Engine life expectancy

[jonnymtb]

I'm pretty new to the Ducati (May 2010) scene and wanted to know what kind of life expectancy 2v Ducati's have.  I will be ticking over 30,000 miles on my commute home from work.  I haven't had any issues over the past 3,000 miles I've had the bike.  With that said can I expect to get 50,000 or even 100,000 miles if I continue to do the usual oil, belt and valve maintenance?  I know there are a lot of factors playing a role but just assume best case scenario.

Has anyone seen 100,000 miles or more on a 2v duc?

[Slide Panda]

If you keep them up, they can go a long time. I've got almost 31k miles on my 900 and it hasn't skipped a beat. IZ had in excess of 60K on his 620 and there's a few others who have done even more - though the names escape me.

[junior varsity]

Unlimited mileage.

Yeah, you may need to do a top-end rebuild at some point, but these air cooled bikes are pretty robust.

[64duc]

If you keep them up, they can go a long time. I've got almost 31k miles on my 900 and it hasn't skipped a beat. IZ had in excess of 60K on his 620 and there's a few others who have done even more - though the names escape me.

  Seems like I remember hearing Scott Nelson has somewhere north of 120,000.

[Turf]

i've got just about 60k on my monster buddy of mine has an st2 with 112k

[Düb Lüv]

I'm pretty new to the Ducati (May 2010) scene and wanted to know what kind of life expectancy 2v Ducati's have.  I will be ticking over 30,000 miles on my commute home from work.  I haven't had any issues over the past 3,000 miles I've had the bike.  With that said can I expect to get 50,000 or even 100,000 miles if I continue to do the usual oil, belt and valve maintenance?  I know there are a lot of factors playing a role but just assume best case scenario.

Has anyone seen 100,000 miles or more on a 2v duc?

what bike did you end up picking up?

[Triple J]

PhilB has well over 120,000 miles on his Monster. The motors can last if taken care of.

[Speeddog]

bigiain's probably over 170k miles on his '99 750 by now.

[duccarlos]

PhilB has well over 120,000 miles on his Monster. The motors can last if taken care of.

He's almost at the 200K mark. He rode his bike from SD to Ohio and is currently riding it up there. I believe he went to MotoGP over the weekend. Not sure since I haven't seen many pics.

[jonnymtb]

what bike did you end up picking up?

2000 M900i.e.  Had 26k on it when I got it.  I did the valve shims, belts, oil, tires, and fuel filters before I started riding her.

[Triple J]

He's almost at the 200K mark. He rode his bike from SD to Ohio and is currently riding it up there. I believe he went to MotoGP over the weekend. Not sure since I haven't seen many pics.

[ScottRNelson]

  Seems like I remember hearing Scott Nelson has somewhere north of 120,000.

38,000 plus.  And that's the most I've ever had on a bike.  Sorry, I'm not that big of a long distance rider.

[64duc]

38,000 plus.  And that's the most I've ever had on a bike.  Sorry, I'm not that big of a long distance rider.

  Must have been PhilB. It was over on the other board several years ago.

[ScottRNelson]

  Must have been PhilB. It was over on the other board several years ago.

I seem to remember Phil put a lot of miles on his bike.  I only ride for fun, no commuting, and have limited time to ride, so I'm lucky to get over 5000 miles in a year.  And that's often spread over multiple bikes.

[the_Journeyman]

I've got nearly 35,000 on my 1999 M750 and it still runs well, just rich.  I need to replace my emulsification tubes, BUT the motor itself is fine ~

JM