I bought a Ducati Monster - Walk around and startup

[@furnimaker]

I used to have a monster s4r, they're great bikes, and they started the naked bike movement that we know and love today. Back in the early 90s the design of the monster was really a very bold move for Ducati that has since payed dividends. Congrats on the new bike!

[@forthebold]

I really do like the naked frames on them, it's the same as what CCM are doing now with their Spitfire range, it's the frame that attracts me to those too.

[@RedStarMotoworks]

Not sure why, but these are my favorite videos of yours. I like seeing the different bikes you come up with randomly. Don’t get me wrong, I love your build videos (you are actually my inspiration for building my cafe) but I really like seeing “buying” videos. Can’t wait to follow your Motovlog vids as well. Would like to see interesting places over in the UK.

[@forthebold]

Thanks, these random videos seem to get good feedback, it's good to have a channel with a bit of variety I think. All the best with your build.

[@ADVENTureMessage]

That's a great bike! I own a 2001 M750 Dark. Glad to see you picked one up!

[@forthebold]

Amazing, they are fun.

[@4stringbazooka]

Congrats on the bike my dude. Ride safe mate.

[@forthebold]

Thanks, will do ;)

[@robs5285]

Just brought myself a Ducati monster 97 M400 (first on road bike so best to keep the cc's lower) thinking of building a new tank on it though make it more of that straight line cafe racer look! Bike exif has a few example of how hard work can make a monster look amazing!! Look forward to seeing more videos on the italian machine

[@forthebold]

Congrats, I've been looking into new tanks & designs for the monster, something I've never tackled myself before,

[@jishh]

Whats that coming over the hill, a Ducati monsterr, a Ducati monsterrrrrrr! Love it.

[@forthebold]

Ha, or going the other way over the hill was a 1.1 citroen with a cherry bomb exhaust

[@adityarai5367]

Saw couple of vids. Definitely giving a sub. Gonna binge watch some good vids now.

[@forthebold]

Thanks for subscribing. Hope you enjoy the content

[@adityarai5367]

@@forthebold loving it.

[@JamesMatthew-Zero79]

Congrats on the new bike!

[@forthebold]

Thanks

[@daandegeyter15]

This is the best thing happening to me all day! I also bought a monster s4 and did some modding. I'm curious what your plans are!

[@forthebold]

S4s are lovely, I love the rear swing arm on those, would love to see if one would fit this 600.

[@ClutchFirst]

Great looking Monster 600. Whoever is as the original owner really took decent care of it. 👍🏽🙂

[@forthebold]

A 72 year old bloke who had it most of the bike's life.

[@lowsideluke]

Hey mate, I just bought one of these a few months ago. Ordered an Ignitech module for it and upgraded from the 600 to the 620 motor. I'm getting it resprayed in Pearl white and red stripe for the tank + cowl, with red for the frame. Can't wait to see what you do with this one!

[@forthebold]

Excellent, won't be doing much on this only maintaining it and enjoying the ride. Might have a new headlight at least

[@lowsideluke]

Nice, it's definitely worth giving the carbs a clean for a bike of that age. If you need a rebuild/seal kit for the carbs and don't want to spend a fortune, you can use one for a TRX850 or TDM850. The other thing that goes and is hard to get (there's no part number) is the air cut off valve cover. I've had to design some replacement ones and 3D print them for mine, so let me know if either of yours are cracked. The CDI units tend to go, but you can replace them with an Ignitech.

[@forthebold]

Good call. Luckily this was put on a Dynojet to set it up along with the Termingonis which was one of the reasons I bought it.

[@mattrowe6394]

put on the giro LED head light from C2W's wrecked bike rebuild monster that would make it look really contemporary like the new honda naked range.

[@woodywoodpecker2708]

"I'm not going to do much work to this." Ha, I think I know you better after following you channel for quite some time. I'm excited and very much looking forward to watching all the videos showing you not doing much work on this.

