She is loud. She is red. And she is damn fun to ride. My Ducati Monster 1000ie. A new stable mate for the GS. At this stage I am still keeping the GS. It is to good a bike to let go.







Hmmm. Played with the settings on the camera and the quality seems to have gone. Ah well.

aye. keep hte gs for when the duc breaks or goes down for service. keep your eye on teh cam belt/chain

Yep got new belts to go in. The 2v motors in these are just as reliable as a GS. The previous owner had a 900 monster with 110,000 kms on the clock and it was still purring. Like any bike, regular servicing will contribute well to the motors life.

Man this thing is a blast to ride.

so is the one that buell produced it was a blast to ride as well. lol i jest anyhoo, is that a dry clutch i see on it. or a slipper perhaps?

Yes open dry clutch, not a slipper. Very loud when in neutral. I am considering putting the OEM cover back on to quite it down a tad as I live in a block of units.

SWEET!!  Nice new toy   ...the only thing I have heard about the Ducati's is the valve adjustment interval is pretty short??...that and they are quite desireable...keep it locked up  , my cousin had his stolen from his front porch...I guess he should have parked it in his living room...

Later.

I hate my work internet. I'll have to wait until I get home to check out the pictures. I'm sure it looks sweet though.  





EDIT: home now and got to check out the pictures. Sweet looking bike  That red looks really good. You gotten much of a chance to ride it yet??

Sweet Monster!

- Porkchop

Quote from: tt_four on February 15, 2011, 12:04:32 PM
I hate my work internet. I'll have to wait until I get home to check out the pictures. I'm sure it looks sweet though.  





EDIT: home now and got to check out the pictures. Sweet looking bike  That red looks really good. You gotten much of a chance to ride it yet??

Yes! I make any excuse to get on it. You, being a Buell owner would get the same aural pleasure I do cruising around? It definitely turns heads. I pulled up to get petrol the other day and it took me half an hour to fill it due to all the guys who stopped to talk about the bike. It is a fun ride. No waiting for that long passing opportunity like on the GS. Just pull out and quick twist and you are past. Not as agile as the GS but much more confident through the bends. I will do a review for your thread after a few months of riding 

Quote from: Twisted on February 15, 2011, 03:25:33 AM
Yes open dry clutch, not a slipper. Very loud when in neutral. I am considering putting the OEM cover back on to quite it down a tad as I live in a block of units.

I was looking at one I was interested in last year...the thing sounded like a jackhammer!!  I could only imagine the complaints I'd get from neighbors.

Quote from: Porkchop on February 15, 2011, 02:44:56 PM
Sweet Monster!

- Porkchop

Cheers porkchop.

Quote from: madjak30 on February 15, 2011, 08:16:31 AM
SWEET!!  Nice new toy   ...the only thing I have heard about the Ducati's is the valve adjustment interval is pretty short??...that and they are quite desireable...keep it locked up  , my cousin had his stolen from his front porch...I guess he should have parked it in his living room...

Later.

Yeh kinda. You got to replace the belts every 2 years or 20,000kms. There is a company who makes the belts now for half the cost of genuine and made from the exact same material. They cost about $120. And vavles need to be checked every major service which is every 12,000kms

Quote from: Adfalchius on February 15, 2011, 10:18:49 PM

Quote from: Twisted on February 15, 2011, 03:25:33 AM
Yes open dry clutch, not a slipper. Very loud when in neutral. I am considering putting the OEM cover back on to quite it down a tad as I live in a block of units.

I was looking at one I was interested in last year...the thing sounded like a jackhammer!!  I could only imagine the complaints I'd get from neighbors.

Yes, they make quite a racket. Like a handful of bolts in a fish bowl. Only when in neutral though. It isn't like that when the bike is under load. It is a LOT quieter with the OEM cover on I have found.

Quote from: Twisted on February 15, 2011, 11:05:31 PM

Quote from: Adfalchius on February 15, 2011, 10:18:49 PM

Quote from: Twisted on February 15, 2011, 03:25:33 AM
Yes open dry clutch, not a slipper. Very loud when in neutral. I am considering putting the OEM cover back on to quite it down a tad as I live in a block of units.

I was looking at one I was interested in last year...the thing sounded like a jackhammer!!  I could only imagine the complaints I'd get from neighbors.

Yes, they make quite a racket. Like a handful of bolts in a fish bowl. Only when in neutral though. It isn't like that when the bike is under load. It is a LOT quieter with the OEM cover on I have found.

Ditto to that. Man that sucker without the OEM cover is loud. Louder than the exhaust. Can't sneak up on anyone like that.

Gonna give it a name? Already got a name?

Michael

I am very very jealous.

Would have to be a classic Italian name like Sophia or Francesca  

Quote from: the mole on February 16, 2011, 04:47:43 AM
I am very very jealous.

I just gotta learn how to ride it like you ride your GS and embarrass some WRX's on it yet 

Quote from: Twisted on February 15, 2011, 10:15:44 PM
Yes! I make any excuse to get on it. You, being a Buell owner would get the same aural pleasure I do cruising around? It definitely turns heads. I pulled up to get petrol the other day and it took me half an hour to fill it due to all the guys who stopped to talk about the bike. It is a fun ride. No waiting for that long passing opportunity like on the GS. Just pull out and quick twist and you are past. Not as agile as the GS but much more confident through the bends. I will do a review for your thread after a few months of riding 

That's quite a memory you've got, my bike AND my comparison thread, haha. There's definitely a feeling you get out of a bike like a ducati/buell that you don't get from a japanese bike with an inline2/4 motor. You barely even have to be doing anything on it to have fun. Even riding in a straight line going 15mph listening to the engine rumble is increadibly satisfying. In general I love quiet bikes, I actually get more excited about electric motorcycles than anyone I know because of the noise, but my Buell is still ridiculously loud. If it was something else I'd probably have the stock exhaust on it, and I still don't care for it being as loud as it is, but it just makes such a rumble that I've gotta let it do what it wants. It's definitely fun having a sportbike that sounds like a harley with the stares you get from people. I don't mind a few looks when I'm riding, but in general I'm not much of an attention seeker, but I know what you're talking about with people coming around. If I stop at a bike night, by the time I come back to my bike to leave I've usually gotta squeeze through a group of about 5 or 6 people circled around my bike, answer a couple questions, and then put on my helmet, start the bike, and pull away while they're all standing there watching, it still makes me slightly uncomfortable, haha. I'm the kinda person who tries to leave a party quietly by just putting on my jacket and walking out the door, I try to avoid that situation where everyone sees you and wants to say goodbye so I do miss when I used to be able to just walk up to my flat black normal sounding bike, stick on my helmet and ride out without anyone getting in my way. A plus side for you is when everyone comes up and says "ooh is that a Ducati??" you can just say yes. I get asked that question all the time, but have to say no, and explain what it is, who makes it, why, and everything else just because most people assume that all naked bikes are ducatis.

I was gonna tell you to write something up for that thread, but I figured I'd give you some time before I bugged you about it haha

Love Monsters, very nice bike. 

Congrats on the new ride!

Terry you had one. got pics of it?, what model was it? and also didnt you have a YT of it running? that thing sounded evil. hell had i had the money i would have bought it. was a KILLER price for it