POLL: What Color is Your Monster?

[Kaveh]

here is a pic of mine, now you can se why I need teh two color option.

[ducwrx]

Dark baby! MDs unite!

[TiNi]

red is superior.... by a landslide 

[Centerline]

Huh...I didn't know they came in colors other than red.     

What he said.

[Tangerine Dream]

Black baby 

[Scottish]

This is my beast. I rebuilt it from the ground up. Last year it took the award for the most stock Monster at Ducati in the Rockies. I don't think that'll happen this year!!! 

[Desmo Demon]

What about the 2000 and 2001 "Metallic" models....

We call ours the "Disco Duck"...




Here is the tank in the shade...


And here is the tank in direct sunlight...

[Ducatista]

What about the 2000 and 2001 "Metallic" models....

Ok, so if DP says mine is "metallic black" what are the metal fleck blacks called?  Mine doesn't have the "metallic" badging.

[Desmo Demon]

Ok, so if DP says mine is "metallic black" what are the metal fleck blacks called?  Mine doesn't have the "metallic" badging.

It is probably just "metallic black".

In 2000 and 2001, Ducati offered the Monster 600, 750, and 900 as a "Metallic" model. According to the owners manual and the parts manual, there were several different colors in this funky color-scheme. They had colors such as "metallic blue", "metallic purple", "metallic grey", etc... I have no idea how to tell these colors apart, and they seem to be fairly rare (probably with good reason.  ). I'm guessing that the color after the word "metallic" would be how the color looks in the shade. If this is the case, I'd say ours is "metallic grey". Without seeing the actual part number somewhere on the tank, I can't be sure. I have not removed the tank to check, but there are no part numbers listed within view when the tank is tilted up.

If anyone knows anything about these funky "metallic" colors, please enlighten me.

[TiNi]

i can change the METALLIC BLACK to a broader METALLIC if that works for everyone.... lemme know 

[Ducatista]

i can change the METALLIC BLACK to a broader METALLIC if that works for everyone.... lemme know 

Mine is a 1999 and is not part of the "metallic" offering.  I'm just going from what DP said Ducati called my paint color.  Any other insight?

[raulduke]

There is a 2005 metallic 900 for sale (still new) from my local Duc dealer cheap!  $6800 with warrenty...but man it is ugly.  Super Sparkley Glitter-tastic Disco Fest.

[Popeye the Sailor]

let me know if i've left you out 

Er....where's the mud option?

[CromoMann]

Spelled it wrong 

[ducpainter]

Mine is a 1999 and is not part of the "metallic" offering.  I'm just going from what DP said Ducati called my paint color.  Any other insight?

Ducati had a black metallic from the early 90s. It was first seen on SS models, and used a fairly coarse metallic.

Later they changed the metallic size to fine and it was offered on Monsters. My 96 was black metallic when built. It almost looked grey in some light.

The metallics in 99 were a flake over different base colors and are an entirely different effect.