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18-03-2020, 08:50 PM | #1 |
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Back on a Ducati after all these years
I bought a 2010 Monster 1100 a few weeks ago, 11000 miles, just serviced including cambelts. I've only ridden it once and thought I'd made a mistake because it handled like a pig on roller skates, then I checked the tyre pressures 25psi front, 30psi rear! I should have known not to trust a dealer
Anyway, I had a bevel drive 900 back in the 1980s, sold it for £1700 shortly after giving Steve Wynn a large sum of money to rebuild the engine after it ate its big end bearings and broke a rod. I was skint, I needed the money The Monster is a lot more refined, more comfortable and hopefully a lot more reliable. |
18-03-2020, 09:52 PM | #2 |
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Very different beast but still very similar, as you say the current models are more refined but just as good to ride.
There might be an upside to this covid biz.. quieter roads and the more lethal drivers stuck in small loops trying to buy toilet roll, beans and eggs Enjoy
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19-03-2020, 06:34 AM | #3 |
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Beware the beans, egg and toilet roll cycle. Good advice, you don't want to get caught in that madness.
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Roast Beef Monster! Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage |
19-03-2020, 09:04 AM | #4 |
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Looks like a nice clean bike with a few tasteful extras.
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19-03-2020, 10:26 AM | #5 |
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Welcome to the forum Druid, I've only owned two Ducati's, an 860 GTS in the 80's and a Monster 1200s now. Your Monster looks good, what bikes did you have in between?
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19-03-2020, 10:39 PM | #6 | |
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2010 MV Agusta Brutale 2009 Aprillia Dorsoduro 2005 Yamaha R1 1976 Suzuki GS750 2006 Triumph Speed Triple 1050 1995 VFR750 2003 Speed Triple 955i 2004 Honda Firestorm 1992 CBR600 1994 VFR750 1988 CBR600 1983 Yamaha XJ900 1984 Honda VF750F 1976 CB400/4 I may have missed one or two, and I still have the GS750 as well |
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20-03-2020, 08:12 AM | #7 |
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And did the MV Brutale hit The Spot? Gorgeous bikes to look at but far too revvy for my tastes and probably not suited to UK roads. I'll make do with the MV chassis on my two Cagiva Raptors...
Nick PS Welcome back to Ducati-land! |
20-03-2020, 10:31 AM | #8 | |
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21-03-2020, 09:21 AM | #9 | |
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I always fancied a Bimota myself and very nearly bought a very cheap non running Mantra before the S4! Anyway welcome along Peter enjoy the ride!
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21-03-2020, 10:01 AM | #10 |
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Welcome aboard Druid.
Really like the bevelhead, you could retire on the sale of that, if you still had it! My only ride on a bevel was a short test ride in Milton Keynes.. I loved it and all those roundabouts.. Sadly the seller played sillybuggers and I didn't buy it. Your 1100 looks tidy, but someone has stuck your knee pads on the wrong sides, upsidedown (comment from serial AJS and Matchless owner) Enjoy your new bike mate and beware the deadly Giant Blue Anaconda!
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21-03-2020, 01:39 PM | #11 | |
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I thought the 1050 was much better, a little bit more power, better suspension, a lighter clutch and a much more comfortable seat made all day rides a pleasure rather than a pain. I think it loos better too, I'd have another one, but only a round headlamp model. |
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22-03-2020, 05:07 AM | #12 | |
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22-03-2020, 09:58 AM | #13 |
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I don't think I've seen that one on it's own, only in your Sea of bikes..
It looks quite acceptable to me. My old Bosch lamp looks comfortable in there, as if it grew there, a very neat conversion. I can see several components common to Monsters, there's probably some I can't see too.
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22-03-2020, 02:34 PM | #14 | |
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Still, thanks for posting Nick and it's obviously a very interesting and rare bike and one for the cognoscenti but ultimately that may be its downfall since it didn't have the popularity of either the Monster or TL so it's probably a bit limited what upgrade bits you could get if you wanted to customise it a bit? Not to mention spares. I still regret not getting the Bimota for the exclusivity but at the end of the day that would probably put me in the same niche bike ownership situation and would not have lead me to this forum. So I think in the end I did the sensible thing for a change and I'm so glad to be part of the UKMOC lot, even if I am in the S4/S4R water boilers minority group!
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22-03-2020, 04:38 PM | #15 | |
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A naked 90 deg v-twin Ducati is a thing of deep beauty, no matter what form it takes. And yes, the bikes seem to attract the nice people, don't they ? I've made many friends as a result. I too pondered a raptor for a while but to be honest, if you're going to get that close you might as well get a real Ducati. Similarly I also pondered an Aprilia Shiver but even though the name is a homonym for the closest I get to a religious icon, it wasn't enough to sway me even a teensy bit. Being realistic though, I was smitten since falling for the 750 bevels in the early 70s and from that point (february 1974, dragon rally to be precise) there was never going to be another bike that would scratch my itch. |
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