Ok, long awaited....much anticipated... ok, nevermind that...I kinda kept this one 'below the radar'...
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^^ 'RockStore' giving his seal of approval. ^^
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2007 Monster 695
Repowered w/a DS1000 engine
Alpina spoked wheels
Avon rain-slicks (DOT legal BTW)
MotoGadget 'Tiny' 2" speedo tucked in where the ignition switch used to go
Fork Gaiters
Fender-less
2x Supertrapp mufflers on custom pipes
Open K&N filters
S2R1000 front brakes and forks (tubes clear-hard anodized)
Engine painted w/VHT Cast-Iron and black
Rear-sets
Swatt clip-ons
Headlight raised 8mm and set back 20mm
Rizoma reservoirs
Orange fabric covered ignition wires
ECU re-flashed to DP specs and to run w/o an immobilizer
More photos and details to come! [thumbsup]
Nice [evil]
I love it, I love it, I love it!!!! [clap] [clap] [clap]
Celli
slick!
is that the build my penske shock went on?
Awesome!!!!! [bow_down] [bow_down]
Quote from: teddy037.2 on April 11, 2010, 10:39:24 AM
slick!
is that the build my penske shock went on?
Will be once Penske puts the right top on the shock. For now, it's running an old 620 shock I had here.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 11, 2010, 10:41:37 AM
Will be once Penske puts the right top on the shock. For now, it's running an old 620 shock I had here.
ahhh. so everything worked out with that, then?
Quote from: teddy037.2 on April 11, 2010, 10:43:11 AM
ahhh. so everything worked out with that, then?
Let's just say that things are 'in process' at this point...
[thumbsup] looks great
That's beauteous.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 11, 2010, 10:47:11 AM
Let's just say that things are 'in process' at this point...
sorry I couldn't dig up the papers for it, though...
Stu, it looks amazing man!! [thumbsup]
have you dyno'd it?
If so, I'm curious to see what the output numbers look like with the crossover cut out on the 100ds.
WOW!!!! Impressive, you do some really nice work. [thumbsup]
Hidden oil cooler [thumbsup] [bow_down]
The rest is inspiring too 8)
Exhaust = I want
Very cool [thumbsup]
Freakin' sweet!
8)
Quote from: CapnCrunch on April 11, 2010, 11:31:59 AM
have you dyno'd it?
If so, I'm curious to see what the output numbers look like with the crossover cut out on the 100ds.
Haven't dyno'd it, but I'm sure it's off a few HP w/o a cross-over pipe or a true 2-into-1, but the aesthetics wouldn't have either of those on this one so...it's down a few HP. Customer is coming off a 695 motor, so ANYTHING done to this DS1000 will still feel like a huge improvement!
Very very cool, exhaust is super creative! [thumbsup] x1,000
Love the speedo
Looks REALLY nice!! And damn if "rock store" doesn't look a lot like my brother in law, who also happens to be a big moto-head. Is taht the build you were looking at my old clip-ons for?
Nicely executed.
Quote from: DRKWNG on April 11, 2010, 01:47:47 PM
Looks REALLY nice!! And damn if "rock store" doesn't look a lot like my brother in law, who also happens to be a big moto-head. Is taht the build you were looking at my old clip-ons for?
Nope. Different one. ;D
Quote from: Ducaholic on April 11, 2010, 11:49:00 AM
Exhaust = I want
Very cool [thumbsup]
Exhaust = You can has. We can talk later...
[bow_down]
[bacon] amazing
Only one thing... rock-guard/skid plate for the engine? Or did I miss that...
Can I have it? [moto]
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 11, 2010, 02:28:00 PM
Nope. Different one. ;D
So hurry the hell up and buy mine why don't you? ;)
Love the gaitors and the oil cooler [thumbsup]
Also, meant to ask. Where's the ignition now if the totally awesome speedo occupies that space?
Quote from: duc750 on April 11, 2010, 03:35:24 PM
Also, meant to ask. Where's the ignition now if the totally awesome speedo occupies that space?
Tucked up under the tank. Kind-of difficult to find the key-hole w/gloves on but not too bad... ;D
Just when I think I've heard of everything [thumbsup]
Where did you get that speedo from anyway?
i like it...but wonder about the open belts on a "dirt track" bike?
Quote from: duc750 on April 11, 2010, 03:45:06 PM
Just when I think I've heard of everything [thumbsup]
Where did you get that speedo from anyway?
www.motogadget.de (http://www.motogadget.de) (Just be sure to have a thick wallet before opening this link....)
