hey everyone! my names clark..
just joined the ranks of this forum not too long ago, as well as popping my ducati sex machine cherry.
2000 m900ie dark, you'll probably see me cruisin around herndon area, clifton area, or compton road, around middleburg / mountain road, rt. 15 etc... any nice ride suggestions?
[coffee] [bacon]
anyway, just stoppin in to say hello!
WELCOME!
what did you ride ( if anything) before the Monster?
before this bike all of my street experience has been on a harley. QUITE a different ride.. there will always be a place in my heart for them. ive got an 84 xls ROADster ;)
i started riding on dirt with my trusty kx85
Hello Clark. Good to have you.
Quote from: sleepyJ on February 11, 2013, 10:27:40 AM
popping my ducati sex machine cherry.
Love it. [clap]
Hello again.
PLenty of roads - I mentioned some in your other intro post. There's some good stuff my Harpers Ferry, Geo Wash park and more to the west. Ann Arundel county area has some good stuff too.
As you might expect, things are quiet right now - you'll soon start to see threads pop up in here about rides. Also there's a kinda of rolling 'who's up for a ride?' thread too.
Hi and welcome to the CAM!
This is the "official" who's up for a ride thread (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=39382.0) if you want to bookmark it, but people also post up wherever. You'll see more activity when the weather's nicer and warmer 8)
Quote from: sleepyJ on February 11, 2013, 11:11:02 AM
before this bike all of my street experience has been on a harley. QUITE a different ride.. there will always be a place in my heart for them. ive got an 84 xls ROADster ;)
An 84 - Ironhead yes? Isn't that a g, uh - I mean a real man's bike! (I have a '77; no it's not running :))
I'm sure you've found the Monster a bit better in the handling department.
Welcome!
Think I already mentioned it, but I've got a 2000 900 also. It's an S, so the suspension and a couple items are different, besides the mods - but at the core the same bike. And I have the factory manual. So if you start a project and need a hand, I'll have probably have done it already. I've done just about every thing on this bike, save for opening up the case... and that's coming up shortly for a new starter.
Valves, forks, pulled the head etc etc.
thanks for the warm welcome! get that harley running tocino! [thumbsup]
good looks slide panda! i've actually been reading about valve adjustment and tps adjustment recently, ill admit im kind of nervous. but my bike is running super poorly once i reach 3500~ rpm, total power loss. it feels like it just stops recieving fuel. i'm hoping if i adjust the valves and tps it will remedy the problem. maybe i should clean my fuel injectors? i can literally barely get her into 3rd gear. =(
hopefully somebody is enjoying this nice weather!
You might post up in Tech - but off the cuff it sounds like a fueling issue. Ever change the fuel filter? Know if it ever has been? Any kinks in the hoses?
Clean injectors never hurt anyone, but I'd not lay my blame there first nor out of adjustment valves. Out of whack valves will cause running issues - but unless they are so buggered that the the bike should be running at all, you should get past 3500 revs
yeah youre probably right, I have a bad tendency to overlook problems and make the worse of things. But don't think i was just going to jump in and do valve work without changing easier things first :P I posted a thread in tech about it, i was pointed out to my ignition coils or pressure sensor. I'm sort of banking on the the fuel lines or filter though, cause that isnt too hard of a task plus it should be done anyways. could fuel in my oil or water / air in my fuel cause my problem?
ANYWAY i dont mean for this to become a tech post or anything haha
is there a good shop in our area that sells ducati parts? or should i just go online
Quote from: sleepyJ on February 12, 2013, 03:40:42 PM
is there a good shop in our area that sells ducati parts? or should i just go online
Ducpond in Winchester....which is now changing their name to "Ducati of Winchester"
got ma baby running like new ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: sleepyJ on March 12, 2013, 04:02:49 PM
got ma baby running like new ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
What was it? Fuel filter? Did it sound/feel like it was running on one cylinder with surging prior to the fix?
Btw, welcome!
yeah, it was the fuel filter. my issue was popping on deceleration AND acceleration.. lol. and i couldn't get any power past 3500 rpm. felt like it was starving of gas [bacon] [bacon]
Welcome, sorry for the late response been busy. I love my ducs and my M900 is my favorite, it started out as a dark BTW. But, I also love my XR1200 almost as much, have the race suspension on it a Bday present from some of the guys, and a few other bits, Orange/black of course.
Also publically let me tell you there are no roads around here you have to go to far off places and you should tell all your friends the same. Now if we ever get a chance to meet up I might know a few roads I can share with you. I just moved out of Reston, it's been taken over by greedy developers and politicians who don't care about quality of life, out to Chantilly. I now have a garage with a house attached, so we are about 15-20 mins from each other and myabe we can go for a ride soon, show you some routes to DucPOnd for example.
Can't say enough about DucPond other than it is a shame they have to change their name(for a better corporate image - BS) great shop, great place to visit, great owners. In fact they are currently transforming my recently acquired SS900 into a track weapon for up coming track days at Barber with USDESMO and VIR with MAD/Cornerspeed. Sorry for the long post but again welcome gerat bunch of guys on here for the most part and lots of knowledge to share. - Gene
P.S. Like my Vics too, the 04' Vic with 81K+ miles just took 3rd place at a bike show in Daytona judged by Arlen and Corey Ness beaten by a custom dealer's bike, 1st Place and the snd place bike was a new Cross Country with low miles.
Quote from: sleepyJ on March 22, 2013, 06:26:52 PM
how would you compare your 1200 to the m900? just out of curiousity
For some reason I'm more likely to mis-behave on the XR on public streets, which make no sense since the M900 is way better suited to handle such antics. But then I'm still learning to ride ;D - Gene
Quote from: twolanefun on March 22, 2013, 07:03:09 PM
But then I'm still learning to ride ;D - Gene
hahhahhaahahahaa....now THAT is funny!