Ducati Monster Forum

Since I've gotten all of my parts ordered as of today,  I figured I'd start a Rebuild Thread for my '08 s2r 1000.

A bit of history:
I bought my s2r1000 in the summer of '08 from PJ's Triumph and Ducati brand spankin new.  I went in to look at the 696, but immediately upon sitting on it I knew that I couldn't possibly ride that bike.  My Man Parts just couldn't handle it.  Sitting right next to the red 696 I sat on was a red/white sr21000.  Sat on it, fell in love.  My heart melted when we took it outside and fired it up.  I thought I sounded better than the 696 with termis.  Bought it that day, cash (from a starter loan for up and coming millitary officers).  I had to let my bike sit for a whole month, scared as hell my brother would get to it before I could since it was at home in NM and I was training in San Diego with VRC 30 (Providers baby).  I rode the hell out of it the other two months though, and realized how happy I was that I had ridden dirt bikes since '95.

Up comes DiTR '08.  Went up to Ouray for the day, since I had to head back to school the next.  I saw one of the High Desert Hooligans (here's to you Zaster!) imitate superman from 20 feet behind him on a hairpin turn at the base of Red Mountain Pass.  Everything was well and good until I was riding back home that night. Went down on a blind turn that wasn't marked.

I put the bike back together with used parts and rode the hell out of it when the weather was good enough in indiana.  Rebuild included some machine work to replace posts on the clutch drum until a new one came in.  Replaced the windscreen the next summer with DucMouse's and proceded to paint the bike Pearl White with a Cobalt Blue stripe down the middle.  My own version of an American Tri-Color.  Got the parts back from the body shop the day before DiTR '09.

Show up late at night at DiTR '09, and procede to go out the next morning.  Rode all day untill sometime late in the afternoon when I went off the edge of a steep hill as a result of a downhill, left-hand, decreasing radius turn that I chickened out half way through.  I don't remember much after lunch until they took my neck brace off around midnight, but the bike has been out of commission untill then.  The right side of the bike was beat up pretty good.  Exhaust was beat up, hell Cat mount was broken!  Right side of the handlebars snapped off with my throttle and master Cylinder and switches.  Windscreen was destroyed.  Rear Cowl missing.  Right fork scratched badly and fork seal may work, but isn't what I would call acceptable.  Tank is gouged pretty badly, but I'm gonna see if it holds fuel and doesn't bubble the paint.  Seat cover is ripped.  Carbon fiber panel below the seat on the right side was destroyed too.  Finally, my new Clutch Cover from the last incident was scratched badly, but saved the clutch.  Go PauliMoto billet half-cover! Paint on frame is beat up.  Everything else seems ok.

Fast forward to December.  I get my commission in the Navy.  Ensign 1390 (Student Naval Aviator).  Pick the bike up from new mexico over x-mas and put it in a storage unit here in Indiana.  Officer pay has since been used to feed me, buy gas, pay bills, and buy Motorcycle parts.  And so the re-build begins.

Current Parts List:
Right Foot Peg - $0 already had
Remus Ti GP full exhaust (BMW of Fresno) - $1450 (Christmas Present!)
Clutch and Master Brake Cylinders with Pazzo levers from '05 999r compliments of DesmoWorks - $250
Rizoma Clip on and Top Triple kit (DesmoWorks) - $400
MotoDynamic Integrated Tail Light - $75
Throttle Assembly (Indy Ducati) - somewhere around $80
Right side switches (Indy Ducati) - somewhere around $75 I think
Windscreen from first incident (needs Paint) - $0
Brake/Clutch Lines (Indy Ducati) - I'm assuming $200
Rizoma Reverse bar end mirror (MotoWheels) - $140
Rizoma Bar Ends (MotoWheels) - $70
Competition Werkes Tail Chop kit (MotoWheels) - $120
RH CF Side panel (MotoWheels) - $70

Work to be done by someone other than me:
Paint (local)
Seat Upholstery (local)
Fork Seal / Respring (Indy Ducati)
Rear Respring (Indy Ducati)

For paint I had a few ideas, but I finally have decided on a simple Flat Black and have the frame touched up at the body shop.  Hopefully it can be done without tearing the bike down.

