I decided no on this one, FYI. It was filthy and the guy had no idea how old the belts were, etc.

Thanks for the warm welcome @moby34. And thanks for the direction. I'll read up more on air cooled.

I've been looking at a 2004 1000DS I ran into with 25k miles that I'm interested in buying. Anyone have any advice for what to look out for on this bike? I haven't been on a Ducati in a couple years. I've previously had an ST3 and a Monster. I did my own wrenching on both those. So, wondering if ...