No offence meant, but a peek at the belts would tell precisely nothing, unless they're shredded to bits, as to peeking at the valves, this would entail whipping the heads off to do a decent job (unless you mean the clearances). Bearing in mind how easy (not) it is to access these areas on an ST I don't think many people would bother going through that trouble to buy a 13 year old bike.
Some documentation + seller's attitude and knowledge should be enough to decide whether to take the deal forward. I would never dream of getting near a Duc without evidence of TLC; there's plenty of them around so just be patient and wait for the one that ticks your boxes; you may have to pay a premium, but it'll be worth every penny (or cent).
Michael
--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, Greg Clausen <g_clausen@...> wrote:
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> Nico's got it right...
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> Or see what your local Ducati mechanic would charge to take a peek at the cam belt and at least the front valves to see if they look right, establishing piece of mind for you. make the deal so that you'll pay that mx if it turns out as advertised, but owner pays if things don't look good?
> Cycle cat, among others, do handlebar mods (that's what I used, at 6'3"). I also did the Sargent seat for comfort. But the bar, seat, and windscreen mods have tons of info on this forum you can dig up.
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