Thread: My first Ducati
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Old 11-11-2015, 12:52 AM   #7
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Now THAT, in my opinion, is most definitely the correct choice.
Looks like a nice, unmolested example too.
And pretty, in orange and black.

My first Ducati was a orange M750.
8 or 9 yrs later its still my only Ducati (though its blue now).
Does everything I need, and does it very nicely.
Its a keeper for sure.
Its never yet needed dealer servicing and it stopped depreciating years ago.
Its actually a very cheap bike to run if you do your own servicing.
The aircooled, 2-valve monsters are great to work on.
Apart from oil/fluid changes, the major service expenditure is changing the belts.
Its actually really easy peasy and worth thinking about doing this yourself if you're even moderately handy with the spanners..
See here ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vzPZ84ZRjU
Either way, the belts are supposed to be changed every second year, unless you do particularly high mileage.....worth checking when yours were last done.

I hope you love it as much as I do my 750.
You'll have a tad more power, a sixth gear, and fuel injection (avoiding winter carb icing), so it bodes well.
Single sider looks trick too ...though personally I prefer the sensible double sider, but the single has the look.

If its a plastic tank, use premium fuel and check the forum for info on tanks swelling and how to avoid.
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