2009 M1100S

[Greg]

had one of those for awhile. thought the look was neat for awhile, then it wore off, all my buddies joked with me it sounded/looked like a buell now, and eventually i sold that system for more traditional pipes.

Makes the bikes look MUCH slimmer.

Did you ever drag it during hard cornering? It seems like it could be low enough to cause problems.

[junior varsity]

Never dragged it, or the belly pan / cowl I have now - suspension is set pretty firm on my bike. This was on the 1999 M900

[Greg]

i threw out an offer of $10,500 and the dealer said to come down and discuss it with them.

 [moto]

[Porsche Monkey]

Damn it damn it. Good luck buddy.

[swampduc]

Good luck! Sounds like a nice deal.

[ungeheuer]

i threw out an offer of $10,500 and the dealer said to come down and discuss it with them.

 [moto]

To an Australian... this is almost free.  OK I'm exagerating... but @ $10,500... its somewhat less than HALF what you'd need to pay where I live.   Go for it... maybe buy me a spare one while you're at it, eh? 

Bastard 

[OldDuckRider]

A couple of months ago, I got lucky on a pretty good deal.

Short Story: I saw an 09 M1100S on EBay (demo, 425 miles, Termi kit + tank protector) that sold for $8,500. I emailed the dealer and requested 2nd dibs if the deal fell through. Dealer emailed me the next day & said it was mine if I still wanted it because the winning bidder had backed out. So, for $8,500 + $345 (freight from Ducati) + $550 (Shipping from dealer to me) + $585 (State T/L) = less than $10k I got a new 09 M1100S in the garage.

I put another 350 miles on it and had the first service done ($155). The only nit-pick is the well-known cold-start glitch, but I've got the process down to where it usually starts on the 2nd try. At ~1,500 miles, its running great!

[Greg]

Congratulations - that was a sweet deal 

[sroberts152]

I am almost positive that this cold start issue is a computer problem where it doesnt reset after running hot.  The computer still tries to start the bike as if it where still warmed up instead of cold and sitting.  It will always start up on the second start if you turn it off and turn it back on.  That is when the computer resets to a "cold" start.  I had this on my 1100 and it would always start after a "reboot" of turning it off and then back on.

A couple of months ago, I got lucky on a pretty good deal.

Short Story: I saw an 09 M1100S on EBay (demo, 425 miles, Termi kit + tank protector) that sold for $8,500. I emailed the dealer and requested 2nd dibs if the deal fell through. Dealer emailed me the next day & said it was mine if I still wanted it because the winning bidder had backed out. So, for $8,500 + $345 (freight from Ducati) + $550 (Shipping from dealer to me) + $585 (State T/L) = less than $10k I got a new 09 M1100S in the garage.

I put another 350 miles on it and had the first service done ($155). The only nit-pick is the well-known cold-start glitch, but I've got the process down to where it usually starts on the 2nd try. At ~1,500 miles, its running great!

[ungeheuer]

I am almost positive that this cold start issue is a computer problem where it doesnt reset after running hot. 

I disagree.  In order to meet emissions tests I believe these bikes are set-up from the factory virtually starving for fuel at start up.  Just barely enough fuel to fire it up and no more.... and often this minimal fuelling simply just isnt enough to fire up the boiler... until you "prime" it and have a second attempt.  My experience is this: Increase fuel to air on start up and it will start instantly first time every time.

[sroberts152]

Prime it how? By turning the bike on or flicking the throttle?

[ungeheuer]

Oh.. so your first "attempt" is just a key turn without attempting to start it and on the second turn of the key you hit the starter button?  How then do you know it wouldnt have started the first time? 

[Ahks]

the talk of $10k m1100's is making me wonder about my choice of a 796
I may have to shop around for new old stock before I do a deal on a 796 with free ABS (2011).

[Greg]

Bummer - turns out the 2009 M1100S does not have ABS, and If I'm going to splurge on a new bike I really want ABS. Guess I'll have to wait and see if mayby a 2010 model shows up with ABS. In the meantime I'll do some upgrades to the current bike. I already snagged an Ohlins shock from an S4rs

[sroberts152]

Oh.. so your first "attempt" is just a key turn without attempting to start it and on the second turn of the key you hit the starter button?  How then do you know it wouldnt have started the first time? 

No.  99% of the time my bike would fire up just fine when I turned the key and hit the starter.  Every once in a while - and only after the bike had been sitting for a long time - I would turn the bike on, hit the starter and it would just spin without firing.  I would shut the bike off, turn the key back on and it would fire right up.  This is why I think it is the computer not resetting because, the computer is supposed to reset when it goes through the start up process every time.  But if the bike was run and the temperature changed in the engine by cooling down, the problem would occur.