Ducati Monster Forum

Lets start this thread up again.

I'll start. Saw a Monster on the 3rd Ave/Central Ave bridge today. Riding two-up. Black, tank-covering tank bad and saddle bags. Person the front in dark gear. Passenger was wearing a white jacket.

I did this over in the bad place but in the interest of continuity...

Red Monster in front of the Fridley FD fire barn on University, parked like it works there.  Today at 1:15 PM.

Aint even done my signature yet

Dave

Finally i can say i saw a monster .... i saw one at the MNSBR kickoff ride ... happened to be Ryan... good times .... I wanna be a squid now, twas fun  :leo:

hey i saw that one too! too bad it was so wet and cold. Then on sun a black/red 695 off of Wayzata bay and 101 around 2 on the way home with my new '97 750! So much fun to drive, even better than I expected! She's a little cold blooded but I think once the weather is warmer it will be better.

Saw my first non-Notte Italania Monster today!  I came out of Uniforms Unlimited on Dale and a bit of red trellis caught my eye.  There was a spankin new black on red 695 that still had dealer tags on it parked in front of Aesop's Table. 

Anyone have any info on the red Monster at the Fridley FD I posted up on?  I work right next door, we could do a lunch putt or something?

I saw a black monster heading east on hwy 55 in plymouth about 2pm. I think it was a 620 dark, but i didnt get a good look at it. I was at famous daves eating lunch.

I saw another duc while detouring on the way home from work. It was a white 848 ridden by a guy in an orange ducati jacket. I have seen you around at Notte Italiana but I dont know your name.

Not a Monster, but I saw a red superbike going North on Hadley in Oakdale about 4:00 today.  Couldn't tell which bike it was.  Looked bigger than an 848, but couldn't sa for sure if it was a 999 or 1098.  Rider was all geared up in full leathers looking like he was about to go have fun somewhere.  [moto]

Since I don't have anywhere else to post this.

Saw what looked like a Dark, no idea what size, in Fargo yesterday.

Riding with a cruiser, pulling into the motel 6 just off I-29.

this is my first  :P ... spotted a chromo on 494, gave him the  [thumbsup] ... i know im such a dork lol  [moto]

Spotted a Chromo rounding the roundabout by Minnehaha Falls at about 6PM yesterday. Had a passenger on back.
I was going to wave, but I was in the roundabout so I decided to hold on to the handlebars instead.

Yellow Monster in Fridley.  Just before noon, northbound on University at about 82nd.  Black leather and maybe the helmet too (black that is).

Dark 900 parked on 13th Ave in SM. Is it someone on the board? I saw it there quite a few times last year too.

It's a 99 750.  Ran into him at lunch.  Not on the board, he now has the address.

Saw a silver monster with a black frame. Going North on Hiawatha early Saturday afternoon (somewhere between one and two PM). I would have waved, but I was in a cage and I was going the other way.

Just saw a new white 696 on 66th and Penn. Looks much better in person than in any of the photos I've seen. Anyone on here the proud owner of a new monster?

I think those 696 rock. saw a white one at delano the other day, oh man , it was beautiful  [thumbsup]

Yellow Monster in Andover- up by the Oak Grove border. Parked in a driveway and the helmet was on a truck. That is right by my daughter's day care.

Well Now.....

That be us!

ASSuming the truck was a tan S10 with an aluminum tool box sporting a helmet, you missed seeing Pair-O-Ducks (sorry for the spelling) literally by moments.  The yaller one is my kids, I got home right soon after him and opened the garage, my black one was inside (I was in the one ton fuel-in-efficient cage that day).  I clearly recall that day, the little wiener didn't leave me enuff room! for the truck!!

If the garage is open and there is a bike in the drive, stop in.  If I aint got beer, there's a new liquor store 500 feet away!

 We all ride including the missus (she's new) so stop in and introduce yirself!

Wow!  The North Metro is just buzzin'

12:45 in Coon Rapids, red Monster yellow number plate, in the back of a blue Ranger.  In a parking lot a block east of Round Lake Boulevard on Northdale.