[@forthebold]

ha, nothing yet, I'm out of money on this, needs to be spent on the other bikes, just had £400 worth of regulator rectifiers delivered, video on Friday

[@mickaeldemagalhaes3547]

Damn that sound!!! Before you said it, i was thinking: mmh i will change indicators and headlight.

[@forthebold]

The microphone doesn't do it justice

[@builtbythehand3902]

Very nice, love the frame on them!

[@forthebold]

Very true

[@Kro_man_tx]

It sounds like you plan to sell the Suzuki when it is done and keep the CX and this bike. I like the Ducati naked style. Dean on the Hack-a-week channel took a Ducati touring bike and turned it into a naked model. That series of videos was fun to watch.

[@forthebold]

If I was to sell any it would be the GS, I was debating on the ST2 but decided on the Monster frame, tomorrow's video will explain more

[@majordamage6816]

Please please PLEASE powder coat the frame a brass colour!!! I have seen it on a Ducati monster before and it looks GREAT!

[@forthebold]

It already has a little gold in it.

[@OldManTony]

We used to run a Ducati 800ss in Bemsee Minitwins racing. Very similar bike underneath, I loved that bike, although I only rode it to scrutineering and back, we had a proper racer who rode it on track. We beat lots of Suzuki SV650s over the 2 or 3 years we competed hahahah.

[@forthebold]

I was tempted by an SS too, but decided on this in the end. I would have been happy with either tbh

[@ChaoticDetour]

Congratulations on the find! I have always liked the idea of getting one of them. I liked the idea of the 750; 600 is fun, 900 and above would kill me with the 750 being enough to get into trouble, but still control with my abilities. At least that was the thought.

[@forthebold]

Friday's video will be the test run, I could do with more power.

[@MotoMirius]

You'd be fine on a 1200. Not as much difference on the road as you'd expect, especially commuting. What you lose on the red light dragstrip you make back with better filtering on the smaller bike. Most of the power doesn't get used on the road with a bigger bike, the smaller bike uses more of it's power more of the time, so it balances out.

[@forthebold]

nice to get a perspective on it, never been on a 1200

[@Fezzler61]

So true! And with the smaller bike, better handling. I have a HD Road King and had a Honda Shadow cruisers. Great bikes both. But I really love riding my '78 Honda cb500 I restored last year. I get the fun factor of small, light bikes now.

[@MotoMirius]

Fezzler61 aye, and with the Harley comes weight which carries through on braking and cornering. My 1200 Sportster is a tank compared to my 1200 Bandit and requires a lot more rider input where the 650 Bandit is much more flickable even if it lacks the acceleration grunt.

[@carltonolson6813]

There is something about that sound 😊nice

[@forthebold]

It is nice.

[@lennard3211]

Please make a Short tail on this bike

[@forthebold]

Ha, ideas ;)

[@ktb133T]

Now this is going to be interesting.

[@forthebold]

will be fun

[@whiteknightinblack]

aahh the Ducati monster, your right. Some people hate the frame, some love them. Me, I love um, think there flat sexy lol. remember the first time I seen one, road trip, and we stopped for gas, someone had 1 in the back of there truck, dad and I had to walk over and check it out. I still want one, nice score.

[@forthebold]

They are, I think they've kept their looks considering the design is 25 year + old now, actually prefer these to the newer ones.

[@rognvaldjaegerdandy4340]

One of my favorite bikes of all time. I've wanted a Monster since I saw one in the Crow movie. The sequel with Vincent Perez. When they released the Monster Dark, I almost died! The only reason I've avoided buying one is I've heard maintenance is often, difficult, and expensive. I just don't have the resources for that.

[@forthebold]

I've always wanted one, seems unreal to have one sitting there in the workshop.

[@rognvaldjaegerdandy4340]

For The Bold - dreegez is it true about the maintenance, or is it only the Ducati super bike models?

