RIP little Monster (It lives!!!)

DucatiHoney

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She was red, loud and a little slow, but she's been mine for 10 years now. My beloved Ducati Monster's engine took that long, last final ride into the sky. :angel It had just shy of 93,000 miles on it. I had just had the oil changed--pretty sure that's what did it. :laughing

So now the question is to rebuild or buy new. Think I'm gonna rebuild. I really like that bike and I've been thinking about it all night. This is one of those motorcycles where if I get rid of it, I'm going to regret it.

I rode my bicycle into work this morning--I need to get a moto quick, before I get in shape or something. If anyone's gotta carb'd 900cc motor lying around (or a 944 big bore kit), or a scooter they want thrashed for a few weeks, lemme know.
 
auntiebling

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Augustiron might be able to help. The threatened to trade me a ducati motor for some spare parts I have... I don't own any ducatis worth putting a motor in

Oh also. Definitely rebuild. New bikes, monsters in particular compared to their predecessors, have no soul
 
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DucatiHoney

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Johndicezx9 said:
93,000 miles is amazing, maybe Ducati should kick something down for the positive PR! :laughing
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Darned straight. It lasted so long because I ride like a girl. (I also had the top end freshened up at 38K, so it's not all original miles...)

Kornholio said:
Didn't Rick's make it to about the same amount of miles before it grenaded? :dunno
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I think his went a bit longer and on the original motor. Not sure about that though... I'm sure he'll chime in at some point and give me a rash of (well deserved) crap.
 
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Karbon

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What let go? If it's the top end the rebuild can be a relatively straight forward project.
 
matty

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If you really need to borrow a scooter, I have a completely clapped out honda metro you can borrow for a few weeks. But it is thrashed: blown fork seals, no turn signals, bald tires, brakes barely work and super ugly. With that said, I ride it all the time and it goes fine.
 
Kornholio

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While I won't publicly admit to the ridiculously low amount he quoted me, Mike at Nichols can source you a re-manufactured 903 for a really good price.
 
DucatiHoney

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Karbon said:
What let go? If it's the top end the rebuild can be a relatively straight forward project.
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One of the cylinders has got some serious compression loss. Not sure what else is going on. At this point, I could just "get it fixed" but the shop is saying that it's probably not a good idea to only repair the broken stuff if we're digging into the engine. Everything else has got 100K on it too, and it's just a matter of time. I knew this was coming and was waiting for a reason to crack the case basically.

Hooli said:
:rip Monsta' Duc.
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Thanks, man. :)

matty said:
If you really need to borrow a scooter, I have a completely clapped out honda metro you can borrow for a few weeks. But it is thrashed: blown fork seals, no turn signals, bald tires, brakes barely work and super ugly. With that said, I ride it all the time and it goes fine.
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I need to get into SF from Oakland a few times a week, so your offer probably isn't the best idea. If I were just knocking around Oakland it would probably work. I don't like getting stranded on the bridge--been there, done that. Thanks though!
 
carries an axe

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auntiebling said:
Augustiron might be able to help. The threatened to trade me a ducati motor for some spare parts I have... I don't own any ducatis worth putting a motor in

Oh also. Definitely rebuild. New bikes, monsters in particular compared to their predecessors, have no soul
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ab done said it. Rebuild
 
Spec-ECU

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Definitely rebuild it. It's so close to 100k, it deserves to reach it. Take the RIP out of the title, yo!
 
redtail

redtail

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Bronze the old Monster and mount it above the fire place, its served out its useful life, let it die with dignity.

Then buy this, your new favorite bike:
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Nemo Brinker

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DH, I have a 919 that has been sitting since my wreck. I've been looking for an excuse to flush the tank, slap in this new battery, and reinsure it. I can have it ready for you to borrow in a week, if you like. It's soulless compared to your Duc but would get you there.

Rebuilding the engine, ESP as part of a Moto Shop class, sounds fun to me.
 
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