I'm brand new to the site. I live in Phoenix, Az. I've been riding motorcycles all my life. Started with dirt bikes as a kid, sport bikes during m college years and now that I'm getting older I've been riding Harleys. I briefly owned a 916 about 5 years ago and am entertaining the idea of getting a monster. I just figured it's in between the total cruising attitude of a Harley and the wild ride of the 916. Since i have been searching for a clean used monster I figured i could get some insight as to the best models and years to be focusing my search on. Any input would be appreciated.
thanks, Nick
welcome to the board nesposito. be sure and check out the locals section for arizona riders in your area
Welcome Nick, glad to have you here. :)
Good luck in your search for a Monster. There's a wide variety out there, are there particular ones you are leaning towards?
Oh, and your local group is AZDRA (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?board=34.0).
I'm leaning toward one of the earlier years with the 900cc engine. I saw a 2000 for sale with 12k miles asking $4500. Is there anything I should be careful of in those years? Obviously I would like to spend as little as possible in the beginning because I'm not sure how often I will actually ride it. I figure I'll put 2,000 mimles a year on it because it won't be my only bike. Any advise is appreciated.
thank you
There's a lot of M900 fans here, I think you'd probably have fun with that model. [thumbsup]
I don't know specifics about the different years of the 900 myself, but the General Monster Forum (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?board=1.0) would be a good place to ask.