http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycles___1999-Ducati-Monster-Custom-Bobber_W0QQitemZ160245071833QQddnZMotorcyclesQQddiZ2283QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160245071833& (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Motorcycles___1999-Ducati-Monster-Custom-Bobber_W0QQitemZ160245071833QQddnZMotorcyclesQQddiZ2283QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160245071833&)
Sorry for the ridiculously long URL, but I couldn't find how to name a hyperlink. If it doesn't show - I think I spotted a relatively new auction for the famous Bobber.
I liked the embedded video in the auction from La Ducati Days with Stu and BP... not one mention of the celebrities in the auction either, go figure.
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That is a new auction.
Tasty bike [thumbsup]
That header wrap is FANTASTIC ;)
have always loved that bike...wouldn't want to own it ...it is friggin' sick
I really loved that bike, but here are a couple things I find interesting about the auction
Quote1999 Ducati Monster frame w/serious tail-chop and the neck raked out to 36'.
1998 Ducati Monster 900 engine (est. 60 hp)
36 foot rake?! [laugh]
Why is the 900 only putting out 60hp?
I was under the impression that the pre-FI 900's only put out around 60hp. I went to snoop around... but I'm really tired. :)
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AFAIK, it's a W-head 900, lots of low-end grunt, not so much on top.
I've ridden the bike, it's got plenty of power.
yeah!!!! more residual checks ;D
That is such a unique monster. Hope it goes to teh right owner ;D
This is the 2nd or 3rd time this has come up in as many months.
It doesn't seem the price is right yet... maybe this time?
It's only worth what someone is willing to pay. That bike needs a certain buyer. Maybe that buyer just isn't looking in the right places yet.
BTW, why is he selling?
my 94 m900 put out 64 hp on a dynojet, and it was running so rich from the 175 main jet from they stage 2 jet kit that it was cutting out at 7500. so i think its prolly got more than 60 hp.
Quote from: knightrider on May 28, 2008, 03:38:11 PM
my 94 m900 put out 64 hp on a dynojet, and it was running so rich from the 175 main jet from they stage 2 jet kit that it was cutting out at 7500. so i think its prolly got more than 60 hp.
When I spoke with Stu at BP's wedding, he explained that this particular 900 had been detuned. I seem to recall him mentioning it was only 60 or so hp.
Quote from: swerdna on May 28, 2008, 12:59:02 AM
I was under the impression that the pre-FI 900's only put out around 60hp. I went to snoop around... but I'm really tired. :)
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Cool
(http://ducatimonsterworldwide.org/index.php?topic=3276.0)
with a little effort this could have been a log splitter or cement mixer. what a waste [puke]
Quote from: Capt baz on May 28, 2008, 04:37:58 PM
with a little effort this could have been a log splitter or cement mixer. what a waste [puke]
It was made from a wrecked bike....it's sort of the opposite of "waste".
Why would the engine have been detuned?
Quote from: wbeck257 on May 28, 2008, 06:07:12 PM
Why would the engine have been detuned?
It's a result of the different carbs and exhaust, it wasn't intentionally detuned.
Like I said, it's got plenty of power.
Quote from: wbeck257 on May 28, 2008, 06:07:12 PM
Why would the engine have been detuned?
That and a bike set up like that probably doesn't turn or brake as well as the original. Having it get up to speed just as quick;y is not a good plan.
Quote from: someguy on May 28, 2008, 06:44:33 PM
That and a bike set up like that probably doesn't turn or brake as well as the original. Having it get up to speed just as quick;y is not a good plan.
ex-Stuart's Bobber wasn't build for canyon strafing -- it was about riding something that is cool and different and is powered by a Ducati. (Plus he used it as a commuter bike for months unlike most garage parked Ducati's that only see the roads on an occasional Sunday)
Rolling out of MotoGP this year with Stuart on his 'Bobber and my on my DesmoDevil -- you should have seen heads spin about. Heck, I even had two different people that I never met who sent me pictures of us rolling out of the access roads and from the highway while they were riding alongside us. How often do you have that happen with your "normal" Ducati? (Ducati powered bikes like these aren't for shy people!)
Quote from: MotoCreations on May 28, 2008, 07:24:41 PM
ex-Stuart's Bobber wasn't build for canyon strafing -- it was about riding something that is cool and different and is powered by a Ducati. (Plus he used it as a commuter bike for months unlike most garage parked Ducati's that only see the roads on an occasional Sunday)
Rolling out of MotoGP this year with Stuart on his 'Bobber and my on my DesmoDevil -- you should have seen heads spin about. Heck, I even had two different people that I never met who sent me pictures of us rolling out of the access roads and from the highway while they were riding alongside us. How often do you have that happen with your "normal" Ducati? (Ducati powered bikes like these aren't for shy people!)
Wait...what? What are you talking about?
I wasn't criticizing the bobber-I was explaining why one might prefer a slightly detuned engine in it.
Quote from: swerdna on May 28, 2008, 12:59:02 AM
I was under the impression that the pre-FI 900's only put out around 60hp. I went to snoop around... but I'm really tired. :)
IIRC, my 1999 had something like 72 stock. It was dyno'd with its current configuration and came in at 75 hp.
Quote from: someguy on May 28, 2008, 07:29:26 PM
Wait...what? What are you talking about?
I wasn't criticizing the bobber-I was explaining why one might prefer a slightly detuned engine in it.
