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Started by PhilB, July 14, 2012, 06:54:26 PM

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PhilB

July 14, 2012, 06:54:26 PM
Turned over the odometer this afternoon, for the second time on the old Monster ('93 M900).
Starting the third pass; it's running strong. Next stop -- the Moon!

PhilB
1993 Ducati M900 Monster "Patina" (203,000 miles, so far) -- 1995 Ducati M900 (wife's bike) -- 1972 Honda CB450 (daughter's bike) -- 1979 Vespa P200 (daughter's scoot) -- 1967 Alfa Romeo GT Jr. (1300cc) -- 1964 Vespa GS160 (160cc 2-stroke) -- 1962 Maicoletta scooter (275cc 2-stroke) -- 1960 Heinkel Tourist 103A1 scooter "Elroy" (175cc 4-stroke)

Howie

#1
July 14, 2012, 07:29:45 PM
 [thumbsup]  [beer]

eric

#2
July 14, 2012, 09:22:37 PM
Wow  [thumbsup]!! Tlhat's about 10k miles per year? Whereabouts has it brought you to?
Los Angeles to the Arctic Ocean, 10,000 mile solo trip on an S2R800:
thesunhaswings.blogspot.com

1KDS

#3
July 14, 2012, 09:37:35 PM
 That's awesome Phil! [beer]
Every bike I've ever owned.

sofadriver

#4
July 14, 2012, 10:01:38 PM
Way to go, Phil !! [thumbsup]  [clap]
I've been waiting for this.
Your bike may be destined for the Ducati Museum!
Mike in Tacoma
'08 S2r 1000 - Red on Red
'96 900 SS/SP
'02 ST4s (gone but not forgotten)

IBA 38181

duc996

#5
July 14, 2012, 10:06:53 PM
Amazing! congrats  [thumbsup]
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cokey

#6
July 14, 2012, 10:25:08 PM
Highest ever?  Some one contact dna..
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koko64

#7
July 15, 2012, 12:51:29 AM
A great acheivement! [clap]
2015 Scrambler 800

ab

#8
July 15, 2012, 05:26:51 AM
Hats off to you.  It's just great to hear this achievement.

What kind of engine maintenance did you go through?  What kind of history did U 2 have?  Post up pics of then and now :)
620M 2004 Dark i.e.; ~ 57K miles (all me);  Looking to swap out engine now.
Triumph Speed Triple 2006 (now ~ 44K miles bought @ 4K miles on 04/2010)
Honda Grom 2015 ~ 3500miles so far.  Love this lil bike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xrcIqE3ubo

pitbull

#9
July 15, 2012, 06:37:23 AM
awesome, just awesome.

that is one well-used and enjoyed monster.
01 monster 900ie cromo, 01 ST4

okboatie1

#10
July 15, 2012, 07:29:49 AM
That is awesome! Congrats to you Sir and your Monster

PhilB

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July 15, 2012, 07:55:58 AM Last Edit: July 15, 2012, 08:02:25 AM by PhilB
Quote from: eric on July 14, 2012, 09:22:37 PMWow  [thumbsup]!! Tlhat's about 10k miles per year? Whereabouts has it brought you to?
It's been my daily transportation for almost 19 years, so that's most of it.  I'm also up to having gone to 26 states of the lower 48 on it.

Quote from: cokey on July 14, 2012, 10:25:08 PMHighest ever?  Some one contact dna..
DNA is aware of the bike; they've seen it several times at various events around the country.  I know of several Ducs over 100K.  The highest I know of is Gary Eagan's ST4, that he set several endurance riding records on -- it has about 225K, and currently is in the Barber museum.  Mine is second, AFAIK, but I'm not nearly done with it yet.

Quote from: ab on July 15, 2012, 05:26:51 AMHats off to you.  It's just great to hear this achievement.

What kind of engine maintenance did you go through?  What kind of history did U 2 have?  Post up pics of then and now :)
The engine has required very little aside from basic maintenance.  I had the weak chrome head studs initially; most of those got replaced at around 25K, but my shop just discovered last month, while handling a base gasket leak, that there were still 3 of the original faulty studs, so they replaced those.  We put in piston rings and replaced a failed alternator bearing at 122K, a clutch basket at 140K, new (used) carburetors at 185K, just recently fixed a cylinder base gasket leak and replaced various seals and o-rings in the top end.  And that's about it.  Bottom end and transmission haven't seen the light of day since the bike was built.

There are some pics of it at the Indy MotoGP in 2010 in this thread: http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=10036.msg1048175#msg1048175

It was a "Bike of the Month" on this site back in August 2005, with the story up that point and lots o' pictures.  I don't know if those are still archived on this site or not.

PhilB
1993 Ducati M900 Monster "Patina" (203,000 miles, so far) -- 1995 Ducati M900 (wife's bike) -- 1972 Honda CB450 (daughter's bike) -- 1979 Vespa P200 (daughter's scoot) -- 1967 Alfa Romeo GT Jr. (1300cc) -- 1964 Vespa GS160 (160cc 2-stroke) -- 1962 Maicoletta scooter (275cc 2-stroke) -- 1960 Heinkel Tourist 103A1 scooter "Elroy" (175cc 4-stroke)

ducpainter

#12
July 15, 2012, 08:03:53 AM
FTR...

It was bike of the month on TOB... ducatimonster.org This site came into being in '08.

We do not archive anything from there.
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DucHead

#13
July 15, 2012, 08:11:48 AM
Congrats Phil!   [Dolph]
'05 S4R (>47k mi); '04 Bandit 1200 (>92k mi; sold); '02 Bandit 1200 (>11k mi); '97 Bandit 1200 (2k mi); '13 FJR1300 (1k mi); IBA #28454 "45"

PhilB

#14
July 15, 2012, 08:18:42 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on July 15, 2012, 08:03:53 AM
FTR...

It was bike of the month on TOB... ducatimonster.org This site came into being in '08.

We do not archive anything from there.
Oops.  Yep, right.

PhilB
1993 Ducati M900 Monster "Patina" (203,000 miles, so far) -- 1995 Ducati M900 (wife's bike) -- 1972 Honda CB450 (daughter's bike) -- 1979 Vespa P200 (daughter's scoot) -- 1967 Alfa Romeo GT Jr. (1300cc) -- 1964 Vespa GS160 (160cc 2-stroke) -- 1962 Maicoletta scooter (275cc 2-stroke) -- 1960 Heinkel Tourist 103A1 scooter "Elroy" (175cc 4-stroke)
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