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Old 03-10-2020, 05:47 PM   #1
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Highland Monster

Hello, I'm Nick.

I got on two wheels in the '90s and the Monster became one of those bikes that I would own one day... Life happened and no Ducatis happened. And then no bikes at all for a number of years.

I picked up a 1996 M750 in March and have been slowly improving it. And then this week I couldn't resist the dry clutch rattle and bought an inexpensive 1995 M900

The 750 is the cleaner and nicer bike but the 900 is the one I'm going to keep, I'm pretty sure.

I'm in Nairn in the Highlands and can't remember the last time I saw any Monster on the roads round here. So I'm hoping this place will be where I can come for information and maybe one day to offer something back once I've learned enough. In the mean time, I'll try to post some work in progress pics as I go.

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Old 03-10-2020, 06:12 PM   #2
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Hi Nick, welcome aboard, pictures can be a challenge I am afraid but help is usually at hand. Can't wait to see your monsters
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Old 03-10-2020, 06:18 PM   #3
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Hello, I'm Nick.

I got on two wheels in the '90s and the Monster became one of those bikes that I would own one day... Life happened and no Ducatis happened. And then no bikes at all for a number of years.

I picked up a 1996 M750 in March and have been slowly improving it. And then this week I couldn't resist the dry clutch rattle and bought an inexpensive 1995 M900

The 750 is the cleaner and nicer bike but the 900 is the one I'm going to keep, I'm pretty sure.

I'm in Nairn in the Highlands and can't remember the last time I saw any Monster on the roads round here. So I'm hoping this place will be where I can come for information and maybe one day to offer something back once I've learned enough. In the mean time, I'll try to post some work in progress pics as I go.

Cheers
Yay! 900's are my favorite too.

To post pics on this forum you will need to use https://postimages.org/ or similar.

I'm not a great soiurce of info on these bikes despite owining one for a few years, but there are many regulars who are both knowlegable (think professor) and friendly. I doubt you will have questions they can't answer!

Welcome along.

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Old 03-10-2020, 06:42 PM   #4
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Hello.

I spent a thoroughly enjoyable weekend is Scotland at the end of August, based in Inverness. There are so many good roads up there but don't tell anybody, we'll keep it for ourselves
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Old 03-10-2020, 06:44 PM   #5
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Welcome friend. Glad to see your on board, and looking forward to the Monster experience. I'm just up the road..
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Old 03-10-2020, 07:07 PM   #6
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Hello and welcome on board!
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Old 03-10-2020, 08:58 PM   #7
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Yay! 900's are my favorite too.

To post pics on this forum you will need to use https://postimages.org/ or similar.

I'm not a great soiurce of info on these bikes despite owining one for a few years, but there are many regulars who are both knowlegable (think professor) and friendly. I doubt you will have questions they can't answer!

Welcome along.

JEZ
Thanks for the postimages tip. I used to use photobucket for forums before it disappeared up its own backside.



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I spent a thoroughly enjoyable weekend is Scotland at the end of August, based in Inverness. There are so many good roads up there but don't tell anybody, we'll keep it for ourselves
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Welcome friend. Glad to see your on board, and looking forward to the Monster experience. I'm just up the road..
Thanks! And great to know there's a fellow sufferer close by. What Monsters have you got?



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Old 03-10-2020, 09:27 PM   #8
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Welcome aboard, as mentioned plenty of help on the forum. Pop some pictures up , good to see a monster!
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Old 04-10-2020, 09:26 AM   #9
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Welcome to the forum Nick.
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Old 08-10-2020, 02:59 PM   #10
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Hi there. I'm in Dundee and have blasted up to Nairn over the Lecht on my M900ie quite a lot of times. You should consider joining the Scottish Ducati Club. There's also Ducati up North on FB. The D.U.N. website is now read only but there is sure to be plenty of info on there to help you out.
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Old 08-10-2020, 07:02 PM   #11
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BTW i will keep those bits for you, I just need to find a box for them.
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