I want to thank you for making videos. I have a Monster, too, and I ALWAYS find that yours are the most detailed, instructive videos on TH-cam. They also inspire me because you don’t present yourself as a professional know-it-all. You seem like a regular guy, and I always tell myself, if he can do it, so can I. Nothing wrong with that. Thank you, once again.
I am grabbing one of these tomorrow and have a lot of questions on the maintenance you’ve done. I’ve owned several bikes over the years but this will be my first Ducatti
@@ducatinyc I am! I just got back from riding mine, it rides beautifully. There is one thing I found though, it runs rich in the first two gears. Any ideas for that? I took it for a long scenic ride and it performs amazingly. Love this bike, and it came with a great exhaust
Hey, did you replace them because they were squeaking like crazy? When i lightly brake with front brakes they squeak a lot. Im new and wondering if i should replace the pads.
Hi there, no, I replaced these because they were worn out - however - yours could squak due to being worn out too. How old are your brake pads, do you know? They could very well be shot, i would clean the disc rotor too.
@@ducatinyc i don't actually know how old they are. I bought the bike 1 year ago and its 2002 model. Most likely they are worn out but i only havr 22k km on the odo.
Hey Ducati NYC!, Greetings all the way from Ireland! , I have a question relating somewhat to maintanance , I too am an owner of a monster 620 , however during the rain , she runs rough, cutting out and running on one cylinder , or stalling out completely, so as you have experience with this bike , did you ever have this happen to you during encounters with rain ? This issue is driving me insane 😠 Kind regards , Martin
Hi there! Unfortunately yes. It always acts like that when wet or after a rain, some days better, some days worse. However it got really bad for me after 5 years of abuse and riding whenever, I took the bike to the shop last week to have this figured out and the mechanic can see to put a finger on it. Will update when I know more. It's annoying but it never stopped me from riding, however last week it got really bad.
@@ducatinyc Thank you for the reply !! sorry to hear that your experiencing problems with your Ducati aswell, funny enough i just watched the DRZ 2 UP vid where you dropped off the beast at the shop. Please let me know if the mechanic finds anything. Ill give an update if i find anything to. I relocated most of the electrical connectors from the bottom of engine right up under the tank, hoping that water wont be able to get into the connectors. I still haven't pin pointed the cause of it yet however.
@@sdpsajdasd yea, the mecahnic is not sure what it is either. i had a major service recently so she went through valves and belts and spark and coils and all that. CPU is next. man o man.
One idea... check the fuel overflow hose underneath the fuel cap. This drains fuel if you overfill the tank, but it also drains rain water that often seeps in through the old seals. Very easy for the hose to clog and prevent the drain from working. The standing water then gets into the tank and causes the symptoms you briefly described. I have the same bike and figured this out after several months of issues in the rain.
Hey man, I need some help. I did put the new pads in the one brake caliper, but the second front when I push one piston, the other comes out, the other two have gone back enough, but this problem can’t let the pads fit in. If I push the one the other comes out and the opposite. Any help? Thanks
That is odd, can you try to push both out at the same time? I've never come across an issue like this. Use a hard tool to push the calipers in - not just your hands.
It feels like you are in a great rush to finish this jod.. plus you should put a cloth around the brake fluid reservoir. You don't want to ruin your paint, since the brake fluid is very corrosive
You would be 100% correct - I was getting ready for a epic right right after this vid so perhaps it was a bit rushed. Good tip on the cloth around brake fluid res. Thank you for watching!
@@ducatinyc oh lol, I thought it was the other day when it was warm. I can't wait to get back on my bike. Gotta see if they can straighten my front rim, damn cabbies >=0(
I want to thank you for making videos. I have a Monster, too, and I ALWAYS find that yours are the most detailed, instructive videos on TH-cam. They also inspire me because you don’t present yourself as a professional know-it-all. You seem like a regular guy, and I always tell myself, if he can do it, so can I. Nothing wrong with that. Thank you, once again.
You’re welcome and thank you - you mailed it, that’s exactly my thinking as well. I’m not the best, but hopefully I can help someone.
Hey Ducati man! The mechanical videos back! Excelent
Hi hi! Glad you like these :)
One more good vid to the maintenance book. Thanks.
My pleasure :) I tried.
Warm weather, shorts, sigh. New brake pads installed equal a good day, always nice to be able to stop!
I can't even imagine wearing shorts right now and casually working on the bike outside. Damn winter :)
I am grabbing one of these tomorrow and have a lot of questions on the maintenance you’ve done. I’ve owned several bikes over the years but this will be my first Ducatti
You're in for a treat. Ducatis are fun as it gets :)
@@ducatinyc I am! I just got back from riding mine, it rides beautifully. There is one thing I found though, it runs rich in the first two gears. Any ideas for that? I took it for a long scenic ride and it performs amazingly. Love this bike, and it came with a great exhaust
More of this please! 🤗
More is coming. A how to replace chain/sprokets and handlebars coming soon.
