Like to know what uall think...

[mwall]

about the 620 ducati monster. I’m aware of past valve and maintenance issues that were bad on older versions, just really would like to here from u if you ride a bandit and have ridden a 03 an newer monster or ride with someone who has one. Really like the bandit but thinking of changing.

[Red01]

AFAIK, Ducati has changed nothing that would lead me to believe their bikes would require less maintenance. The air-cooled 2 & 3 valve heads are easier and cheaper to deal with than the 4-valve heads on the premium level models, but IMHO, a Duc should never be considered for the budget minded.

Unless you're riding a 250 Bandit, a 620 Monster is going to be a disappointment in the power department and probably not much of a step up in handling either since it's Ducati's budget bike.

[Bazza]

I have a friend who owns a 999 and let's just say his service visits sometimes are almost equal to a Bandit purchase. (well not quite but you get the picture) He seems to have a lot of $700.00 service bills.

Lack of dealers, lack of parts and huge insurance costs would scare me away. I love the monster line, but about the only thing that would lean me towards a Ducati purchase would be a lottery win.

I remember reading a test ride where a couple of bike magazine riders took a Ducati ST 3 & St 4 on a long ride. The consensus with the rest of the magazine crew was... And your going to do this without a chase truck? Are you guys crazy?

[billybandit]

No, don't go to Ducati! They're nice looking and all, but, just don't ok