prineak, ur right , maintenance on ducatis is quite expensive, 500$ i think to adjust valves... i am actually thinkin about gettin a speed triple, i heard a lot of good things about them, excpet that they aint very comfy after like 20 or so miles...lol...i did ride my ducati from MN to chicago, about 400 miles, was comfy and def enjoyed the ride....

new speed triple is sick looking!!!! my nephew has the monster s2r, its a great bike as well, i'd pick ducati over triumph anyday, but thats cause i'm a duc nut... my buddy has a speed triple, he's a triumph nut, to each his own eh? i don't like beulls at all really. mv agusta brutalle is awesome!!!

Hey, I've got an older (96) Monster 900 and it's a sick bike when it wants to work haha. I've had a problem with mine...it keeps shutting off for some reason. I heard it could be as simple as changing the choke position to as big as having the valves adjusted, which is really expensive on these bikes. When it did ride properly, it drove reeally nice though, all the torque u could possibly want. i would say upgrade to the 800 for sure. though, if i didn't have this one, i'd definitely pick a triumph over a buell