Greetings from Greece.
Are you satisfied with ebc brake pads?you prefer brembo pads or ebc ?
Ride safe!!!😎
I use EBC double H, never used Brembo pads. EBC always worked fine for me.
awesome vid. More content like that!!
More on the way, its a promise!
Could recommend using a small c clamp to push the piston using just one pad...anyway nice work man!
Ahhh, not a bad idea. Thanks! Live and learn.
Hey, did you replace them because they were squeaking like crazy? When i lightly brake with front brakes they squeak a lot. Im new and wondering if i should replace the pads.
Hi there, no, I replaced these because they were worn out - however - yours could squak due to being worn out too. How old are your brake pads, do you know? They could very well be shot, i would clean the disc rotor too.
@@ducatinyc i don't actually know how old they are. I bought the bike 1 year ago and its 2002 model. Most likely they are worn out but i only havr 22k km on the odo.
@@stenmees1238 you just answered your own question. 1000000% replace them asap.
Hey Ducati NYC!,
Greetings all the way from Ireland! , I have a question relating somewhat to maintanance , I too am an owner of a monster 620 , however during the rain , she runs rough, cutting out and running on one cylinder , or stalling out completely, so as you have experience with this bike , did you ever have this happen to you during encounters with rain ? This issue is driving me insane 😠
Kind regards ,
Martin
Hi there!
Unfortunately yes. It always acts like that when wet or after a rain, some days better, some days worse. However it got really bad for me after 5 years of abuse and riding whenever, I took the bike to the shop last week to have this figured out and the mechanic can see to put a finger on it. Will update when I know more.
It's annoying but it never stopped me from riding, however last week it got really bad.
@@ducatinyc Thank you for the reply !! sorry to hear that your experiencing problems with your Ducati aswell, funny enough i just watched the DRZ 2 UP vid where you dropped off the beast at the shop. Please let me know if the mechanic finds anything. Ill give an update if i find anything to.
I relocated most of the electrical connectors from the bottom of engine right up under the tank, hoping that water wont be able to get into the connectors. I still haven't pin pointed the cause of it yet however.
@@sdpsajdasd yea, the mecahnic is not sure what it is either. i had a major service recently so she went through valves and belts and spark and coils and all that. CPU is next. man o man.
One idea... check the fuel overflow hose underneath the fuel cap. This drains fuel if you overfill the tank, but it also drains rain water that often seeps in through the old seals. Very easy for the hose to clog and prevent the drain from working. The standing water then gets into the tank and causes the symptoms you briefly described. I have the same bike and figured this out after several months of issues in the rain.
@@taco_enthusiast great suggestion! I was kind of thinking about this as well. Will def look into this.
how many miles have you done since you first bought your monster and how many miles were on the clock originally?
I got it with little over 1,300 miles 5 years ago, there are over 37,000 miles on it now.
@@ducatinychow much did you pay for it? true bargain i'll say. 13 year old bike with just 1300 miles
@@christosganidis 3,900$ and it looked brand new. I basically stole it.
Great job✌️
Thank you!
Hey man, I need some help. I did put the new pads in the one brake caliper, but the second front when I push one piston, the other comes out, the other two have gone back enough, but this problem can’t let the pads fit in. If I push the one the other comes out and the opposite. Any help? Thanks
That is odd, can you try to push both out at the same time? I've never come across an issue like this. Use a hard tool to push the calipers in - not just your hands.
@@ducatinyc finally done, I had to open a little bit more the reservoir for the fluid to go up. Thanks for the answer though, love your vids
It feels like you are in a great rush to finish this jod.. plus you should put a cloth around the brake fluid reservoir. You don't want to ruin your paint, since the brake fluid is very corrosive
You would be 100% correct - I was getting ready for a epic right right after this vid so perhaps it was a bit rushed. Good tip on the cloth around brake fluid res. Thank you for watching!
You gotta grease up both sides so they don't wear out so fast /s
I did that off camera, can't be just spilling all my tricks now, you know?
Im guessin this was when it was 60 the other day cuz if not, your freezin ars is buggin. Good tutor though👍
It was actually about 85 that day in August ;)
Thanks broski!
@@ducatinyc oh lol, I thought it was the other day when it was warm. I can't wait to get back on my bike. Gotta see if they can straighten my front rim, damn cabbies >=0(
oooooooh, don't forget gloves bruv', brake dust is nasty!!
Big facts, fam. Big facts.
1:55 and 1:57 porn noises.
Ha! Nerd :)