Found this one on CL, for $2,250? Seems like a good deal. I remember my dad had a M900, was always a nice bike
Seller said: 1996 Ducati Monster 900, 19k miles, never down, Clean Title. The tires are less then a year old. The belts, rollers, and valves were done last year by AMS Ducati in Dallas. cash only, no trades. email for more info.
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/mcy/3986352709.html
Good grief... That's only $750 more than I paid for my sound but not gorgeous EX500 about three years ago...
Wish I could trade my Kaw and $750 for one of those.
Ducatis are an interesting fit. You need to try it on and see. Nice price.
That is a good deal, clean looking too, it's a good thing it's not closer to me
I think I could ride back to Chicago in a weekend on that.
Is that a halfway normal price?
That price makes me wonder what is wrong with it.
Beer Baron wrote: That price makes me wonder what is wrong with it.
Almost too good to be true, then again my kawa was $3k. 
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FWIW, it prolly needs a major service, seeing its a pre-'00 Duc.
yamaha wrote: FWIW, it prolly needs a major service, seeing its a pre-'00 Duc.
(Clarkson) But how hard could it be? (/Clarkson)
A coworker commutes on a 2012 Multistrada he bought new- really cool bike.... staggeringly complex. Has more computer power than my '03 VW.
Monsters don't hold their value. About $750 less than the asking price around here and it is higher in mileage.
Remember pre-00 Ducati's are maintenance beasts. Ask me how I know.
Change the oil and adjust valves.
every
berkeleying
time. 
ohhhh, just thought of it. It may need a new clutch basket. clutches aren't bad (<$100) but that clutch basket gets pricey.
Flight did you have to adjust the valves at every oil change? If so how much of a job is this?
I have been looking (not hard) for a used Ducati Monster but have done little research on them.
Flight Service wrote: Monsters don't hold their value. About $750 less than the asking price around here and it is higher in mileage. Remember pre-00 Ducati's are maintenance beasts. Ask me how I know. Change the oil and adjust valves. every berkeleying time.
That was what the schedule was every 6000 miles. You could tell it too by how it was running that it needed it. So maybe I exaggerate and should have said every other oil change.
The MBP valve collets were supposed to fix the issue but I never tried them.
If you do the maintenance I never had a problem with mine. I would own another.
there are plenty of how to's on how to check and adjust the valves floating around.
That is a smoking good deal. Even if you blow the motor, you can part is out and make money.
Maintainance is not THAT hard. I am on my third monster. Only one was an air cooled, a 2000 M750.
You didn't want a Duc before this?
Hard no, damn near constant yes.
there is a 2000 M600 down the street about 50 miles for 2K with 19K on the clock.
Is it possible to modify the clutch for the duck so it doesn't sound like it is going to fall apart at idle? Those engines sound sweet, I'd love to ride a ducati, instead I keep putting all my time and money into the punkiest buellster. Hell what is a valve adjustment every 6000 miles, hydraulic lifters aren't all they are cracked up to be.
Its a dry clutch, so no unless you want to convert it to a wet clutch for some strange reason. There are a few models with wet clutches from the factory though, 750's and 800's I think. Clutch rattle gives it personality imo.
Not easily, just buy a monster with a wet clutch or hold pressure on the clutch. which is obvious as to what happens there.
Loud clutches save lives
benzbaronDaryn wrote: Is it possible to modify the clutch for the duck so it doesn't sound like it is going to fall apart at idle?
Don't be silly. That's the Italian Mariachi Band, announces your arrival.
Want it to sound like a Honda?
Valve adjust /checks are easy on that bike compaired to my ST4..... check filter screen at every oil change if you don't see flakes of rocker pad hard facing add oil and go.
Having a ducati sound like it is falling apart at idle is character but having a harley shake at idle means it is a POS, no elitism there. Using desmo valves is bitchin even though there are valve springs which will operate at super high rpms meaning the desmo design is obsolete. I think it was mercedes who developed the desmo design back in the 50s for grand prix or something, but yeah it is still relevant.
Since I'm being an shiny happy person right now, anyone tell me a reason why ducati still uses desmo valves? One good reason. The only thing I can think of is valve spring harmonics which have been solved using modern materials and maybe it is easier to spin the engine up not using super high valve spring pressure.
I'm actually thinking about putting a ducati sticker on the B last just to mess with people, it would be so funny to see peoples faces.
In reply to benzbaronDaryn: High RPM, throttle response, very easy on valve seats, and the trumpets. That glorious sound.
Now the dry rattling box of rocks clutch I can do without.
In reply to benzbaronDaryn: I heard that desmo originated with MB in the fifties too. I'm sure the main reason that Ducati is sticking with it is tradition. At this point a Duc without desmo wouldn't really be a Duc.
I've also heard that desmo can run cam profiles that would be impossible with traditional valve spring systems, weather or not thats true, or if Ducatis actually use such extream cam profiles, who knows?
FWIW, a Ducati tech once told me that 2 valve desmos aren't that hard to maintain. I don't know if that was referring to all of them, or just the more recent generation.
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