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16-01-2020, 12:59 PM | #1 |
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First year M900
Thinking of selling my first year monster, getting very hard to find now (in fact I havent seen another for sale in the 3-4 years I've owned this one).
It has the yellow suspension strut and you can play hunt the elephant with all the Cagiva logos. Note: The engine paint is very scabby. Mileage around 15k, need to check tonight. Bit of a run down. Nitron rear shock with black spring (the turquoise upsets my OCD) and MCT have rebuilt the forks Front brake callipers rebuilt with genuine Brembo seals New braided brake lines Belts, oil and filter done in May Carbs ultra-sonically cleaned and rebuilt Feb 2019 Just under £500 spent end of May setting up the carbs and various other bits Inc. Dyno jet kit (carbs still not perfect) and Oberon clutch slave Sil Moto exhausts, these are lovely and probably the best exhausts I've owned Fuel filter replaced last year K&N air filter, again serviced last year Pilot Road 3 tyres, loads of life in them Wheels powder coated new bearings etc. Cylinder head bolts replaced prior to my ownership have the receipt You'll notice it’s not the original fuel tank, I've been on the hunt for an original for years, found one, no dents, great condition, needs a small bit of paint/lacquer. However, I prefer the newer Ducati logo so have left it on the bike for now. I have lots of other bits that’ll come with the bike – original exhausts & shock, new Ducati chain & sprockets, original brake lines etc. I'd like £4k for it. Located in Bedfordshire, close to the M1. |
16-01-2020, 03:08 PM | #2 |
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Very Nice - Must resist.
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16-01-2020, 04:40 PM | #3 |
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Tidy looking bike.
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16-01-2020, 06:12 PM | #4 |
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Nice bike.! Glws
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18-01-2020, 06:20 AM | #5 |
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I know you say first year Monster but can you confirm the year of registration please.
Also the original exhausts, are they the in chamfered ones ? Many thanks.. |
18-01-2020, 07:53 AM | #6 |
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AND - An Audi - that can't be bad!
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18-01-2020, 08:53 AM | #7 | |
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I'll check the exhausts later as they are wrapped up in the loft and ive never unwrapped them. Just to confirm, they are unchamfered. Last edited by Stox; 18-01-2020 at 11:29 AM.. |
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18-01-2020, 09:23 AM | #8 |
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Nice looking bike. If all the stock parts included well worth it. Especially having carbon correct rear hugger on it. Notice that brake and possibly clutch reservoirs also changed to later style. Not such a bad thing but you will forgive me saying that value in these early bikes is also being relatively original .
Mine was also registered January 1994 but was the 1st. I still consider it 93 built . Great bike to ride or settle back .
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18-01-2020, 11:31 AM | #9 | |
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I've also got a proper Ducati headlight cowl that'll come with the bike. Last edited by Stox; 18-01-2020 at 11:50 AM.. |
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18-01-2020, 07:43 PM | #10 | |
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No cowl out of the box in ‘93 or ‘94, though plenty available as extras.
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19-01-2020, 10:19 AM | #11 |
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19-01-2020, 11:58 AM | #12 |
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If we’re being picky I am sure there are lots of things which aren’t original like the already mentioned master cylinders, the rear disc and the tank etc.
However, with so many original parts with the bike still (especially those un-chamfered exhausts) it looks like a relatively easy job to get it back to factory spec if that is your thing. Alternatively, with the ‘period’ parts on it (Sil-Moto cans, original shape carbon hugger, belt covers, tea tray and clutch cover) it also reflects the ethos of personalising the ‘blank canvas’ they were sold as. It would be nice to see the state of the frame on the left (near) side to see if the dreaded battery acid has done damage but if it were mine I think I would return the Master Cylinders to the coffin type purely as I think the look suits the bike better and get the original fuel tank on it for the correct (Cagiva) font but not go overly mad on restoring it, just ride and enjoy it as a nice honest looking early bike with age correct mods. But then again, running my albeit slightly later 900 that way I may be somewhat biased Good luck with the sale given what’s with it and assuming the frame’s not scabby the other side I’d say it won’t hang around too long.
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19-01-2020, 08:51 PM | #13 |
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I feel bad for asking this, as I in no way want to make any derogatory comments about the bike, if I had the cash hanging around I'd be seriously thinking about buying it, but I'm genuinely interested in the history of how the M900 evolved in the early years.
So to that end, I have to ask, did the early M900 come without the fully adjustable front forks? I notice the tops of the forks on this one don't have the adjusters. Nasher.
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19-01-2020, 10:02 PM | #14 | |
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19-01-2020, 10:05 PM | #15 |
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I thought they were the correct forks but I knew Albie would put us straight either way.
I have a brochure I picked up from CMW Motorcycles in Chichester dated November ‘94 which was the year they added the 600 alongside the 900 and the 900 in there has exactly the same looking forks with the only adjusters being at the bottom of the fork leg, presumably for rebound only? It doesn’t state the make but by the look of them I am guessing Showa as I think it wasn’t until our ‘97 900’s that appeared with the horrible Marzocchi’ forks signified by the blue top adjusters for setting rebound in one leg and compression in the other. 1995 remained the two capacity line up until 1996 when the 750 arrived. Not sure if it’s completely accurate but there is a timeline here: https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/...ster-timeline/
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