Quote from: xRANDOx on August 10, 2010, 05:21:24 PM
Just so y'all know. I'm moving to College station next week. I quit my current job because of this so I'm on a STRICT $3000 budget. Once I move down and get another job my budget will rise. So I might just wait it out and see if I can't build up to a $4-5 budget

I say wait a bit, more $ and cooler temps

Quote from: TresGatos on August 10, 2010, 06:31:28 PM
I say wait a bit, more $ and cooler temps

+1

Quote from: xRANDOx on August 10, 2010, 05:21:24 PM
I'm moving to College station next week.

TPO guys are in your future neck of the woods. They don't have a store-front, per se, but they are there and love them some Ducati.

Quote from: caffeinejunkee on August 10, 2010, 04:32:27 PM
This one?: http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/mcy/1856206279.html
I wonder if it has a white custom paint job....

It does, the bike is nice, has rearsets, custom powercoating, no lying about the extras all over it, or that it needs a full carb rebuild. Bike will not start without gun-shot backfiring. He needed it fixed quickly, and some of those carb parts were out of stock, so he towed it away, sad - bike looked great - and now he's got to sell it.  I would buy that up as a great first bike / learner, after it gets sorted out properly. Its not a day job kind of event either, its going to need some tinkering, the small bore carb bikes are a little more finicky. They look really really really clean with a pod filter kit installed (and carbs tuned therefore).

Quote from: muskrat on August 10, 2010, 04:06:10 PM
The guy wants a budget bike so stick to that! 

He asked about mods, I gave him info on mods. suck it. 

I've decided I'm just going to get a cheapish beginner bike. Then next year when I begin my internship out in the oilfields and can start raking in the $$$ I'll buy a new or slightly used bigger CC monster 

Quote from: xRANDOx on August 10, 2010, 06:55:59 PM
I've decided I'm just going to get a cheapish beginner bike. Then next year when I begin my internship out in the oilfields and can start raking in the $$$ I'll buy a new or slightly used bigger CC monster 

That's a good plan too

Quote from: caffeinejunkee on August 10, 2010, 04:32:27 PM
This one?: http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/mcy/1856206279.html

I wonder if it has a white custom paint job....

Quote from: a m on August 10, 2010, 06:47:02 PM
It does, the bike is nice, has rearsets, custom powercoating, no lying about the extras all over it, or that it needs a full carb rebuild.

Hmm, did it look like one of the bikes in this pic?

Quote from: xRANDOx on August 10, 2010, 06:55:59 PM
I've decided I'm just going to get a cheapish beginner bike. Then next year when I begin my internship out in the oilfields and can start raking in the $$$ I'll buy a new or slightly used bigger CC monster 

I agree, good plan.  You're also close enough to check out that Multi for sale near Houston. 

How much would the new carb and such be on the white Ducati

I agree you've got a good plan going!  always great to see a young person come in with a good head on his shoulders 

Carb work would depend on what's needed, but I assume needle jets and a jet kit would probably be the easiest way out, so ~$150 for parts, then a carb sync, general cleaning and tune is just time.  The only thing I'd caution is that if you're going into it not knowing exactly what's wrong, it can be a slippery slope and you could end up having to fix a lot of things you didn't realize needed fixing until you got in there..

Its that exact bike, has rearsets now also. Looked cool imo.

Those carbs are going to need jets needles and every possible o-ring replaced. they were gummed up and unused for quite sometime.

Its very do-able, even for the diy'er.

Quote from: xRANDOx on August 10, 2010, 06:55:59 PM
I've decided I'm just going to get a cheapish beginner bike. Then next year when I begin my internship out in the oilfields and can start raking in the $$$ I'll buy a new or slightly used bigger CC monster 

this is a really good idea.


the multi, like the one muskrat is suggesting, is very comfortable to ride - especially for commuting.

Quote from: a m on August 11, 2010, 04:45:48 AM
Its that exact bike, has rearsets now also. Looked cool imo.

Yup, thought so when I read the CL ad. Some of the folks in this group helped with those mods!  



The tail *chop* in progress:

I remember grabbing a few beers and doin' mine. make the beast with two backsin' scary for a first timer (but what isn't?!) har har

lyndy's old bike was looking/sounding pretty rough last time i saw it... hopefully someone fixed it up since then...though for 2250 it doesn't really sound like it.

So for 2250. Would the repairs fit in my $3000 budget?

if it ends up being just carb work, you could almost afford to buy a set of FCRs for the bike and be right at 3k.  But with 750 to play with, I'd say you'd well within your budget assuming nothing catastrophic

+1. iirc bike also needs tires. (160 rears are cheap, fronts are pretty uniform in price)