Ducati Monster Forum

I dont think i could ever sell my monster. Its my first bike ever bought it when i was 18. Yea its a 620 and not the fastest thing out there my any stretch but i don't think that matters a single bit. How bout you guys?
 

even if i wanted to no one would buy...

but i'll keep this one forever. the next ones are up fore sale at some point

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Which one?

No, but I'd trade it straight across for a well equipped, low miles DL650.

Sure I could sell my Monster if I was about to buy Kopfjager's bike. 
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Or any number of other Monsters that are a lot nicer than mine.

Already sold, unfortunately.

I've bought and sold a few Monsters and will likely do that to a few more bikes before I croak.  I've built a few and then sold them off as well.

To answer the OP though:  My *first* Ducati was my 1999 Monster 750 which I evolved (and am still doing so) into the Cafe-Racer.  I've racked up over 30K miles on it and just love that bike.  Pure and simple love.  The answer is No.  I could never sell that one.  No matter what happened to it.  They'll have to bury me with it.  Seriously....

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When it comes time for my Monster to go. I will likely give it to my mechanic. It has been my vision, but he did all the work, and I don't think anyone would appreciate it as much as he would.

I wouldn't let him know that.  He may put a hit out on you.  [laugh]

 :D

Like 'Stew I've put too much of myself into my Monster to ever sell it.

Maybe decree that it should be given a Viking funeral in the event of my death, or like a faithful servant of the Pharaoh, it should be buried with me.

Or bequeathed to my son or daughter, depending on who can do a better lap time at Sears' Point  [evil]

I just did  :'(

but I look at the Monster as a truly epic learning experience, I learnt a hell of a lot, I remember buying the bike and being nervous about bolting on simple Carbon fiber
parts, now I don't think twice about Belt changes, removing a swingarm or doing a valve adjustment.
And enjoyed every minute of it  [thumbsup]

Now I have owned a Monster, I will now keep my eye out for the next Monster project  [evil]

Sure.  I'd like to find a good deal on a GSX-R750.  I am also waiting on the FZ8 and BMW S600RR.

I don't have the emotional investment in my bike though.  I haven't put the time and energy in my bike that many on the board have.

I've sold two of them. ;D

I looked up the value of my bike in the latest issue of MCN and it is down to about $2500.  I've got about $10 k in engine mods., rebuilds, and farkles.  So, I just couldn't take that kind of loss.  Looks like it will stay in the family. 

I traded a perfectly good S4R to get an S4RS and took a beating, but because I had to have that deep sump engine, etc. etc.

No, I'll not do that again. And besides it's got over 35,000 mi. on it now and I'd REALLY take a beating on this one.

LA

I could sell my Monster ( '06 S2R1k). but i'd turn right around and buy an S4RS..... [thumbsup]

had mine listed a few months back and it almost sold, and it was really, really painful watching it go down the street with someone else on it (test ride).

def. would be a loss ($$$) with all the work put into it, but money's more important right now, so...

It would definitely be a loss. I've spent a lot of time and effort to make it my own and it will probably evolve into my track pregnant dog instead. I'm sure that if a financial situation came up that required immediate selling, then it would need to go. But as long as financially I'm stable, then I'm keeping it.

Finances?!?  HA!  I could've bought my own 3rd world country for what I have into my Cafe-Racer!  [laugh]

What I meant to say is if I get fired and my finances goes to the shitter. I'll be selling one of the cars and the bike along with every that's not strapped down. I've found myself rarely riding on the street, boring Florida roads don't attract my interest, so it would be difficult to convince myself that keeping the bike would be worthwhile if I couldn't take it to the track. But, as long as I'm financially stable, then I'm keeping the old girl around.

If I couldn't eat, then I'd have a different outlook as well duccarlos.  I was just thinking of how much $ I have into the bike....and I'm not done w/it yet is all.

I could use 1/10th of that $ right now!  [roll]

I think all of us could do with 1/10th of what we've put into out bikes. In your case, 1/10th is a lot, but we don't do this purely for financial gain. There's a lot to be said about the joy our bikes give us when we get it just right.

I bought the S4Rs as a sporty bike capable of two-up trips when required - which it is, now it has a custom seat and stiffer rear spring. Multistrada 1100 would have been much more sensible, but my passenger loved the top-end zip of the Testa engine and the classic Monster styling. (Have to admit, I didn't need all that much persuasion.)

Part of the thinking tho was that the Desmodue Multi would be a hard sell when they inevitably built a Testastretta Multi, which we would want. Whereas there would be plenty of takers for the maximum Monster.

It's funny how when you try and see a safe path into the future, you're always looking in the wrong direction. The basic thinking was right. Problem is, we can't seriously consider selling the S4Rs for the new Multi 1200.  [bang]

And even when I do raise the possibility of a trade, I meet stern resistance from my passenger. She's comfy enough, thank you. She enjoys packing extra-lite. Stopping every 150km for fuel isn't such an issue ... etc.

So it looks like we'll be following others on this board down the well worn path of dropping so much cash on custom bits for our Monster that we couldn't afford to get rid of her even if we wanted to.  [beer]

Sure, anyone want to buy mine?

  is near NC, idark,  between 800- 1000 air cooled, and have carbon fiber Termis?