Dave- do you guys have a blue Monster too? I saw one thundering down Verdin on Friday after work. I also heard you take off yesterday morning. I was over at my sister in laws place. Their olderst daughter Amber went to school with one of your boys.

Don't have a blue one... yet!

Kid at the gas / store on 58 sez he saw a gray one. 

The FJR is blue, but it still has the stealth pipes.

I recall the name Amber, don't remember which kid was her age.  I have one 24 and one 19

Saw a Dark yesterday afternoon on Kellogg in Downtown St. Paul about 5:30.

I also saw a white monster on a trailer a couple weekends ago in Oakdale.  Just been too busy to remember to post about it. 

Oh and  [bacon]

Senna with high mount pipes? I see you downtown a few times a week around 7:45 going down 1st ave. Bike sounds great. I can hear you coming from a few blocks away.

6:30 yesterday. Monster Dark riding down Portland.
Rider was wearing a black jacket and a black North Face jacket.

saw 4 ducati's in one sitting three monsters and an st4 one was hot pink frame and tank, one was grey tank and red frame, red st4, cant remember what the other monster was because it was a week or to or maybe even three ago, but i saw them up at a gas station in bayfield wisconsion, anybody on here thought they were mn plates but still that was three weeks ago

Saw a dark monster with low pipes going south on 169 today just before noon. Was in the cage going North and just caught a glimpse.

Spotted a black monster at Buffalo Wild Wings last night in Apple Valley  [thumbsup]

Was in Mankato this weekend visiting my girlfriend and saw a monster 600 dark parked on campus with termis, carbon side vents, no decals, and a tail chop.  Also saw a yellow 748? a few hours later, rode past and didn't get a clean look.

Not a Monster, but I saw a red SS in the back of a pickup going south on I-35 just south of the Moose Lake exit at about 1:00 this afternoon.

Not too long ago I saw someone trailering his Monster down 61 in the Hugo/WBL area.

I don't know if this counts but there is a 00' Monster Dark ie at Tousley Motorsports.  It looks like a Monster I've seen at IBN before.  It has brackets in the back to attach saddle bags... yeah I know but sometimes you need more storage space.

so who was riding that lovely red Monster in uptown tonight?....the one with the dry clutch, lovely loud pipes and when you got in front of me you also have a Vizi-Tec Supernova rear tail light (got one myself and it was awesome to see it in action)....I was in the Eriks Bike Shop mini cooper as we rolled into uptown from around Calhoun...the bike made me feel better and that winter is dead [thumbsup]

Alienfocus, that was me last night in uptown.  I actually remember the Eriks Bike Shope Mini.  I was a little cool to be out riding but I had to try out the new tail light and riding gear.  [moto]

well not really a monster sighting, but more of a ducati owner sighting, went down to silverback today do get some o-rings for the carbs on my m750.  (lots of ducatis down there if you didnt already know that) worked with anthony down there, very sharp by the way.  met a few guys never caught their names but one had new rubber put on his sport 1000, another was picking up his wheel for his s2r, the third was going to pick up his m900.  anyone on here?

Black with Red Frame 695
10:57AM, Nicollet and E43rd St.

 I would have waved, but I'm sitting in the Anodyne Cafe and I'm sure whomever it was couldn't have seen me in here anyway. 

5:15PM
Dark, with carbon high pipes, on Washington Ave over by the Milwaukee Depot downtown. Rider had a backpack.

Schwanger ,was that you at 6:30pm pulling off 100 South onto Hwy 7 East?  Sounded good behind you!
I was in the 'Burb.
 [wine]

saw 2 Monsters going West on 10 in Coon Rapids last night. Any one here?

Spotted two monsters tonight while out for a cruise.

The first was a beautiful newer red monster in Chaska.  It was at an apartment building on hwy 41 sitting on somebodies patio.   SSS, undertail exhuast, white wheels.

The second I only caught a glimpse of.  It was a red Monster on old Hwy 212 in Eden Prairie.  You were headed south/west, I was headed north/east.

