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Reply #15 – September 16, 2008, 03:28:50 PM

Quote from: cougar86_89;236366

I was refering to you!

Well then Im early! :D

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Reply #16 – September 16, 2008, 10:10:29 PM

Dave, So how did it go on getting your 20th 87 Cougar today? ....any pics yet to post? :poke:

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Reply #17 – September 16, 2008, 10:51:19 PM

and i wanna see that ducati
I love the 996 monster

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Reply #18 – September 17, 2008, 12:03:47 AM

I got it, it needs some work. The motor seems okay and the trans shifts nicely but the gear selector is very hard to move and for some reason won't go into overdrive from neautral, it has to come up from the other way to get the overdrive selected.
Interior is rough. The anniversary seats are actually there but the driver's seat has a large rip, almost as though it was cut across the bottom cushion. Many of the interior trim parts were spray painted bright red. I will try to remove some of the paint or I will have to look into finding a close matching paint to the original tan. Dupli-color makes a paint that I think will work.
It also needs a driver's side arm rest, the arm rest pad was removed from the door panel for some reason. The consolette arm pad is shredded like a dog got it, the padding is there but the vinyl cover for it is thrashed.
Otherwise it just has some minor fender rust to deal with, a broken passenger side mirror, and a couple electrical bugs to chase down (power mirror switch only half works on one side, cruise control is non-op). Also the AC is non-op but I am going to go tear into it to see where I stand on that. Since it is fall and minnesota winter comes next I will likely let that slide until I get around to it.

I know that looks like a long list but hey, it only has 110 k on the clock, has very little rust, and it was only 1100 bucks.

My ducati is the 2000 ST2 with factory had bags, a corin seat and passenger back rest. I'll buy another race bike in another year or two.

Stand by on pics, I'll shoot at the toys tomorrow.

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Reply #19 – September 17, 2008, 02:19:11 AM

Welcome to forums. Nice to see a fellow brother in blue. You'll be able to find any parts you may need and lots of great tech articles, along with advise (weather you asked for it or not :D ) among these pages. I really like that Ducati, I just sold my 04 VFR Interceptor about a month ago, and I miss riding already. Stay safe.

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Reply #20 – September 17, 2008, 03:09:33 AM

Bummer, just found out I am replacing/repairing the headliner. Also found a tranny leak near the front of the pan. I'll let the pros handle the tranny, that's a potentially huge mess.

Privateer, good to hear from ya. I was looking at VFRs when I bought the duc but I got "shot in the foot" on the duc and practically stole the thing with the expensive seat and bar risers etc already on. The guy from whom I bought it was offloading it because he is taking a southamerican tour on a bike and he needed a good distance/offroad capable bike and he was leaving in less than a month so he was really starting to sweat.

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Reply #21 – September 17, 2008, 10:34:09 PM

Welcome to/from another Minnesotan!! Feel free to swing that cat through Rochester anytime.... and post some pics!!