He was talking about your comment to Capt Baz.
He was agreeing with you...
Quote from: NAKID on May 28, 2008, 08:02:30 PM
He was talking about your comment to Capt Baz.
He was agreeing with you...
Odd. I'm almost never right.
Quote from: MotoCreations on May 28, 2008, 07:24:41 PM
had two different people that I never met who sent me pictures of us rolling out of the access roads and from the highway while they were riding alongside us.
Is there any chance you could post those pics? I'd love to see 'em.
<------ wants it real bad
Quote from: elTristo on May 28, 2008, 08:16:36 PM
<------ wants it real bad
So buy it, the price is cheap.
The engine is a 1998 'W' headed 904cc. 'W' heads have 750 cams and valves in them. 750 cams and valves are
small for a 750....not to mention a 904.
Chris Kelley has an article on his site about the 'W' headed 900's on one of his sites if someone wants to look it up.
It's got 60-ish HP...but weighs in below 350lb's so acceleration on that bike isn't a problem. On hard shifts from 1st to 2nd, it would either lift the front wheel, or spin up the rear. I would routinely be exceeding the speed limit by large quantities at the end of freeway entrance ramps so it moved out. Quite well.
I put 34mm Mikuni carbs on it because they were the largest carbs you could get in the smallest carb bodies and the carbs BARELY fit into the frame as it was (had to trim a boss off of the one float bowl). The 900's came with like either 38 or 40mm stock carbs so the smaller ones put more emphasis on the low-end torque (which complimented the crappy cams and valves).
He bought it from me for larger sum than he's currently listing it at.
Quote from: Fergus on May 28, 2008, 08:12:43 PM
Is there any chance you could post those pics? I'd love to see 'em.
Me too... ;)
Quote from: A.duc.H.duc. on May 30, 2008, 07:55:22 AM
So buy it, the price is cheap.
The price IS cheap, but I also have to factor in shipping to HI and garage space. :(
Quote from: elTristo on May 30, 2008, 09:45:33 AM
The price IS cheap, but I also have to factor in shipping to HI and garage space. :(
Nono, you have to factor in moving to socal and not needing a garage.
Not needing a garage?
Quote from: elTristo on May 30, 2008, 02:27:51 PM
Not needing a garage?
The sun shines all the time here. Even at night. Why would you not be riding?
Quote from: someguy on May 30, 2008, 02:47:17 PM
The sun shines all the time here. Even at night. Why would you not be riding?
+1
Quote from: someguy on May 30, 2008, 02:47:17 PM
The sun shines all the time here. Even at night. Why would you not be riding?
Can't argue with that, especially after dealing with the crap weather here in Hawaii.
Quote from: elTristo on May 30, 2008, 04:12:52 PM
Can't argue with that, especially after dealing with the crap weather here in Hawaii.
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ugh [puke]
the ron [evil]
3 days left -- still no bids...
Quote from: wbeck257 on May 30, 2008, 10:05:23 PM
3 days left -- still no bids...
Everyone looks & lusts, but no one steps up to buy. They don't know what they're missing.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on May 30, 2008, 10:28:02 PM
Everyone looks & lusts, but no one steps up to buy. They don't know what they're missing.
Hey I already bought the last thing of yours I heard was for sale! If you had mentioned the bobber when it was up for grabs I probably would've bought that instead. Hells bells.
We have 1897 Members.
If everyone donates $4.22 to me then I can buy it. It will go to a worthy cause... Nothing like buying an engagement ring for someone ;D
Quote from: ROBsS4R on May 30, 2008, 11:40:49 PM
We have 1897 Members.
If everyone donates $4.22 to me then I can buy it. It will go to a worthy cause... Nothing like buying an engagement ring for someone ;D
I'd say we all do that....
'cept we give it to Stu.....
QuoteI'd say we all do that....
'cept we give it to Stu.....
I would put down a Lincoln [thumbsup]
Perhaps the Desmotropic folk could all pitch in on it, and I'll store it at my place. And reg it in my name. I'll run it by the wife, what the hell...
I remember when that bike was made, it's a bit of a "junkyard special" but nicely styled & popular with those that have seem it. I would certainly think (hope) that it would fetch more than $8000. That being said, there is a lot of resistence in the Ducati market for custom bikes, I had one guy explain to me that if it were any good, Ducati would already be making it. Tough to argue with that kind of mindset. Anyway, good luck & keep us posted.
It did indeed fetch more then $8000 and it sold locally.
[thumbsup] [moto]
Quote from: someguy on May 30, 2008, 02:47:17 PM
The sun shines all the time here. Even at night. Why would you not be riding?
...says the man with a loaner garage for a 'project' bike..... [roll]
Quote from: Duck-Stew on May 30, 2008, 10:28:02 PM
Everyone looks & lusts, but no one steps up to buy. They don't know what they're missing.
I know what I'm missing... $8000. If I had the cash I would buy it.
Quote from: Vindingo on June 02, 2008, 05:36:57 PM
I know what I'm missing... $8000. If I had the cash I would buy it.
+1
That would make a great commuter bike for me. I would love to add that to my quiver! If I had an extra 8G's lying around I would jump at that.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on June 02, 2008, 03:36:24 PM
It did indeed fetch more then $8000 and it sold locally.
[thumbsup] [moto]
You snooze-eth, you lose-eth.