Not a monster, but I think I saw a 999 Wednesday afternoon in Afton.  We passed each other going the opposite way on that nice little stretch of curvy road just south of town.  Rider had on a Ducati jacket.  The bike had the vertically stacked headlights like the 999, but I'm not sure what other models are like that. 

It was probably me.

Someone in Mankato is trying to sell a Multistrada.  It's on the cover of the latest cycle trader.

Who parked their Dark Monster with the tank ding in front of MCAD on Thursday night? I owe whoever it is a thanks. You were the final stray that got me out to the garage to finish "my winter project" so I could get out and ride on Friday.

That was me! -- I work at the MIA and occasionally take MCAD classes. Glad I helped you get the project finished.

 ;D

Spotted a gloss black monster yesterday on Hwy 13 in Savage

Yesterday, Saw a yellow monster with a grey frame about 1:30 going over the I-35 bridge on hwy 70 just north of Rush City.

Spotte a 1198S this morning, a red one , and the rider had a pony tail  [moto]

Pink Monster, uptown, 28th and Hennepin. Noonish.

...and a huge crack down the middle?

I feel a little violated

I spotted one last night around 11 or so.  It looked like a Paul Smart 1000 LE (?), red in color, with a number "7" on the side.  It was parked out in front of 1st AV Bar at 1st and 7th.  I can't remember if I had seen that one before or not. Nice bike whoever it is.   

Westy 

Not a Monster sighting but a Ducati supporter sighting...

I saw a black Jeep 4x4 with a Minnesota Wild bumper sticker and on the back window a Ducati Desmo sticker.  The Jeep was in White Bear Lake.  I was right behind it when it turned right onto Buffalo and then anther right to head south on 61. 

Not a monster, but....

Red ST 3 I think.  2-up, north bound on old 8 by Barley Johns in New Brighton.  5:30ish

Mine was parked against BJ's patio.

Saw a yellow Monster today cruising down 35 W just north of 694 around 5:00 p.m.  Made me wish I was on mine going home, but it was supposed to rain today.

I've been seeing a black monster in east Bloomington.

Who lives in Hugo and owns a Monster?  I saw you in your silver sedan pulling your black with orange stripe Monster in the trailer. 

Saw a red 1098 going north on I-35 near the Taylor Falls exit at about 1:40

Hey, that's me - lived in St Paul for 10 years, just moved to Hugo in 2007.  You must have seen me coming back after picking up the bike from Fred's after some minor service.

Saw a red SportClassic heading south on US 35 (Great River Road) in Stockholm WI today at around 1:00 PM.  Beautiful.

Red 749 today (Thursday) pull up to Moto Primo around 3:30-4ish.

Red monster 2up heading East on 96 just outside of stillwater @ about 5:00 today. 

A dark heading north on 35 near the Lakeville Target (185th), about 7pm.

saw a red 900 ss, a yellow 748, a yellow 71' jupiter, and some other ducati race bike at the vintage motorcycle show yesterday

Black Monster 695 with red frame over by the metrodome at rush hour. Rider was wearing a baseball cap backwards as a helmet. 

Saw mark on his senna today on CR E at about 12:30.......in a tshirt.  Where's that squid smiley???   :P  JK

Well once they start putting AC units in jackets I'll gear up on these super hot days  [thumbsup]

I saw someone behind me while I was riding.  We were actually stopped to go north on 61 at 694.  I don't know who you are but the monster looked black and probably 06-07 model?

What's with all the helmetless Ducati riders lately. I've seen a few in as many weeks. I thought we were better than that! :'(

-G

Corner of Ford parkway and Cleveland. In the Starbuck's parking lot. Nice carb monster. Black with a gold frame and carbon fiber pipes. Black helmet, blue shirt and cargo shorts.

If you need hot-weather gear, check this out:

http://www.newenough.com/closeouts/bargain_basement/vanson/vent_max_3_mesh_motorcycle_jacket.html (http://www.newenough.com/closeouts/bargain_basement/vanson/vent_max_3_mesh_motorcycle_jacket.html)

They're closing out these hot-weather Vanson jackets at very attractive prices.

