ducatti monster is my front shock no good 1996 600ccb

[ellio]

hi  is  there test  i can do  ..to  know  if my front  shock is no good ...   theres  no  oil  leaking  from  seals  ... but  feels soft  ... thanks

[brad black]

the 40mm marzocchi are very undersprung with a very basic damping set up that is generally crap.  so yes, they are no good, but they always were.

[the_Journeyman]

I had the same forks on my M750, I put new springs in and it helped a good bit ~

JM

[spook]

I had the same forks on my 95 M900 and the forks in general are no good . I machined up some spacers to give more tension and this improved them but in the end I found a set of adjustable Showers on eBay, sent from Netherlands including freight brand new for $700.

This made a huge improvement to the bike and highly recommend the swap.

Luke.

[ducatiz]

this is the bike that sat for 13 years?

replace the oil, make sure you have the right oil and amount.

springs are so-so, upgrade.

lastly, find a set of adjustable marzys from an SS and find happiness..

fyi you might find some local help here:  www.ducatisti.co.uk .  lots of friendly folk there but it is general ducati, not specific to Monsters..  I lurk there cause i have a couple of euro spec bikes...