Hi there guys, brand new poster here and recently purchased my first big bike a monster dark 600 2001. I was talking to the man who serviced my bike and he says when im a little more comfortable i should consider a few performance upgrades on the bike. I just wanted to ask everyones advice on what i would need and Exhaust recommendations. From what ive been told a KNM airfilter and dynojet kit are essential and that really just leaves me to ask about Exhausts. Ive been looking around and seeing various different ones, could anyone shed some light into whats a good first buy. Thanks guys
hello and welcome dude! ya dynojet kit and cans are the must have start off mods for sure as to which brand of aftermarket cans were made for the 600 i dont know. dont know if termignoni did em but im sure someone will be along soon with some helpful advice, if not call a specialist like ducati proteam or moto rapido or jhp racing...... hope you are loving it so far and please excuse the locals tonight they are all being strange... (winter is looming)
If you become bored with the performance just throw in a bigger engine or, better still, sell it and buy a bigger one. In the long run it will cost you less in terms of money and time spent, plus you'll be able to sell the bike easier if it hasn't been too buggered about with. Yeah the aftermarket parts business is huge but the reality is the amount of improvement is usually small and the costs relatively high. Just enjoy what it is and trade up if you feel the need.
Listen to this man, on this occasion he is 100% correct :Angelic: and I know, cause we is down with the kids
Std you probably have 44hp, with race cans, stage 2 jet, stage 2 air filter and no airbox lid you may get 52, but you also get far more torque lower and flatter A 900 I think drops straight in, wouldnt bother with a 750 you get nearly there with the above mods
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Before you go mad on chasing incremental gains with expensive mods... get what you have running spot on first! Make sure that the bike is in good shape and up to date on servicing, ensure all the oft-overlooked items are taken care of (e.g. headstock bearings greased, wheel bearings good, chain in good order with regards to condition and lube and tension, wheels aligned, all electrics in top working order, all ignition system within tolerances and giving a healthy spark, suspension all working as it should etc. How new are the tyres and are they of a specification that will match what you want from the bike, that sort of caper). They're a decent handling machine and although it might not be a fireball when it comes to out and out speed you should have enough there to be entertaining on the road and to allow you to build up your maintenance skills and riding skills together and to really get a feel for what's what with your bike. If it's your first (big) bike then you've chosen something cool, that sounds ace and should perform respectably. You'll likely outgrow the performance and depending upon how you've bonded with the bike then you can go down the jets / airbox / exhaust route... essentially you can play with how much fuel and air gets in and how accurately it's mixed, how smoothly it flows in, how it burns and how it quickly and smoothly it flows out, and how efficient the exit is... beyond that you're either seriously developing the displacement and power characteristics of the existing motor, upgrading to a different motor or looking at another bike. Get it running right though, don't start modifying on top of the bodges of others... that'd be my pointer. Oh, and enjoy it!
There are still plenty of after-market exhaust available, I have a set of scorpions that came with my 1993 M600 can't really say they make much difference over stock but they make it sound better In one way El Toro is right, the easiest upgrade is a bigger monster but the M600 isn't about that, in it's stock form it's a great balance between power and handling and if you're into DIY it's probably the easiest Ducati work on. I have the privilege of also owning a bigger bike, an ST3 which I use for longer journeys - although most on here would say that is weedy, but 100 horses is enough for me. But for sheer fun I love throwing the baby M600 around. You could squeeze another 10 or 20 bhp out of it but it would cost you twice as much as upgrading to a 900 or a newer model. My advice would be to save your money for your next bike and enjoy the M600 for what it is.
Having raced them, for £500 you can get 90% of whats achievable. Good luck finding a bigger motor for that
how much would some 2nd hand cans and a dynojet kit come to? it would transform the feeling and sound. if he wanted a 900 id say hed would have bought one. anyway sometimes (all the time) we spend a lil more than we should vs bike resale its half the fun of it!!