[@forthebold]

I know that there are a lot of Ducati tools needed. The workings and everything is the same on these as the SS and the ST2 frame is nearly the same. We’ll see how I get on with maintenance

[@paulevans3156]

Sounds and looks awesome

[@forthebold]

Thanks, I wish the Mic picked it up better.

[@seanhunt3417]

I would love one of them. I thought you had one. Saw it in your last video.

[@forthebold]

That was the first day I had it, thought I'd make a proper unveiling video

[@pranav1790]

That sound 👍👍👍👍

[@forthebold]

The mic here doesn't give it justice

[@pranav1790]

For The Bold - dreegez ohhhhhhhhhh

[@deformemvita]

Most reliable bike Ducati has ever built... and I have yet to own one. I guess I've just been spending all of my money on rockers for my 748, an Aprilia RS50, and a Cagiva Mito. Anyway, The monster makes for an excellent cafe racer. CUT IT UP!

[@forthebold]

Still going strong for a 24 year old bike with continuous use.

[@dazbedford6320]

She sounds nice, nice bike bud

[@forthebold]

thanks,, real life its deafening, my ears ring after riding it

[@tylerc2882]

Nice! Surprising purchase, Monsters are interesting, far from my style but amazing sound.

[@forthebold]

its a lot of fun, but understand how it's not everyone's taste

[@tylerc2882]

For The Bold - dreegez If you want to know how any mods work out, I had the Chaseontwowheels Monster.. Some mods I loved but that sound is a joy to hear

[@mforeman348]

Hi I have been following your Chanel since the gs 550 as I am building my gs up (slowly as don’t get much garage time) I think your monster is a really nice bike and as a commuter ride why not lol it could be worse I ride a Yamaha xj600, lol

[@forthebold]

not a bad bike, i used to ride one

[@pranav1790]

Cool bike

[@forthebold]

Thanks

[@leonardoalvarezquintero2445]

I'm still without understand you. You said that if you leave the CX in the city, if you come back the bike is not gonna be there. What do you mean? Somebody will steal it? Or police take it?

[@forthebold]

It'll be stolen, Bike Theft is at its highest in the UK this year.

[@MrAdam8419]

Did my test on a 676 amazingly fun bike. Good luck with working on it Ducati are barstards for making tool that are dealer spec. Love the alloys. Thanks for the vids.

[@forthebold]

Yeah so I've heard, First job is fix a slightly leaky fork seal.

[@olisstuff4773]

what kind of place is it tht you come back to an empty space and your bike is gone?

[@forthebold]

The UK, Bike theft is rife here, you can't leave a bike that looks different for long.

[@pablobroughton2892]

a tail tidy would look great for this one!!

[@forthebold]

It would.

[@olrenison]

Not going to do much to it.....goes on to an extensive list of mods that want doing... 😉 Real nice bike that. Looking forward to seeing what you get up to with it. 👍

[@forthebold]

Ha, a few tiny cosmetics but nothing drastic.

[@WillysPerformanceCycleCtr]

Nice!

[@forthebold]

Thanks, not bad for 1994

[@TIBORANGE]

Monsters are perfect looking masterpieces of design.... bolt on parts are ok...but it’s not possible to cut and weld a Ducati without destroying the beauty of it... the 600cc was a good choice more than enough for a daily commuter

[@forthebold]

Agree, I would never attempt to cut this frame. It would only ever be bolt ons and keeping the original.

[@dimitrisgotsis1087]

Plz I’m begging you ,throw a fairing on this thing . It’s gonna look great !!

[@forthebold]

Ha, easier at high speeds I guess

[@lcrgarage3245]

Very nice.

[@forthebold]

Thanks

[@mattrowe6394]

As a commuter bike and to be used in the winter in the U.K the monsters are well know for not working or stalling when they get wet, were you aware of this and is there something you can do to avoid it from happening?