I bought a Vanson Supermoto jacket for hot days, and it's excellent.    /threadjack

A red 848 on Scott county road 2, in or near, Elko New Market, heading east. This is at least the second in the last couple of weeks I have seen it down there. If my memory isn't failing me, it was 2up last time.

Saw a Red Hypermotard this morning on Plymouth Road in Minnetonka (Right by the Ridgedale Mall).  Had a single termi exhaust.

Red Monster 900s w/Clipons spotted at 2:15pm today at 394/100. 
Schwanger?
[wine]

That was me...good spot.  How's the bike coming Vino?

I still have to seal the tank to fix the leak in order to ride it..
 [wine]

Are you going to come to Notte on Monday?  We haven't seen you in a while.

Saw a black Monster heading north on 169 near Highway 7 in St Louis Park/Hopkins at 4:45 PM.  Didn't get a close look at it since I was heading south. :)

Foggy parked on Grand Ave. yesterday! Don't see too many of those around.

-G

696 Dark this morning at Dunn Bros. on Grand. Guy was wearing a Joe Rocket jacket and had a nice helmet. I commented "nice bike" and he replied "Great". I think he was correcting me that it was more than a nice bike, but a great bike, and so I agreed!

-G

Older red supersport headed north on 35w today near minneapolis around 3:30.

Yellow Monster (Pete?) headed west on 36 this morning about 6:30ish

Not me.  I'm still sleeping at 6:30am...   [laugh]

A dark monster just cruised by Spyhouse coffee on Nicollet. Rider was wearing a dark helmet and white clothes.

spotted a dark a2r on 13 yesterday?  maybe the day before.  Was somewhere between 35w and 77.

two monsters spotted yesterday.

A red one going from 494 east onto 77 south

A yellow one sitting in traffic with a cruiser on 169 in Shakopee

Three Monsters today:

12:00 Pink with megaphone pipes and vented clutch cover. Parked on the corner of 2nd Ave and 4th St. downtown.

5:30 Monster going north on 55 (Hiawatha), by Caps, I think that's 54th or something like that. Rider was wearing a backpack, but I didn't get a good look at the bike.

6:15 Driving North on Chicago Ave, crossing over 38th St. Black bike with high-mount pipes, rider was wearing a black leather jacket and had a pink and white helmet.

Gloss black monster of some sort around 6 this afternoon in anoka on 169. I was on board a monster but i don't think he saw me.

Gloss black Monster heading East on 694 just east of 35E at about 2:45 today. Riding with another bike, but I didn't see that one.

Dark monster outside donatellis in white bear lake right now.

Red s2r or s4r on hwy 7 heading west over hwy 100 bridge at about 7:15. I was also on my dark going the opposite way.

Saturday was a day for Duc sightings:

Noonish a silver/titanium (whatever they call it) and red Monster near the Target in Burnsville.

A little later, a silver sport exiting south 35 onto county 70.

Then, gassing up in New Market, a 1098 pulled in.

It was definately a great day for a ride.

Mike

That would have been me on the red one in Burnsville.

Someone ate lunch at Grumpy's today.  
Yellow 900 with a purple frame. See-through clutch and belts covers. I really, really like those belt covers.

I'd like to see the see-through clutch and belt covers!   might be my next mod

i think razoma makes them [bacon]

Judging from today's snowfall, there may be far fewer Monster sightings in October.   [bang]

Spotted today (Monday), around 5:30-5:45ish.    [moto]

Red 851 stopped at the light on the corner of County Road E and Bellaire in White Bear Lake. Headed down Bellaire and took a right on Orchard. Rider was wearing jeans, a leather jacket and sunglasses.

 [thumbsup]

Northbound on WI 35, about 1:45 just south of Prescot.  I think it was a 999?  2 vertical headlights?

Do Monsters riding shotgun count? Just saw a Dark Monster in the back of a pickup going north on 35W down in Burnsville.