I still want to do something special on the right hand side of the tank to recognize that it has a scar there... any ideas?

And, to make everyone else happy, here's a picture of the bike pre-'09 wreck:
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The right side after the wreck:
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And with the new exhaust before the long trek back to Indiana:
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Pictures of the build/rebuild will follow!

Just got the Rizoma Clip On's from UPS.  Damn that is some impressive billet!

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Now to get it mounted so I can wheel the bike around easier.  That, and feel how the brake levers suit me.

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Really  [coffee]

First of all, thank you for serving our great country.

Maybe you should also use some of that officer's pay and take some MC courses.  WIth the way you keep throwing your bike off the road, I fear the worst.

For the first get-off... yeah.  Frame sliders would have helped.  The second one was a little more intense and no so much sliding as flying.



Honestly, I don't think there is anything a MCS course could have taught me that would have helped in the first incident.  Sharp unmarked 90* turn right after the crest of a hill... hell, it was around midnight and i was going the speed limit or less watching out for deer.  My biggest mistake was riding late at night in the mountains/foothills.  The best thing about it? I managed to notice a drop off about 40 feet ahead of me and had the sense to lay the bike down instead of trying to ride through it.  Saved my life.

The second incident... a course probably would have given me enough confidence to knuckle under and push the bike over more and  possibly save the turn.  On the other hand, that might have caused a low side into the guard rails ending in multiple serious fractures or death.  As it stood, I rod through most of the turn and when I got to the shoulder you can see (from the tire marks in the ground) that I was sliding it sideways dirt bike style which resulted in a gentle rolling over the hill instead of either shooting straight off resulting in death, or low siding into a rail also resulting in death.

Both situations were errors on my part to begin with... but I feel like I did quite a bit to save myself from the worst once it happened.  And, of course, your gear will save your life.

Ok, started putting things on today.  Still limited by parts that are coming from Indy Ducati, but here goes:

Bars mounted with brake and clutch levers.  Levers aren't hooked up, still waiting on lines, but I'll probably get their switches wired in in the next week.

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Close up of the left hand side

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Apparently one of the mounts for the gauge cluster broke, so I need to get two of the little rubber stand-offs ordered.

Looks great, but may I suggest dropping the gauges below the triple. When I put clips on mine, the gauges stood out like a sore thumb, until I dropped them.

I'm thinking about it, but I'm also thinking about how I can mount a GPS in the space left from where the risers were. Then, if I put the windscreen back on, it should keep everything looking in proportion.

I should have been more clear.  I didn't mean a BRC, I was reffering to a Total Control Class or California Superbike school.  SOmeplace where they teach you advanced riding techniques.

Wasn't disagreeing with you either way, there's a lot I can learn... just thinking about the what if's for each scenario.  As of now, just happy to be alive and well enough for the bug to keep biting  [moto] [thumbsup]

Might pick up an SV and use it for track days in addition to such a class

A friend has a ball head bolt instead of one of the Rizoma clip on bolts on his Monster. He puts his GPS on it. It's not dead center, but maybe close enough.

Any pictures? Sounds interesting

do Rizoma offer replacement bars or can you replace a broken bar with any other 7/8 handlebar?

No pictures, sorry. It looks a lot like this ... 

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/2854/618/ (http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/2854/618/)

Larson:  the bars themselves are threaded in, so I don't assume a standard replacement bar would work unless it was threaded... whether a replacement bar could be threaded or is too thin is beyond me.  I don't know if rizoma sells just a bar, but i would assume so.

Stopintime: Thanks, that looks like a good option right there.  I'd hate to have to drill and tap a new hole(s) to mount a gps.

Yes, Rizoma offers replacements.

Other 7/8 bars won't work.

Good to know, thanks

I had the unfortunate experience to need one.  Yes they do.  PJ's Parts, they don't list it, just email them.  While they are threaded, they also used some sort of crystalline glue stuff, so I had to use a big a$$ pipe wrench to get the old one off.

