thinking of trading her in

[ungeheuer]

[Fresh Pants]

probably sit on the handle bars like we did when we were kids?

You knew DucatiTorrey's wife?

[Kopfjager]

I'd take it over an M1100 any day of the week.  

[geoffduc]

I'd take it over an M1100 any day of the week.  

Yeh Daryl but you couldn't pull a plough with an 1100s monster.. thank goodness..

[Popeye the Sailor]

Yeh Daryl but you couldn't pull a plough with an 1100s monster.. thank goodness..

Not enough torque? 

[akmnstr]

Keep in mind that someday you might actually want to ride your bike, as opposed to just looking at it.  Where will you be then, on a slow poor handling piece of crap that is a pain in the arse after 20 min. 

Stay with a duc,

[Travman]

It's all been done before.  Nothing orginal there.  Might have been cool 10 years ago, but not so much now.  Why spend a lot of money to make a bike that handles like crap and people have done before.  If you are going with a Nightster, I'd recommend the top bike. 

Unless you are creating something that has never been done before like Duck-Stew's cafe or Truckinduc's project you might as well just stick with a stock or slightly modified stock bike. 

[Kopfjager]

It's all been done before.

Kinda like every Monster on this forum. 

[Popeye the Sailor]

Keep in mind that someday you might actually want to ride your bike, as opposed to just looking at it.  Where will you be then, on a slow poor handling piece of crap that is a pain in the arse after 20 min. 

Stay with a duc,

Doesn't every one of the big four riders say that about our bikes?

I've yet to see a Duc SBK that wasn't a complete nut cooker.


If he likes the bike, he should try one out and buy it if he likes.

If he's planning on taking the wife, he should get something with a pillion seat 

[Speedbag]

If it moves you, go for it.

But I'd just go for more than one bike in the stable, since life's too short for one make. 

[1KDS]

keep the monster and buy a cheap rebel




or a triumph

[NorDog]

I'd take it over an M1100 any day of the week.  

[Travman]

Kinda like every Monster on this forum. 

True 

[ungeheuer]

I'd take it over an M1100 any day of the week.  

Whereas if I was the OP, I'd be keeping the 696 in preference. If I wanted to actually ride that is.  For pumping ditches I agree with you totally 

Folks is all different, eh 

[NFJ79]

Keep the Duc and find a old Honda or Yamaha.

I like this one. CB750

Goldwing bobber