I'm done, rode today.  300 feet from the attached garage to the cave out back.

Actually, was flabergasted the bugger fired up, it was friggin cold out there and it has not been fired for a while.  She's in the heated cave now.

Black monster heading south on 35E, south of Lakeville (county 70), about 5:45.

I saw a Supersport at Tousley Sports.  I think it was a '98.  I mean it's there to be sold.  Does that count as a sighting?

That's been there for awhile. A week or so ago they had a white 1100s with fmf pipes as well.

Yeah I noticed that too.  A couple days ago it was in the service area with a sold tag on it.  That's one wise guy.

2 Monsters and an ST4 fully loaded on the border of Spain and France this morning.  Wondered what the rumble coming out of the tunnel was and smiled when I saw the touring Ducati's. ;D
 [wine]

Ulf, next to you go on a wine scouting trip to France and/or Spain, please bring the rest of us along.  [laugh]

Today between 4 and 8pm I saw a black monster with red frame and then a red 999. Monster was heading North on Cedar ave at Minnehaha Parkway. The 999 was gasing up at the SA at the same intersection. Beautiful day for riding!  [moto]

That was Tahira on the newly blacked out s4r.

Pics?

Can't get to pose with it.

I was just talking about the bike. Lol

here's a pic (http://frankavenue.com/bike/DSC_4724.JPG)

So the bike is finally painted.  Is she going to start coming to Notte?

she ( the bike ) will be there monday, weather permitting

Looks good John.

Brian, you got your bike all put back together?

Sure do, and it hasn't shit the crank yet.  [thumbsup]

That's good news.

Back on topic, saw a yellow ST going south on 169 near Minnetonka today at about 11:45.

Yesterday (Monday) around 6:40pm- saw a girl on a blue monster on Rice Street crossing 36. Looked like she was following someone but I missed him... [moto]

Orange monster with a black frame somewhere up in the New Brighton Area. Somewhere around Stinson Ave.

Saw a red 696/1100 today in Eden Prairie (Prairie Center Drive) around 1:45.  I was on my dark and waved.

Rider (male) and passenger (female) were not wearing a helmet, but they seemed happy nonetheless.

red monster with silver frame going south on 169 in Hopkins tonight at about 6:00. I was going north on mine.

Schwanger?

Not me, I'm stuck in Colorado this week.

Oooh. That's right. I bet that's exciting. Lol

Saw a yellow monster 700 maybe at the holiday station in White Bear Lake, 61 and County Rd F. 

700? Lol

saw a gray monster on cr e and white bear ave in white bear around 6:30. I was turning onto e on my monster. You were with two other bikes (not monsters).

what they never made a 700?  I know they used to make one between their 600ish and 1000ish bike. 

There was a 750 from '96-'03 and an 800 from '03-'05

I saw Jake yesterday going north on White bear ave right at 694. 

[moto]

just getting home from work.

Monster headed east on 35th St this morning at about 8:30 or 8:40. Rider wearing black gear. Took a left turn after crossing 35W. I couldn't tell the color as I was following it up to 35W.

White 696 up in New Brighton, heading south on 8 (I think that's the road I was on). I was on a bicycle, otherwise I would have given catching up a shot.

I think it was a red supersport I saw coming off of 35e onto county rd e.  You gave me a leg wave.  Then you turned into Saks. 

Gt 1000 in white bear lake. Followed him on 694 for awhile on my way to work this morning. I waved and he didn't. :( ass.  [laugh]

Also a dark 750 with arrows at bobs last night.
 [laugh]

it was Andy.

[bacon] Indeed it was.  Nice seeing you and Amber.

Funny - on the way home, I ended up running out of gas.  And my gas light never even came on.

Time to start using the trip odometer, I guess...

Pretty sure that was me...I wasn't out yesterday but I went out riding on Thursday night. 

Monday morning at Beth's Twin Bluffs restaurant in Nelson, WI.

