Probably asking for trouble saying this, but the Triumph is a bit more
reliable (and ridable) than the Duke, servicing is a tad less expensive and
you can pretty much punish them. Mate of mine bought a 996 and traded it in
a week later since it was just impossible for him to ride in the city and
got a monster. The monster was great to 'do up' and looked a treat but he
spent a hella lot of time servicing. Trumpy is usually about 3/4 the price
of a Duke for performance (Daytona vs SuperBike) but more even for Speed vs
Monster. Mind you the look of the Speed Triple is a bit of an acquired taste
- but any of the new 955i class engines (2001 onwards) will go up like a
shower of shit and compare well with duke performance only with a much more
linear performance curve - that triple engine may make accelleration seem
less exciting, but you find your still doing 0-100 in about 4 seconds
without even trying... Also, it seems like a 955cc triple is about the same
price as a 600 Duke second hand.

-Joe


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-----Original Message-----
From: Luke Burton [mailto:luke@...]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 2:13 PM
To: freak
Cc: Bikers Anon
Subject: Re: [bikers_anon] Re: Ducati 600 monster what's your opinion???



On 02/02/2004, at 1:19 PM, freak wrote:

> .i use to love Dukes, wanted a 916 as
> long as i can remember, till i talked to a few
> enthusiasts...the "desmo whatever" thing (4 valves per cylinder)
> bikes like the 916,996,998,999,748,749 bikes r
> 1.bloody dear to buy
> 2.bloody dear to service
> 3.not as reliable
> 4.use a dry clutch (so primitave)

You can pick up a second hand 916, 996 etc or 748 for < $20,000. If
you're handy with a spanner, most of the servicing can be done by
yourself. Desmodromic valve adjustments is supposed to be the killer,
I'm told.

A lot of reliability problems I've heard of regarding Ducatis have, in
many instances, involved a mechanic or owner not following the service
schedule.

A dry clutch is simply a different type of clutch, not necessarily more
or less primitive than wet clutch. There are advantages and
disadvantages. One of the disadvantages is that they wear out quicker,
another is that they are noisy (which the Ducatisti love!) I'm sure a
more mechanically minded person can chip in with more details.

I would love a good Ducati superbike. I can't justify it with a racing
habit that needs satisfying though ;) Since they are such specialised
beasts, you would really only enjoy it on a decent bit of road (like
the OPH before it was ruined) or the race track.

I'm not a fan of buying bikes to park outside cafes (hard to do in
enlightened Sydney, unlike Melbournistan), but obviously a Duke carries
a bit of ogling credibility.

As for the Monster series, they're a little tamer and less specialised.
A Jap twin will do a much better job if it just carries you to work
every day. Buy a Duke if you want performance and think they're sexy
looking.

Rgz,

Luke.

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weasel."
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