I have Rizoma's on my S2R1K, plus bar end mirrors.  I used a Tek mount for my GPS that threads into the stock mirror mount.  Didn't lower my gauges which I think looks fine with the Rizomas and if you are going to retain the windscreen.  The Rizoma clip-ons go above the triple, if not, then lowering the gauges I think would be in order.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=16736.msg343980#msg343980 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=16736.msg343980#msg343980)

Newest shipment of parts just in.  Stuff from motowheels!

But, before we begin that, I found my camera, and thus the pictures of installing the new exhaust.  Didn't start snapping till half way through the process, sorry guys!

Horizontal cylinder
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Vertical cylinder
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Collector
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Right side of bike
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Proof that I can handle a wrench
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Thinking
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Good side
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Rear side
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Bad side
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Ok, the stuff from motowheels!

New right side carbon panel
(http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs134.snc3/18146_925402938068_13735265_51452945_3008183_n.jpg/img]Rizoma bar ends and mirror[img]http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs134.snc3/18146_925402943058_13735265_51452946_3057207_n.jpg)

Chop kit
(http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs134.snc3/18146_925402948048_13735265_51452947_2812250_n.jpg/img]Mirror installed on bar end... still waiting on grips[img]http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs154.snc3/18146_925402958028_13735265_51452948_2273122_n.jpg/img]Different view[img]http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs154.snc3/18146_925402968008_13735265_51452949_299100_n.jpg)

Tail light and chop kit installed, the chop kit is a nice unit.  I highly suggest it, even though it costs more than it should
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Clean wiring and resistor for turn signals
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With the seat on, please excuse the moisture... the door to my "shop" had to be open.  You'll see why next.
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My current shop... a 10x10 storage unit.  Not supposed to be working on a motor vehicle there, but since i'm not in florida yet, and don't have a garage, it'll have to suffice.
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Almost forgot the side panel!
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That would be loc-tight, and I'd assume they used red.

That's one sharp Futon.

The futon looks like a great place to sit while you tap those Chilled kegs [drink] [beer]

will argon work instead of CO2?  :P lets tap that shit!

The CO2 setup is in the apartment.

I swear, I have th bike hanging from a shop lift to put an exhaust on and all anyone sees is the floral pattern futon I got from my grandma.

I was gonna ask, why the change from the very nice shop to the storage unit?

Very nice shop is my dads back in new mexico.  We built it to build a 40+ foot wheelbase twin-front axle rig up truck for the local oilfield industry.  I just finished up college here in Indiana and am waiting for may to roll around so i can move to florida and follow up on orders to go to flight school.  in the meantime, I'm stuck in an apartment complex with no garage for me, and i needed a shop and a place to store the bike while I worked on it.

Hey amigo, when are you headed to flight school?  [thumbsup]

With your record at DITR, you are NOT allowed to bring a $100Million jet next year  :-* ;)

Tell you what... I'll fly the plane into telluride and you bring Salt&Pepper for me to ride to Ouray :D

All kidding aside, I'm headed to florida at the end of april, early may.  I probably won't even be flying by august though... optimal time to take a week off over a weekend to head to the mountains, no?  I just need to make sure I have a bike rounded up in the area though.  I'm not sure how the navy would feel about me driving off to the killing grounds with my prime weapon of destruction in tow.  So i believe I'll fly out and maybe ride a slow ninja 250 or something... maybe i'll find a used sv to turn into a beater track bike.

Replacement seat came in.  $70+ shipping from Muskrat here on the boards.  Now when I get my old seat re-done I can have a touring-style seat and a regular one!
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And a glamor shot over wolf creek:
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And before I get hell for the couches in my apartment... it came furnished.  [coffee]

Forgot a picture... almost rider's view of bars as is right now:
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New parts!  Most of the stuff from Indy Ducati is here... but for some reason the throttle cable didn't come in (part of the throttle assembly according to the part manual).

Anyways, pics of them not installed as it is late.

