New Ducati Owner in Seattle, WA

[Goat_Herder]

Greetings,

My name is Tony in the Seattle area.  I am a proud owner of a 2003 Monster 620.  Over the summer, I convinced my wife and started looking at motorcycles.  But nothing really spoke to me and got me excited... until I saw a red Ducati Monster at a shop on consignment.  It was love at first sight!  Right away, I knew Ducati Monster is THE bike for me.  After 2 months of searching, finally found a 2003 Monster 620 with low mileage.  Have been loving every moment since.

Tony

[jdubbs32584]

Welcome! There's a local NorthWest club that has a couple of Seattle members as well as many Portland members.

[somegirl]

Welcome Tony, and congrats on your 620!   Got a larger version of the pic in your avatar?

Glad to hear you are having fun. [moto]

[LMT]

Welcome Tony!  If you have not checked out the local NW ducati list do.

http://www.desmonorthwest.com/modules/Jig/index.php

[Goat_Herder]

Welcome Tony!  If you have not checked out the local NW ducati list do.

http://www.desmonorthwest.com/modules/Jig/index.php

Yes, I am already registered at that forum.  The guy whom I bought the bike from is a member of the forum and he turned me to it.  Both forums are great and full of information.  I am drinking it up!

[Goat_Herder]

Welcome Tony, and congrats on your 620!   Got a larger version of the pic in your avatar?

Glad to hear you are having fun. [moto]

I have some pictures but I don't really know how to post pics on the forum just yet.  It's stock without any modification.  I have since added a later version of the mirrors on it (instead of the round mirror).  In the process of saving up for a set of exhaust, pending wife's approval    Any suggestion on that?  I know Termignonis are high on everyone's list but they are oh so spendy.  Are there any other comparables? 

Thanks

[somegirl]

Here's info on posting photos, feel free to PM me if you need more help.

There's lots of opinions on exhausts in Accessories & Mods.

Here's a couple of threads, I know there are more, or feel free to start your own.
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=2566.0
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=4717.0

The Termis are especially popular because they are available packaged together with a new air filter / airbox and performance ECU for some models.   I reviewed the kit for my 695 here.  Not sure what is available for 620s.

Good luck!

[Goat_Herder]

Thanks for the information.  I will read into those threads and search the forum.

Below are a few of pics I took a few weeks ago.  Enjoy.



Tony

[swampduc]

Beautiful. Love the color- if they made the 696 in yellow, I would have gone that way