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Hi all,
So I have made the decision to buy my first Ducati and I must admit high levels of child-like excitement. I have more or less committed to buy a 1999 M900. It has 8900 miles, carbon exhaust, and a few other smaller mods. I previously owned a 2004 Honda VFR800 which was a great bike but I had to sell it when I went back to school. I'm still in school but got tired of people riding by me on their bikes so here I am!
Basically, I'm looking to pick your brains to find out a few things. These are the things that come to mind...please feel free to add your own two cents.
Tail chop: Is this difficult/expensive, and are there downsides?
Carbs: I've never owned a carb'd bike so I'm wondering what types of special challenges or gremlins (if any) I should be expecting.
Maintenance: In my experience, everything is expensive to fix, especially when you're paying someone else to do it. As far as scheduled maintenance (carbs, valves, the sort of things I probably shouldn't do) how much/often and how ridiculous do these things run?
For those of you still reading, thank you. And for those of you intending to respond, thank you so much more. I look forward to a tidal wave of insightful responses.
OH! I'm located in Burlington VT and would love to know about any group rides.
Thanks!
Jeremy
So I have made the decision to buy my first Ducati and I must admit high levels of child-like excitement. I have more or less committed to buy a 1999 M900. It has 8900 miles, carbon exhaust, and a few other smaller mods. I previously owned a 2004 Honda VFR800 which was a great bike but I had to sell it when I went back to school. I'm still in school but got tired of people riding by me on their bikes so here I am!
Basically, I'm looking to pick your brains to find out a few things. These are the things that come to mind...please feel free to add your own two cents.
Tail chop: Is this difficult/expensive, and are there downsides?
Carbs: I've never owned a carb'd bike so I'm wondering what types of special challenges or gremlins (if any) I should be expecting.
Maintenance: In my experience, everything is expensive to fix, especially when you're paying someone else to do it. As far as scheduled maintenance (carbs, valves, the sort of things I probably shouldn't do) how much/often and how ridiculous do these things run?
For those of you still reading, thank you. And for those of you intending to respond, thank you so much more. I look forward to a tidal wave of insightful responses.
OH! I'm located in Burlington VT and would love to know about any group rides.
Thanks!
Jeremy