Well I bought another monster yesterday

[LYD]

98 900, totally stock except the minor fender eliminator.

Whatcha think??

[Bun-bun]

Damn, dude, you move quick!!!

Didn't you just move into that house? Looks like you've lived there for years(at least, it takes me years to junk up a garage like that. )
Nice bike. Any history on it?

[LYD]

Damn, dude, you move quick!!!

Didn't you just move into that house? Looks like you've lived there for years(at least, it takes me years to junk up a garage like that. )
Nice bike. Any history on it?

Well 1st this is where the bike is sitting now.  I pick it up in 2 weeks, then the movers come to move the whole house.  We haven't made it to WV yet, but I will be there on the 1st, then come back to Ohio to pick up the bike and get the movers all set up.

As for the history:
This is the original owner, he went out one day to buy a cruiser and came home with a monster.  It still has the original tires on it with chicken strips about an inch wide.  Said he drove it a couple times a year, kept the oil changed and the battery charged. never downed or raced.

[Ducatista]

Nice bike; like all the original Monsters, the lack of a tachometer in the instrument panel grates on my sensibilities (personal problem, I know, but I can't help it).  Other than that, awesome!

Meh, keep on the gas until it's no longer making power, then shift!  Simple!

Dude!  Is that the same color as my bike?  It's not quite black, but certainly not very gray, either.  Definitely not a dark.  My frame has actually been powdercoated a metallicized black, as well, but I can see yours has the intended gold frame.  The only other Monster I've seen that color also had a gold frame like yours.

Great bikes!  You'll love it.  It DEFINITELY is crying for you to ride the piss out of it!  So few miles for its age!

[LYD]

what year is yours?

[zooom]

how much did you get it for?...1st visit to Donnie at DucPond should be with this to get the belts changed and have him set the sag and suspension for you and do a general overall looksee!


looks good though!

[804monster]

is that an el camino? 

[LYD]

is that an el camino? 

yes (not mine, owner of the bike)

[zooom]

wait a sec....you said origional tires on it...those look like Dunlops and I thought those came with Michelin Hi-Sports on em...I could be wrong...

[tocino]

Zooom is definitely suffering from Seasonal No Bike Disorder.

[FatguyRacer]

Zooom is definitely suffering from Seasonal No Bike Disorder.

Who isn't? I havent been on mine since October. Longest no ride streak ever for me. I hope I remember how to ride when I do get on it.

Nice find!

Glad to hear the El Camino is not yours, or I have to ask you to get rid of your mullet. On the other hand I can't imagine a mulletted Duc rider (the orginal owner).

[potomacduc]

Michelins on a Ducati .... oem  .... in 1998???

Sacrilege! Blasphemer! 

Yup, my '99 came with D205s.

[bschur13]

Man I love the gold frame

[LYD]

how much did you get it for?...

3900

[zooom]

not bad at all....