Ducati Monster M750

I've been asked by a friend to look at a 2001 'Y' Ducati M750 with him
this evening.

Other than general bikey type things anything Ducati M750 specific to
check for?

4,000 miles, matt black, doesn't appear to have an MOT (why? I have no
idea, it might not be old enough mind). What sort of value? The woman
selling it is asking £2750.

 

That sounds like a jolly good price to me.

--

jeremy
['75 RD250A ] | ['02 Fazer 600 in blue]
____________________________________________
jeremy dot ovenden at hazelweb dot co dot uk

 

Y reg was March 2001 till August 2001 so it'll be due it's first MOT
at some point before September this year if it hasn't had it already.

 

^^^^^

Here's your bargaining standpoint: "two grand or we rape you".

 

Service History, Service History and Service History.

 

By all accounts they're a nice bike not as much "go" as the 900 but
smoother. Electrics were a problem but that should have been sorted by
now so it's just down to the usual service and HPI checks and look out
for crash damage.

I don't think it's a great price TBH but not bad.

If I was after a 750 Duke I'd go for this one:
http://tinyurl.com/2zgx9

 

The description doesn't exactly match the smashed up bike in the picture,
does it?

--
Ash ([:])

UKRMFBC#8 BOTAFOT#82 BOTAFOF#41 HMC#5 FTB#0
ETV1000 Caponord RD200
http://www.theredline.co.uk
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." --
Mario Andretti

 

Or so scared of it he dropped it. Not bad for hte current price thoug.
I wonder what it will go for?

Prace you bets:......

£2,875

As I was watching it went up to £2050.

 

I'm not sure if it is smashed up, it's probably a cruel trick of the
light. I know what you mean though.

 

Molly wrote in

Look at the instrument binnacle photo. Does the bike normally come with
sharp bits of perspex and a hole in the top of the headlight surround?

 

YM Murray's comments in BiKE.

It's not the fucking Bible, you know...

 

YM before August, as the plates changed at the beginning of the month,
didn't they?

 

With 4000 miles on the clock how many services will it have had? What
would they have covered?

 

the lack of a fucking seat unit is a bit sus as well.

 

Brand new, unrated, seller with an account created on the day the auction
started.

Very brief description that doesn't match the pictures and doesn't even say
what model it is.

No mention of MOT or MOT worthiness on a 5 year old bike.

Offer of worldwide postage.

Hidden bid history.

Location given as "Nice Item"

Payment only by "Other online payment service" (WU or some dodgy escrow, no
doubt).

All of the above equals "Don't touch it, not even with somebody else's
barge-pole".


--
AndrewR, D.Bot (Celeritas)
Kawasaki ZX-6R J1
BOTAFOT#2,ITJWTFO#6,UKRMRM#1/13a,MCT#1,DFV#2,SKoGA#0 (and KotL)
BotToS#5,SBS#25,IbW#34, TEAR#3 (and KotL), DS#5, COSOC#9, KotTFSTR#
The speccy Geordie twat.

 

New Ebayer, zero feedback, very short description, "the engine has
750cc", will post worldwide. I'd be amazed if that isn't a scammer.

 

It's nowhere near as entertaining.

 

sweller wrote in

It would need an annual service to keep the manufacturer's warranty valid.
A couple of stamps in the service book tells a lot about the owner's
attitude towards maintenance. I would not be happy buying a bike that had
not had any servicing in 3 years.

 

He's already posted the seat unit and screen

 

Indeed. My point was that when I was looking for a duke a few years back,
the advice I got was only to buy one that had been serviced regulary *and*
by a bonafied duke specialist. Its probably less of a concern at such a low
mileage but something to bear in mind.