Red monster with bikini fairing and Bob's Java Hut sticker on the windscreen traveling with a 650 Alazzurra, VFR800 and some other bikes.

Nice to see a Ducati away from the Twin Cities on a ride. I was on my 916 and covered 580mi. for the day....

That's some mileage on a 916!

Heli-bars and a Karbacher seat make these bikes decently comfortable. Were it not for these mods, I would have sold this bike a long time ago as 500 mi. is my typical day ride. I usually ride the 916 to Slimey Crud at least once a year. ~600 mi. day.

Pretty damn sure I just spotted schwanger going south on 100 in mpls  [thumbsup]

Sure did

Seen the same black Monster the past two mornings...heading west on 694 near lexington or victoria exits.  Rider had a black helmet and black leather jacket.

Probably me. About 8:50ish?  On my way to work.

Yep! 

Red/Red New monster heading East on 55 just south of Mendota Bridge. Red helmet, red/black backpack and jacket. About 3:30 today.

Gorgeous looking white w/ black stripe monster 696/1100-style parked at the boat landing in Minnetonka.

Only time I ever see you guys is eating ice cream in Nelson or gassing up in Prescott.  [laugh]  In fact I don't think I've ever seen any of those MSTA bikes actually running.  ???  Do you trailer 'em down there?  ;)

Blue monster heading north on Chicago ave right by 48th. High pipes. Sounded great.

Yesterday Mississippi and University, yellow Monster EB Mississippi turned north on NB University.  Rider wearing a gray / greenish AeroStich Darrien jacket.  Just before 4:30

About 6:40 black/black this morning coming nort on 35 in Lakeville near 185th ST Target.

Spotted a black monster the other day on Pioneer trail in Chaska.  I was headed east on mine, you west on yours.  We waved at each other like nice bikers do.

Spotted a black DSS monster on a trailer headed up 94 by rogers yesterday.  Sitting on the trailer next to it was a Japanese rocket (don't remember what kind), silver with racing numbers on it.

Yellow monster outside of ace hardware in Hopkins right now. I can see it from my desk.

Yellow monster with low pipes west on hey 7 in Hopkins about 9:15 this morning.

Black monster headed into town on 35W, between CTY RD C and E2 at about 8:45 this morning. I, sadly, was going the other way in a cage.

black SSS monster with stacked pipes (S2R?) yesterday downtown, Hennepin and 1st.

I was in the parking garage you went past, and let me say that thing sounded mean bouncing off the buildings and the garage.

I saw one pull into Porky's this past Sat!  I was there in line but I didn't recognize the person.  Waiting 1.5hours for my first and last Porky's. 

Might have been me,  I showed up with a couple of guys on Saturday but we left rather quickly as the line was insane! They were on an 848, gs, and a buell, I was on Amber's bike.

No I would have recognized you and this rider stuck around.

i spotted a black diavel going north on hennepin/lyndale near the walker, he waved, i waved.. and i went on my merry way

Silver Monster downtown St. Paul passing in font of Bulldog about 11:30.

Yellow 748 with termis and open clutch at the us bank in hopkins. Rider had a tank top, no helmet BUT was wearing sidi boots.  [wine]

Saw a silver monster going south on 169 saw it quickly but i saw the trelis frame

spotted a red hypermotard 1100 outside the buffalo wild wings in crystal... [beer]

Yellow monster at Four Seasons diner in Mahtomedi- yesterday evening around 7:40. Parked at the edge of the lot by the road.

Red hyper on 100 northbound at hwy 7 about 5:45 yesterday. Black jacket and helmet.  Brian?

I was down in that area but not until later on.

I was talking to a guy on a '94 black 900 at a light a couple weeks ago. 65 and East moore lake road. Anybody on the forum?

im in that area, but i got a 2011 black

Red 1200S Multi
2:20 pm today
Getting off of 694E at Hwy 61 (turning north)

Old thread wake-up. . .

Monster sighting, a week ago or so

Coon Rapids
near Hanson and Robinson Drive (or hwy-10)
parking lot in front of the Subway