Any Duc Fans?
 

Okay, I'll admit it, I don't have the balls to race bikes but that doesn't mean I don't have the love for them. Are there any other duc fans on the TPF? Any other owners?

Post'em if you got them, lets see those Ducs! :thumbsup:

http://www.mustangmods.com/data/9418/duc1.jpg

Damn I love them...never rode them but for sure it will be my next bike, that desmodromic valve system is what I love the best.

I lov them too! O the sound, just sounds so cool. Couple years back at the Philly PA Bike Expo, was able to have one on one with many of the bikes there. For some reason I was really like the look and feel of the Duc, but please don't get me wrong I enjoy all styles & makes of bikes. Maybe some day I will own one.......

the 748 is my dream bike. 99-01!!!
this is my current bike.... maybe one day ill own a duc!!

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I'd love a nice monster, nothing fancy, just something with a little style and some get up an go.

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Mmmmmm S4 :thumbsup:

One 998 in Yellow please, although the 748 is drop dead sexy as well.

Not sure I would trade my 04 R1 but I would like to try a Duc.

the desmo system is sweet, until you have to have it serviced :(


what is it, every 3k miles they need to be done? and on the 916 family that entails pulling the engine :crazy:

Yeah not cheap and does require rather frequent expensive adjustments but there style is really hard to beat.

I'm not sure where you are getting your information but valve adjustments are required every 6k, cam belts every 12 and the motor doesn't have to be pulled to do any of that. To be honest, nothing is hard at all, it just requires the right tools. The adjustment of the valves is what takes the most time, inspecting is only 3 hours - book. To adjust a desmodromic valve you don't have a nut on top of the rocker to tight or loosen to adjust the lash. You have a opener and closer shim that mechanically adjusts this - thats what is time consuming. Checking the valves is quick, its when you need to sand/grind down these shims to get them to just the right size for correct lash. To the best of my knowlegde there is only 2 size shims so it is almost impossible to not have to sand one down, they just never fit perfect out of the bag.

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plz note, servicing DOHC Duc's is a lot more expensive then the SOHC Duc's...


I still love em tho, and would own one if I had the cash...


but I wont have that kind of cash anytime soon and I'll be pleased as punch with a new RC51 in spring ;)

I don't know who that guys is, but I highly doubt he has ever owned one let alone worked on a ducati. There isn't a professional duc mechanic that I have ever met that would pull a motor do to valve lash. I have done these vavles many times, hell I would take a desmo vavle over a R1 ANY day of the week when it comes to valve adjustment. You just need know know and understand the system - and have the correct tools. There isn't any guess work using a bucket/shim assembly and that makes adjustment very easy penidng you have a micrometer. You can run a desmo motor over 11.5k - mine goes to 13k all the time and remember these are twins, not a I4 with a little ass stoke. What is the redline on a RC51, if I recall it's only 10k-ish.

Back in the mid 90's when the 916 and then the 916SPS came out, there wasn't a bike that could touch them. But what a shock, they ran into money troubles and defently didn't keep up with development from as early as the late 90's to current. I've ridden a couple RC's, they are defently a nice bike but they just are not the same as a duc - nothing I've ever ridden handles like a Ducati.

The maintanence is defently over played. These bikes come apart a lot smoother than any jap bike I have owned. Granted the service intervals on jap bikes are 12k-25K pending on the model, but I wouldn't have it any other way. These bikes are very well engineered for the most part and are cake to work on.

I don't want to get into a huge argument here, but read up on the changes that they made to the 999, ducati ADMITTED the bike was a pain in the ass to work on, and made a very big deal about how they made everything 100x easier to service here...


jesus man, just look at the spaghetti that is the exhaust system on your bike and tell me thats not a little over the top?


But I do agree with you, they are beautiful bikes, I have only ridden one older 748, and while the engine was not up to par with 600 I-4 power (because it was older mainly) the duc is the only bike that I have ever ridden that leaned into the turns harden when you applied the brakes mid turn...

The exahust strings through the bike yes, but it comes apart very easy and drops out easy. Hell, the bikes body work is put on with duntz 1/4 turns - to me that is easy. Just becuase there is a lot of things in front of what you need to work on - that doesn't mean its hard - it just takes time. The newer 999 isn't easier, they just made things more accessable. In order to do X, there isn't as many things in your way. A 916 is built in layers, not the best way to do things - but the way they were woven together does make sense and work. Once again, it's time, not difficulty.

I want to make it clear that I am not disagreeing with you, just somethings that you said were very, very overexaggerated. There is enough mis-representation of this brand (well, any brand now in days). So I try to provide truthful, correct numbers and assesments of what it takes for maintenance on this bike.

i love working on my f4i, but its a pain with the screws adn bolts. maybe ill convert to 1/4 d rings like the ducs.

i think the more maintenance a bike needs teh better, at least for me, the piece of mind i get from working on my own bike often helps me when i run at the track.

Like the Ducs. For some reason, the Monster Dark from the 90's calls to me...

I am w/ moonduck.. the Monster Dark is sweet, I also like the S4, will be in the market for a Duc this summer

Ok this might seem like a silly questions. I'm not big into the models of teh ducs...but what can I get for a nice used one? model and price?

It would really depend on the model you wanted but say a good 748 (like my style) would go for 5-6k this time of the year, low miles in decent condition up to 8k if it was perfect with some options. The 916/996s you will almost always see go for 8k+ (every now and then you can find some ratty stuff for under that, but a good bike at that price seems to be far and few between). The newer 999/749 are still spending, 8-9k (but more like 10+) minium for a 749 and 11k+ for a 999 from what I have seen.

The monsters, depending on engine size will go anywhere from 3.5k up to 8-9k if its a S4. The ST2, and ST3's seem to go, once again pending on condition etc. in the 5-7k area. I haven't seen too many ST4s or Multistratas sell used so I have no clue. Was there something in specific you were looking at?

i soo want one of those bikes in red

love ducks, saveing up to possibly get a 999 used, sex on wheels

You can get the style at reduced cost - a Cagiva Mito looks like a 748/916, but with a 30bhp 125cc engine :

http://www.bikez.com/bike/20430/index.jpg

Look good, but don't quite have the sound.

Checked the other day on 998s, they are going used between 8500 and 11000. I really liked the idea of the 998 FE (Final Edition) model for 04 but they are going for 14K and up. Someday maybe.

A buddy of mine has 3 Ducatis, and is thinking about getting of those new 1000DS models.