Gents - so exited to post this! I moved to CA a year ago and was finally able to buy a Ducati super bike again. I wanted to pay cash so that put me into a certain price range of course. I was able to find this bike from a very cool guy - we hit it off and I offered at his asking price without question. It is 2004 with some identifiable upgrades & 19,600 miles. I think it has the full termignoni system, Ohlins rear shock, under-fairing yellow LED kit (although tastefully installed & hidden, it has taken a bit for it to grown on me). Here are a few pics. Please feel free to message me or post "must-do" 999 items. I'll post some specific status on individual areas.
I have already improved the side stand by installing a 1/2" x 1.5" x 1/8" shim, to reduce the amount of sidestand-forward rake. As a result, the bike looks very comfortable on the side stand now. See pic. More to follow! I just want to express my "emphatic" thanks for the detailed amount of information here on the the Ducati.ms forum. Ininitiated a similar post on the .org site, but doesn't seem to have traffic. I will try to be diligent in research before posting questions.
One item I thought was an ECU quirk, I believe is an artifact of an aftermarket Clutch Master installed, without the safety-switch being activated. Thus, the bike will only crank-&-start if the key is turned on when in neutral. Having read a similar post here, I'll look to get a Ducati 1098/1198 or RCS Brembo for the Clutch master, so that the safety-switch can be incorporated again into the assembly.
Thx Jim !!
I have already improved the side stand by installing a 1/2" x 1.5" x 1/8" shim, to reduce the amount of sidestand-forward rake. As a result, the bike looks very comfortable on the side stand now. See pic. More to follow! I just want to express my "emphatic" thanks for the detailed amount of information here on the the Ducati.ms forum. Ininitiated a similar post on the .org site, but doesn't seem to have traffic. I will try to be diligent in research before posting questions.
One item I thought was an ECU quirk, I believe is an artifact of an aftermarket Clutch Master installed, without the safety-switch being activated. Thus, the bike will only crank-&-start if the key is turned on when in neutral. Having read a similar post here, I'll look to get a Ducati 1098/1198 or RCS Brembo for the Clutch master, so that the safety-switch can be incorporated again into the assembly.
Thx Jim !!