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Old 14-12-2019, 06:48 PM   #1
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First Ducati...

Hello there

I’m just in the process of purchasing my 1st Ducati and have chosen the 797 monster , and was wondering if it’s as good as it looks ,I’ve been riding for over
40 years ,not a big believer in all out power makes a good bike ,just looking
For the smile factor .
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Old 14-12-2019, 10:41 PM   #2
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Virtually the same motor as my S2R, just euro reg strangled.

Nice choice to start with and I imagine quite easy to steal back 5+bhp though I doubt if you'd really notice it but some judicious tweaks will give you a much smoother ride and better power delivery.

They're all good fun bikes, LOL but wouldn't we all say that here
Nowhere near as buzzy as a Japanese 4 motor but very engaging to ride and honestly a bit under rated by many. You aren't going to win too many drag races against similar capacity multi's and you will be down on top end which means you have to ride the bike and not just blindly nail the throttle.
Think sympatico


Having said that my other Ducati can hit 70 in about 3.5 seconds and is pushing 100+ in a sliver over 5 and the GPS data for the top end (I bottled before the rev limiter kicked in) was a bit more than was healthy for life, limb and licence
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Old 14-12-2019, 10:57 PM   #3
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Hello there

I’m just in the process of purchasing my 1st Ducati and have chosen the 797 monster , and was wondering if it’s as good as it looks ,I’ve been riding for over
40 years ,not a big believer in all out power makes a good bike ,just looking
For the smile factor .
Mark
I've never ridden a 797, but its a Monster so its bound to be great! Welcome & enjoy.
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Old 15-12-2019, 04:15 AM   #4
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i ride its older cousin the 750 with only 5 gears and love them ,, the 797 has more HP and 6 gears so its gotta be good with a bit of fiddlin to release it from euro 5 prison
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Welcome to the forum longreach, i'm enjoying my first monster after 40 years of riding.
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Old 15-12-2019, 10:31 AM   #6
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Like Jerry, I ride the earlier M750.
Now, I might be unusual in my attitude but for me its all the bike I'll ever need.
Had it for 15yrs now and it still ,makes me grin.
On the right kind of roads its faster than I am.
Its a keeper for absolute certain.
Its my only road bike too .. it doesn't sit in the garage alongside anything else other than a trailie thumper for the winter.
And I too have been riding for over 40yrs.

Welcome along and enjoy the ride.
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Old 15-12-2019, 04:44 PM   #7
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My wife's from Stourport on Severn...

Welcome, got any pics of the bike??
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Hello and welcome.

I agree with you, and some of the most fun I've had has been on 'smaller' bikes, not all of which were mine. I had a 696+ for a while, which I believe has similar output to a 797. It was the lowest powered bike I've ever owned but it was loads of fun!

I do have to say that the novelty factor of chucking a small light bike around did wear off after about a year so I bought the evo instead, but if you're happy with the 797 that's all that counts. Enjoy!
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Hello there

I’m just in the process of purchasing my 1st Ducati and have chosen the 797 monster , and was wondering if it’s as good as it looks ,I’ve been riding for over
40 years ,not a big believer in all out power makes a good bike ,just looking
For the smile factor .
Mark
Welcome to the Ducati fold and (hopefully) the delights of Monster ownership.

Out of the current Monster range I actually think the 797 is the most true to the original with it's similar styling and air cooled motor, which I am guessing is the same that powers the 800 Scramblers, now quite refined by fuel injection compared to it's carb'd predecessors, of which my '97 900 still puts the biggest smile on my face after almost twenty years of ownership and 'just' thirty seven years of legally riding motorcycles.

But lets not get started on the air/water cooled debate- it was mentioned once here and went on for ever- lets just hope you've chosen a red one because they're faster .

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It was the lowest powered bike I've ever owned but it was loads of fun!

I do have to say that the novelty factor of chucking a small light bike around did wear off after about a year
I am guessing that you never went through the ranks of various 'pedal and pop's' around the garden and local woodland before having to endure either the 250 or 125cc route onto two wheels then?

As for the novelty wearing off, I think a lot of it depends on the roads you ride most- but even then it's easy to blast past in a straight line and then hold people up in the corners

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