Well done Stew! I really like it, and again, you managed to make it different than anything I have ever seen.
mitt
I hadn't seen the speedo face before... looks really good. How'd you get a Motogadget like that?
I got to sit on it and start it...
na-na-na-na-na-naaaaaa...! [evil]
;D
Awesome!!! great job man Im glad to see another masterpiece by Flightcycles!!!!
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 11, 2010, 12:49:39 PM
Haven't dyno'd it, but I'm sure it's off a few HP w/o a cross-over pipe or a true 2-into-1, but the aesthetics wouldn't have either of those on this one so...it's down a few HP. Customer is coming off a 695 motor, so ANYTHING done to this DS1000 will still feel like a huge improvement!
I ask because if the increase in awesomeness is greater than the loss of hp then it would be something that would have to go on my to do list.
5%-7% down on hp would be worth it imho.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 11, 2010, 03:56:42 PM
www.motogadget.de (http://www.motogadget.de) (Just be sure to have a thick wallet before opening this link....)
Very nice candy store.
Quote from: a m on April 11, 2010, 04:40:07 PM
I hadn't seen the speedo face before... looks really good. How'd you get a Motogadget like that?
I've ordered so much from them (actually....ALL FlightCycles built for customers thus far have run MotoGadget gauges....), that they did a 'special build' just for
this bike at my request.
nice job. Now for the Dirt-Track test run!
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 11, 2010, 06:40:19 PM
I've ordered so much from them (actually....ALL FlightCycles built for customers thus far have run MotoGadget gauges....), that they did a 'special build' just for this bike at my request.
Make sense now. I've been all over their website and had never seen that "face" before.
I love the look of their stuff.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 11, 2010, 03:56:42 PM
www.motogadget.de (http://www.motogadget.de) (Just be sure to have a thick wallet before opening this link....)
Yeah, clicked that link when I saw the gauges on "allegra". Very nice stuff, albeit expensive! Oh, and although I'm extremely happy you're going to NM I wish we could have gotten to hang a bit more. You're a real stand up guy Stu!
Quote from: herm (not herb) on April 11, 2010, 03:45:25 PM
i like it...but wonder about the open belts on a "dirt track" bike?
I'm sure it's not really gonna be used on the dirt. Or at least I hope not! ;)
Nice work Stu [thumbsup]
Gorgeous! Love the creative touches there sir!
What can one said when everything has been said.. You are the man...!! [bow_down]
That bike looks great! I love the exhaust!
I'll have some detail shots of the custom 'bits' posted up tonight.
Thanks all for the compliments. [thumbsup] It's a REEEEEEEEEAALLLLYYY fun bike to ride. Like a carnival ride was when you were 5 y.o.
only this one doesn't have the odd guy w/4 teeth running it!
love the avons
Quote from: brix821 on April 12, 2010, 07:33:31 AM
love the avons
Yeah, I was diggin those too. Definitely helps make the bike!
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 12, 2010, 07:16:35 AM
[thumbsup] It's a REEEEEEEEEAALLLLYYY fun bike to ride.
How do the Avon Rain tires handle?
Meh.
That's what I would say if I was completely out of my mind and had no sense of taste!
Stu has a great eye for detail and continuity when it comes to a build. This one is no different.
Top notch work as always! Me want!!!
Oh yeah, almost forgot... [bow_down]
She be a stunner Stuart!
I've been watching this beauty come together for the past few months and poor Stu has had to wipe the drool stains off it after every time I visited! One day I stopped by after he had the forks on...they werent finished yet and he just showed me the gaiters in a bag. I said YES!!! PERFECT!!
