experienced rider (with the help of a lot of specialist training), and I then wanted more power and more ability from the bike.
The thing is, if you follow a similar path with your first bike after 6 months, and year, or what ever, you're just sort of wasting money on one bike, then paying all those costs again to get another one.
I'd always recommend buying what you can stretch to comfortably, and save money by not swapping bikes further down the road.

[Kameloil]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/200935340786795/sort/priceasc/usedbikes/cc-to/700cc/cc-from/600cc/model/monster/make/ducati/postcode/wd31gl/page/1/radius/1500?logcode=p

Listen to Funkatronic...he knows his Monsters!

[J.P]

Is it just me, or do all these old bikes look way to high a price ?

[Chris & Nean]

Hey up m8 and welcome to this club. If you liked the SV650 you will love an S2R 800, thats exactly what I did, wife hired me an SV650 for the day, after decades away from bikes, and I then bought the S2R... easy bike to ride and plenty of poke :)

[He11cat]

Been a glut of m600 over 2 grand for sale on evilbay .. Thought it was a one of nope and I'm talking pre 2000 ones!

[utopia]

At that price, gimme a nice,mint, low mileage, orange M750 and best part of a grand to spend on mods, any day of the week....!!!
And, no...... I don't get commission on the sale.

[singletrack]

At that price, gimme a nice,mint, low mileage, orange M750 and best part of a grand to spend on mods, any day of the week....!!!
And, no...... I don't get commission on the sale.

I totally agree

You won't beat this one, and I am not on commission either.
http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/showthread.php?t=40201

[Murphysmons7er]

That orange 750 is stunning! It's certainly on my list of possibles.
This other one seems too good to be true at the price.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201111382248367/sort/priceasc/usedbikes/make/ducati/quicksearch/true/page/1/postcode/yo86lt/radius/1500?logcode=p

[Funkatronic]

I'd always recommend buying what you can stretch to comfortably, and save money by not swapping bikes further down the road.

very good advice

Listen to Funkatronic...he knows his Monsters!

your too kind but im a very much a pretender

that 620 is way over priced (by about £800- 1k)
you should be able to get good one with termis and a bit of bling for £ 2500 if you keep your eye out

i agree with utopia in that Chars 750 is a likely to be seriously good buy and you will have cash to spend on making it uniquely yours

[steeevvvooo]

That orange 750 is stunning! It's certainly on my list of possibles.
This other one seems too good to be true at the price.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201111382248367/sort/priceasc/usedbikes/make/ducati/quicksearch/true/page/1/postcode/yo86lt/radius/1500?logcode=p

It's nice, but not that cheap. As said, lots of the ones for sale at the moment are too expensive. :twak:

You can get a decent 600 for £1500 I recon (my 1st bike was a 2000 reg M600 with 3500 miles on that I paid about £1600 for 2 years ago). Sold it for over 2k but had brand new tyres, fresh service, tax, MOT etc etc with termis, and only about 8k ish on the clock if I remember? :scratch:

Anyway, for 1-1.5k you can get an average/good M600, 2k plus you should look at a very good condition 750/900 (such as the orange one above), or a more modern 620/695 if you can find one. For 3k+ you get into S2R 800 range... really does depend how much you want to spend... :spin:

[Murphysmons7er]

I really appreciate the info on pricing as I now have a gauge to go by. Everyone on this site has been really great. I can't believe how friendly you've all been to an annoying newbie.
I'm out monster shopping on Tuesday. My favourite is the orange 750 on this site but may be a little over my price range ( just bought a new car too And wifey thinks I'm too much of a speed freak to own a bike) . Ive got a feeling I'll of time on the bike and it'll probably become an obsession. Ha