[@forthebold]

Yep, I guess hit and miss, this one is going to be a good boy, starts cold without choke even now, failing that I'll tuck it up with a hot water bottle and a mug of cocoa

[@mattrowe6394]

For The Bold - dreegez the girl I know who has one said it would start all the time but would wash it and it wouldn't start, just something to bare in mind because of how much rain we get and how many traffic lights you will be stopping and starting from.

[@forthebold]

Looks like I'll be doing a video on Power washing it and giving it the old wet test ;)

[@TheRyanweyh]

She’s a beaut man !

[@forthebold]

Thanks Ryan

[@PedroNZ1965]

Hi how to detach the rear seat "cover" thanks

[@forthebold]

With a knife?

[@ShazyShaze]

We need to have an intervention, you're addicted to buying sweet bikes

[@forthebold]

Please no.

[@fevangelou]

If you ever get bored with the style, you could try fitting a kit from Paolo Tex www.texmotorbike.com/start.html (Italy). Welcome to the club Ducatisti!

[@forthebold]

I do like his style, been following him for a while, I like how he changes the shape of the bike with decals also.

[@DriversSide]

Super awesome man! What a coincidence, I just posted a walk around of my new bike and there will be a motovlog this weekend on my channel haha

[@forthebold]

Ha, best non-discreet channel plug ever ;) Have fun

[@benhawke7231]

It looks likes it needs street fighter'd out to me. Cool bike though.

[@forthebold]

Possibly ;)

[@benhawke7231]

For The Bold - dreegez LoL

[@teeevjed9660]

hey i habe been following your channel for 2 years now since you bought the gs ....and i am fcking waiting for the video when you finnish it and take a ride... man you always buy new motocycles and don‘t finnish... it‘s a pity

[@forthebold]

If you listen to the video you'll hear that this is my commuter bike. Not a project. This is for everyday riding

[@stevemulcahy5014]

He isn’t Finnish, he’s English ;)

[@logikai]

Isn’t that red tanksticker a remove before ride sticker? No, seriously remove it please!

[@TheFilmPenguin]

If I had the income, I'd do the same thing. Just end up owning a bunch of different motorcycles.

[@forthebold]

Certainly has its advantages to owning a few, I think there's some moods to ride different ones, the CX is something I definitely can;t leave in town.

[@TheFilmPenguin]

Each bike has such a different personality as well. Different bikes for different vibes. I wouldn't leave the CX in town anywhere I couldn't see it at a glance.

[@forthebold]

Especially with no lock on the steering, :(

[@andyontour1]

How much did you pay????!!!!!

[@forthebold]

A good price ;)

[@spymaine89]

ducati UGGY......... no not eye of beholder, form and function. why cafe racer BEAUTIFUL , SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE FUNCTION. ''did they give it to you, for ad''

[@forthebold]

I wish a bike manufacture would give me a bike for free. I don't think the Monster is a million miles away from the look of a cafe.

[@spymaine89]

i saw a CAFE RACER and fell in love. i was your disciple , it was you that showed what i saw that i loved. ''design principles of a cafe racer, simple flowing. i dug out my 1969 Harley and begun conversion. since then the ''marketeers'' as they do for money , call all, ''cafe racers'. custom builders call all a '' cafe racer'' . and you, maybe in innocence have succumbed to the ''marketeers siren 'honk' you no longer see what is before you, you see what the ''marketeers '' say is there. yes i know in 1960 London not all those ''coffee'' boys rode pure design, but they were trying to be pure. in there youthful exuberance they create a beautiful anomaly. a pox on all ''marketeers and all that follow the siren............ i follow the ''anomaly''

[@DrKampfpudding]

Uglyest wheels i have ever seen

[@forthebold]

I could name a lot worse. If the wheels are the one bad comment it ain't bad

[@DrKampfpudding]

For The Bold - dreegez well the worst i habe ever seen . and i havent Seen so much in my life. Just started riding . they look exactly like wheels from a MZ RT 125 ccm

[@forthebold]

Back in the 90s we had cars with 3 spoke. That was the craze