clumsy monster owner

[SarahW]

Hello, I've had my 2009 M696 for about year now and my repairs are beginning to get more involved. I've been riding and fixing my own bikes for about 7 years, but this is the first bike I've had whose parts cost so much. So I'm going to try to do everything right the first time.

Sarah
Los Angeles, CA

[Slide Panda]

Repairs? What happened?

There's plenty of DIY threads on here, and help to find cheaper replacements when possible.

And BTW, Welcome

[SarahW]

Something's always happening with my vehicles. A couple weeks ago I hit a big rock in the road and cracked my rim. I just put a new wheel on a couple days ago, but something is still wrong. The front end rides rough, I don't know why. I had to get a new tire and the wheel was balanced; everything went together with no problems, so I'm still trying to figure it out.

[Raux]

Alternatives to expensive Ducati parts
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=698.0

[Raux]

are you sure you put the spacers back on correctly? tq'd the axle correctly?

[SarahW]

Yeah, I think I found it. A crack in my right fork tube going halfway around. Runout on the lower half was .007".

[Slide Panda]

Oh dear... sounds like it's time for a set of forks from an 1100

[DucatiGirl87]

I'm finding out the same thing about how much these parts cost. Just to replace the brake handle that I broke is going to cost almost $200... And on top of that it's just hard to find the correct fitting parts for my 2000 monster 900.

[Slide Panda]

DucatiGirl87 - There's a lot of parts that will cross fit from one monster to another and even other bikes. For example, the front brake master, rotors and calipers for a 748/916/996/998/S2R1000/S4R (not S4Rs)/m1000 are allll the same. if you've got a list of items you need you might post up in tech and ask about other bikes that might make viable donors for a particular item.

[SarahW]

DucatiGirl, the parts aren't just expensive, they seem delicate! I hit a rock and my $1200 rim just crumpled. Irreparable due to a large crack. I guess I need to give rocks plenty of space from now on.

Panda, do the 1100 forks fit on my bike? 2009 M696. Is there a reason to use those? I noticed when I was looking for something wrong with the forks that the left one doesn't have the dampener. Which explains why the bike kept wanting to fall to the left when I was using that dumb pit bull forklift stand.

[Slide Panda]

As far as i know - the 696 and 1100 forks have the same dimensions allowing for a direct swap.

The 1100 forks have external adjustments for compression, rebound and preload and thus allow for more adjustment than the stock 696 forks.

The bike wanted to fall to the left? When putting it up on a stand, damping won't come into play. You're just lifting up the bike against the spring.

[Raux]

As far as i know - the 696 and 1100 forks have the same dimensions allowing for a direct swap.

The 1100 forks have external adjustments for compression, rebound and preload and thus allow for more adjustment than the stock 696 forks.

The bike wanted to fall to the left? When putting it up on a stand, damping won't come into play. You're just lifting up the bike against the spring.

I'm pretty certain the 796/1100 forks are longer.

[Slide Panda]

I'm pretty certain the 796/1100 forks are longer.

How much so? Not so much that one couldn't slide them up in the triples to compensate and keep the 696 stock geometry? Or too long for that?