I like the look of this.
Are they any good? Will I fit on?

Fleabay item 4591144780

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Tasmin350i MatchlessG80
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tallbloke <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I like the look of this.
> Are they any good? Will I fit on?
>
> Fleabay item 4591144780

Lovely bikes, but if you are like your posting name, then I reckon youd
struggle - I'm 5'7" on a good day, and I fit them fine, much bigger and
it may be a squeeze.
As always, you've got to check them over.Anything electronic is bloody
expensive to replace.The scratches and scrapes are nothing to worry
about, but being as it has definitely been binned, I'd check the
wheel/frame/fork alignment before buying - it'd be rather expensive to
get a new frame.
Alan.
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"tallbloke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I like the look of this.
> Are they any good? Will I fit on?
>
> Fleabay item 4591144780

Well I had a '98 916Bip for 6 years and 30k miles and now run a 998. I'm 6'
and never had a problem although it is a bike you must sit on before you
really know. Some people find the position impossible but I've always liked
it and have spent up to 6 hours at a time on it.

In terms of that bike, it might be a good buy but absolute top price is
probably £2k given its history and state. That clutch is not the cheap job
he suggests even as a do-it-yourself task as it will probably need inner and
outer basket as well as the plates. It could well be a few hundred quid. The
lack of history is a worry too. You really want to see receipts for services
to know all is well. The biggest weakness area is the rockers. 16 of them on
the eight valve desmo heads and £70 each if they need replacing.

The good news is that by '98 they really had got all the niggles sorted.
Even the (japanese) electrics were well sorted and shouldn't give a problem.

Email me if you want to talk about it in more detail.

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In article <Xns971364EE8CFD0guinnessisgood@216.196.109.145> , tallbloke
made up the following gibberish:

> I like the look of this.

Oh aye, they look lovely.

> Are they any good?

Umm, well, as a concept, I suppose, yes. They certainly go around
corners.

Lack of history on this particular one is a worry, mind. They're
notoriously prone to needing regular (and proper) fettling to keep them
happy and stop (usually expensive) things going snap, crackle or pop.
Plus as Andy says elsewhere, the clutch is not an easy or cheap thing to
sort.

> Will I fit on?

Having met you, I suspect not. Ask Bonwick, who's nowhere near as tall
as you, how comfortable his 748 was.

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tallbloke wrote:
> I like the look of this.
> Are they any good? Will I fit on?
> Fleabay item 4591144780

No history is a worry, but not the end of the world. Budget £500-600
for a
full service, which would include replacement belts and all the fluids
and
so on being done. The dealer would give it a good check over at the
time
as well and let you know if anything else is amiss. A new set of clutch
plates is around £120 for the aluminium ones which rattle less and
also
wear less on the basket, and worth the extra £20 over standard plates.

As for plastics ... this is where it could mount up. £100 per panel or
there
abouts for good-as-new stuff and it soon mounts up. Biposto seats are
always cheap as people want singles, of those. Genuine Ducati is nice
thick plastic, but they do break easily. It wouldn't be worth repairing
those
panels with the big holes in, then getting them painted - just replace
them
off ebay.

Budget £160 for a pair of tyres and then you want to get the
suspension
sorted or you'll hate it. Budget another £100 for that.

So, add up the figures and see what you think with the total. They're
not
expensive to insure or maintain, but they do need looking after.

Have a look at the DSC website for more help and advice
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/

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748S + 600SS Racer + 620 Racer Nobody Does it Better
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I'd rather die peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather,
than screaming in terror like his passengers.- Jim Harkins

tallbloke <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> I like the look of this.
> Are they any good? Will I fit on?
>
> Fleabay item 4591144780
>

Thanks for the replies, I reckon I'll leave well alone with the lack of
history etc, I'll find one to have a go on though, I like bikes that go well
round bends.

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"A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message
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> tallbloke <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I like the look of this.
>> Are they any good? Will I fit on?
>>
>> Fleabay item 4591144780
>
> Lovely bikes, but if you are like your posting name, then I reckon youd
> struggle - I'm 5'7" on a good day, and I fit them fine, much bigger and
> it may be a squeeze.

Disagree, I'm 6 foot of equal proportion (not short legged)
and it fits me like a glove.
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tallbloke wrote:
>
> Thanks for the replies, I reckon I'll leave well alone with the lack of
> history etc, I'll find one to have a go on though, I like bikes that go well
> round bends.

Just spotted this today:

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FOR SALE 996 BIPOSTA - BARGAIN PRICE !

VERY NICE 996 BIPOSTA IN YELLOW, DATATOOL ALARM, DATATAGGED,
TAXED, 10 MONTHS MOT, NEW PIRELLI'S POLISHED PIPES, SERVICE
HISTORY, ONLY 16,400 MILES, ONLY SELLING AS BIKE WAS ACCEPTED
IN PART EX FOR MY 999 ! VERY, VERY NICE CONDITION STANDARD BIKE.

WINTER BARGAIN FOR QUICK SALE £3900 (I NEED THE SPACE)

BIKE IN VERWOOD DORSET
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Let me know if you want the details.

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Antony

On Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:54:00 -0000, Wik
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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>
>Having met you, I suspect not. Ask Bonwick, who's nowhere near as tall
>as you, how comfortable his 748 was.

Wrist ache.

Andy Bonwick wrote:
> Wik wrote:
> >
> >Having met you, I suspect not. Ask Bonwick, who's nowhere near as tall
> >as you, how comfortable his 748 was.
>
> Wrist ache.

And what about the bike?

I don't find it a problem *if* you go fast enough to get a bit of wind
on your
chest to take the weight off your wrists. If I ride around town for a
while
then they do start to ache but after a while you get the muscles in the
right place to deal with it. You can also remove the locating pins out
of the bars and rotate the levers round slightly, as this helps get the
wrists in a better line to stop the ache.

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Antony