Front brake line:
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Clutch Line
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Throttle and switches... just stock parts, but they are new and shiney!
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Got a lot done today.

First off, painting!  Sorry no pictures of the body filler / sanding on the tank... but here is the second coat of primer (still wet):
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Will sand this down tomorrow, decide if I need to some more body filler work, and either do a second round of primer or some body filler.

But, since primer is boring... lets move on to the front end of the bike.
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Look at that open space there above the triple and below the gauges... I think this would be a GREAT place for a GPS...
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(http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs134.snc3/18146_930175553708_13735265_51583188_4172319_n.jpg)

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Lines were made for a stock s2r.  Looks like the down legs of the lines are a couple inches long which translates into a couple inches drop on the bars.
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Clutch line!
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And finally, rider's view.
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One last thing, this is what I'm thinking for the side of the tank.

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Thoughts?

That's a new thought [thumbsup] Personally, I don't like it as the main visual focus point. Maybe somewhere else on the bike or in combination with a Ducati logo of your choice - 80's logo?

About the brake lines: you mentioned they are for a stock S2R 800 brakes. Different place on the calipers to mount, so you ended up with them pointing backwards instead of the intended upwards. I don't know if it really matters though.

These brake lines have banjo fittings that can rotate.  So I rotated the banjo 180* and she worked just dandy.

is it me, but those clip ons are SUPER wide. it looks like they could be 2-3 inches shorter each side and still fit nicely.

would love to see the logo on the side panels below the seat or more so on the seat cowl across the top and one side. kind of like the old number plates. but on the tanks, ehhh.

I LOVE the red lines.

Fair enough.  I may just get some ducati masks for the tank and to the circle on the rear cowl when I get it.

The bars are just wide enough to fit everything... throttle, switches, brakes.  I can get some close ups of individual bars in teh next day or so.

It might also be the angle I have the bars at.  They are fairly straight right now, and I'm thinking of rotating them back just a hair.

IT"S ALIVE! Sounds great.  Just need to get the throttle cable so I can take it for a ride.

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Video with sound of the Remus exhaust as soon as I get my camera found.

It's alive! throttle cable just came in.  Neil Armstrong approves:
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Temporarily flat white still... have a tank and fender that can be painted while these are on the bike... just have to figure out what I want.

looks good! if you threw on a white cowl it would look pretty sweet me thinks.

Been looking around for one for cheap, just cant swing the 80 for the fiberglass one from monsterparts right now.  Saving up for a deposit on a rental house and an enclosed trailer.

Back from the dead I suppose.  But, just figured I'd put up some pictures now that I wrenched on it a little bit today.  Still far from done.... money isn't as quick coming in as I had thought it would be.  But I tell ya what, I had forgotten how shiny a fresh-outta-the-box ducati paint job was.  Mmmmmmmm....

New tank bought off this board sitting on the couch back in Indiana. Pretty much brand new, only problem is that it's black/tangerine and I  have a red frame.
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Finally, two moves later, the black tank and flat black front fender (again, off this board, nearly brand new) are put on
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Methinks it needs a black engine and some ceramic on the pipes....
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Some wire routing to do, and you can see the beat up clutch cover... cant see the beat up frame too well
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Clean top triple/bars.  Mirror on right is cheap ebay mirror.  Mirror on left is Rizoma.  I would buy the Rizoma part over the ebay part.
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Gotta love the Pazzos on 999r masters
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And this is what I was talking about... my bike hasn't been this shiny since DiTR '08!
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LOVE the paint.  Have you considered lowering the gauges, they look a little out of place pearched way up there.  Looks great.   [moto]

Nope.  I'm gonna put a ram mount on teh steering stem nut and use that nice little space below the guages and between the bars for a nice GPS.

GPS on a naked bike?  Really?  Are you touring through major metropolitan areas?

Be careful not to play with it whilst riding.

For getting around said major metro areas... current employment has me moving ever 6 month or so and it's much easier to locate places that-a-way.  Plus, I've made cross country runs on the monster in the past, and plan to in the future.

Finally, for a nice touch, the zumo does MP3 via stero bluetooth.