Yup, i sold mine and bought a 1098  ;D

Yep, sold my '94 back in the spring of '08 and haven't had another since.

I miss her from time to time, but not enough to buy another. Unless the right S4Rs came along....

I'm keeping my M900.

We've seen a lot of asphalt from many different angles together.

I thought I could, but I was wrong.

Well, I just dropped mine off to the Transport company this morning, now all I have left is the Number/rego plate, some great memories and a shit load of Photo's!
It will start it's journey to it's new owner at the other end of the country.

Will I miss it? sure! Do I regret it? maybe a little, but with the plans the wife and I have, having the bike was just not convenient for us and our future plans of moving
Interstate, and starting a new life.

Now, I just have to keep an eye out for the next project!  [evil]

I sold my old one (01 M600) for a nice 00 M900 i'd only move from one to another [bow_down]

I just don't see myself letting go and seeing other people ride my monster ,so i'm hangin on to my baby!!!

I do miss it though but i can only afford one bike......it was fun for commuting and city riding but i primarily do sport riding.

No way I'm selling it, I'm bequeathing it to one of my kids as well!

Once the miles get a little high, I'll buy a new ride and just tick the monster over until one of th kids sparks an interest!

yeah, mines a keeper as well.
I've had it for nearly 15 yrs, done big trips on it as well as flogged it around the track.
A lot of bourban has been drunk planning the next mod or just gazing at it lovingly and procrastinating, and I've probably spent as much money on it as raising one of my kids!  ;D

she truly is the Italian mistress!  :)

I would be murdered if I did  8)

I like both my bikes, but I could see me selling them to move on to another project.

Only one person can kill you, so we would simply take turns hurting you really really badly.

Yes and not blink.

I told myself I would never think of selling it.  I'd just get another and always keep my first monster.  I am now on 2 months of unemployment with money getting tighter daily.  I am seriously considering it now.  Once I get it back from the dealer (getting the plastic tank replaced) I might just do it.

Yes - the last time I checked it was just a bike.

yeah, it's just a bike, but unless my children's well-being is threatened, it'll be hard.

I actually just picked up a new Hypermotard and had an offer for $4500 on the bike, but circumstances -- me dragging my feet and the local dealer taking their time with the rejet, conspired to let the opportunity pass, thouh I don't really regret it.  There's a lot of similarity in the functionality of the HM and the Monster, but unless the right person comes, I'm holding on to it.

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?????

Dude! 

What are ya sayin. 


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Stu's gonna kill me ('cept for the fact that he has right of first refusal), but I could sell my monster.  I don't ever plan to, but I *could* if I needed to.  Bikes are just stuff.  There will always be more stuff if you want/need.

That said, I would never sell it just to get another bike.  That's just silly.   ;D

Almost did today, then he backed out, which I was about to do to him. So in the end, it worked out. I think me and Duc will be brosexuals for life.

Would only kill you if you *didn't* offer me first right of refusal.  Torture first...then kill.

my first bike was 96 m900.  I loved it and it killed me to sell it.  I felt better when I got my S2R though  [cheeky]

i could if i had to, but i wouldn't want to

It would be the last thing to go if I had nothing left. 









I wonder what I could get for my wife....

id sell my Ducati Monster in a heart beat at the right price.

Betrayal? whatever, its just a bike, though it would probably be the last thing to go, not because its a Ducati MOnster, but because its my way of being free from the world (i cant afford a car).

Yea, maybe could sell it, but the kids would have to be more than hungry. They would have to already have lost some significant weight.

I sold my Black and Gold 900 Desmo SS and busted my ass to get the $$ to buy it back as soon as I possibly could.  I'm not doing that again.

The old Norton Commando isn't leaving either.

When my very significant other recently said, "why don't you sell that thing - "I thought you were going to sell that thing", I didn't even hesitate, or think for that matter before saying "you'll leave here before that motorcycle leaves here.  Yea, I paid a little price for that.  ;D

LA

i like my monster a lot, but i could sell.  i buy and sell bikes quickly.  my attention span is short and there's always another bike out there i want to ride.  right now i have my eye on a streetfighter (and a handful of other bikes). [beer]

Yeah I could sell it. In fact it's on the block now.
I dont' need to part with it, and would be ok with keeping it, but bottom line is I'm miserable after more than an hour or two on it, there's no provision for any kind of saddle bags or storage, and there is currently no dealer in WI.

I love riding it. Love looking at it in my living room just now. Love having something unique. There might be one or two around town, but that's it.

I'm buying a VFR I'm pretty sure....at least it's still a V engine :)

i'm becoming really frustrated with the stock components installed on the bike and the cost of ducati aftermarket.
but i really like it.

No ...The S4 can never be sold  in Thailand anyway and the M750 in UK is too perfect to sell amd would not be worth much .

I have too  >:(

and am not happy about it

NO.

Mine is a 620 too. It's not about how fast it is. It's about how capable. One doesn't choose a Monster for speed. Thats what the Supersbike models are for...

I have had 1 harley ,and 2 ninjas. Those all came and went . This is my first Duc and it aint goin anywhere

I'll sell my duck when they pry my cold dead fingers off the handlebars ;)

I thought all machines were of the female sex. Ya kno cus they can be illogical,finicky, and fun to look at.