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    Ducati Monster 620

    Do any of you have opinions on this bike? It will be my first motorcycle and I'm not a very experienced rider. I love the way it looks but have never ridden it. I'm not interested in a really fast crotch rocket type bike or a harley cruiser type. Just looking for something that looks cool and would be fun to tool around in and occasionally take into the canyons.

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    The Monster is a great bike...get some loud Termi or Arrow pipes and go ride!
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    You're buying this for a first bike?
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    It is actully a decent first bike...my wifes first actually. She still preferes the monster over other bikes. She has a Monster 900 dark. The 600 would be a perfect first...although what one must remember is that all bikes go down...and the first one is the most likely. A monster has less body stuff to deal with v. a full faired italian beauty.

    Good luck,
    Michael
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    600 Monsters are a hoot to ride. Can't overpower the back tire very easily. Very flickable and light. I like small cc bike for beginners because HP will get you into more trouble than it can get you out of. Besides that, while the Monster is NOT slow, it is more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow. Goes for cars too!

    Good luck,

    Tom
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    I have a friend who owned a Monster...she loved it more than the other bikes she'd had over the years including some really big stuff. Not quite sure why she ever sold it - something about being 45 and trying to be a responsible (pedestrian type) mum . Probably more cos she cracked it with her hubby who was never off it even though he had a Beull for sunny days...

    Would be my first choice if I could find the time to ride...

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    A lady my wife works with bought a 620 as her first bike. She just decided she wanted a motor bike. She loves it - has put about 4000 km on it this summer. I desperately want one too, but I keep looking at the price and say "Can I really pay more for a motorbike than I did for my 912?"

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    Thank you for your responses. 72 Targa--Yes that's the one. I'm looking at used ones--2003 and newer--as well as new ones or left over 2005s. They range in price from about 4K to 6K, which is not that bad in my mind considering the resale and how much I like the look and concept of the Monsters.

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    The fact that most Ducati dealers are starving right now makes it a good time to buy. I believe that Ducati have shot their "exclusivity" all to hell for the sake of market penetration which they have not succeeded at.
    Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Yamaha are still kicking their ass amd will continue to do so.

    You cannot sell "Ferraris sitting next to Kias".

    Don't take this as a negative on the Monster. I'm just a little perplexed by their marketing. It's Harley-esque in nature and plain stupid imho.

    An aquaintance gave up his franchise a number of years ago when they began flooding the market. Anyone with a pulse could have a dealership. You could only get the "filet mignon" if you took 4 of their non-sellerbikes (Elephants and 907's). Once he was rid of them he's never looked back.

    Resales are not good as the market is flooded, dealers are understaffed with qualified mechanics and most shops don't have a clue as to how you sell a $30,000 bike. It's not done using tatooed morons that have fallen into a tackle box (piercings).
    Service after the sale is where a shop will make or break themselves.

    Tom
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    How tall are you? I'm 6'2" and couldn't stand mine for more than a year before selling my Monster due to it being so small. The Speed Triple is much, much better...
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