Quote from: Rock Store on April 11, 2010, 09:14:09 AM
As the call came in ,I rushed to the phone as not to miss the call.Once it was clear that he wanted to come over & display his machine ,I was even more excited & ran to unlock & open the front gate awaiting the arrival.I stood & listened for the tone of a Ducati,& my ears heard it off in the distance a wicked tone ,only a tone that a well piped 2 valver could emit in the mourning quiet,& in rolled the machine & its rider.My eyes are quick to look,but first my welcome to the rider is without a doubt my first welcome.Then the dismonut & the eyes atart to look & everywhere I looked ,everything flowed,looked and fit like no other,the more i looked from all angles it became clear that he didn't miss a trick, to create a proper street tracker,with the right motor,wheels pipes,col,or ,all the cnc stuff was almost hidden in its color to blend very well ,yet it was their,the speedo sent me,where it was located,& the more I looked the better the got,the fork coating was so blened well with the frame powder coating & so forth.. the alpinas & the use of Avon rubber sent me even further into likeing this machine....the cockpit fit me well,use of ceryian clip ons & levers with certian resivors was a delight to hang over the rare rearsets ,are pregnant dogin,& im not a fan of cheap wanna bee with clip ons & rearsets & these aRE NOT THAT ,NOT AT ALL...what really sent me though was not only the stagger & use of the pipes,but who now would really think to use black fork gatters on usd showa forks to really capture the true street tracker use.....why my friend Stuart Baker,who without a doubt brought a smile to my face and a thumbs up for the best looking street tracker in a Ducati that ive ever seen sans none! & I want one...
thanks Stu .
later....Rock Store
Couldn't have said it better myself...
[thumbsup]
Love it! [thumbsup]
So simple, so cool! New headlight position is great - what a difference a couple cm make. That whole bike is great. Nice job.
[clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
[bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down]
[bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon]
ie. Awesome work Stu!!!
That thing is fugly. You should ship it out to me and I'll hide it in my garage so nobody has to look at it. I'll just let it out once in a while to punish it. ;)
Seriously, though, nice work. Congratulations Stu and Rock Store.
Good work Stu! Looking forward to seeing it in person!
Will
The make the beast with two backsin' money shot:
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 11, 2010, 10:23:23 AM
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Awesome!!
[thumbsup] [evil] [beer]
Thing is, I like the motogadget enough that I'd like to be able to see while riding without having to do a bit of an awkward look-down, but maybe its more exaggerated in pictures than it really is. I have never looked down at my ignition switch area while riding, maybe its not too hard afterall.
That said, my favorite is the hidden oil cooler.
Excellent craftsmanship! [thumbsup]
More photos from yesterdays photo-shoot:
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Love it, Stu. I own my favorite Flight Cycle creation, but I still love this latest. [thumbsup]
It's always cool to look at each new creation of yours and pick out the parts/themes that are common between your builds and those bits that are specific to each one. And it's cool to see the particularly good parts from one build work their way into your subsequent work. Congrats!
I assume the reflashed ECU is working fine? It's a much simpler solution (albeit one that is only recently available) than hiding the gauge cluster computer and running all the wires through it.
Is the key underneath the tank (ala the M1000SS) or the seat (ala the bobber)?
I'm digging the double lined Meccanica lettering on the tank.
Chroma keying eh? We'll have to see the results of that as well!
very nice. I want one so bad. Amazing. Why the green screen? for the website website?
yeah where is the key? i always though it would be cool to have to hidden toggle switches to start a bike, so only you know how to start it. dorky i know...
Super nice. So many hidden details. I love the gloss red frame - dark tank look. Are those swatt clip ons mang??
This might be a stupid question but what's the plug in the exhaust for?
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Quote from: Monster Dave on April 13, 2010, 01:25:48 PM
This might be a stupid question but what's the plug in the exhaust for?
...........
SuperTrap customizeable back pressure and noise reduction. Add more rings as needed.
Quote from: stopintime on April 13, 2010, 01:39:53 PM
SuperTrap customizeable back pressure and noise reduction. Add more rings as needed.
If you don't have a SuperTrap exhaust, you can always use a potato. [cheeky]
Quote from: DucatiTorrey on April 13, 2010, 08:57:42 AM
very nice. I want one so bad. Amazing. Why the green screen? for the website website?
yeah where is the key? i always though it would be cool to have to hidden toggle switches to start a bike, so only you know how to start it. dorky i know...
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 13, 2010, 02:13:37 PM
Key is under the tank, and here's why the green-screen:
Really really sweet.
Stu, ride that thing to the Rock Store Sunday! I wanna check it out in person..
The Rainey Bike is back in town for a week or so, so Ill be riding the green machine, but one of my guys will be on the SF.
Will
Too late... The bike's already w/it's owner and it was already at the Rock Store last sunday. That, and I'm moving to Albuquerque on Saturday.
The new photos take it to another level, if that was even possible. [thumbsup]
mitt
Quote from: mitt on April 13, 2010, 04:27:36 PM
The new photos take it to another level, if that was even possible. [thumbsup]
mitt
That is the only pic I've got from him thus far. And the size you see it is the size I got... I'm waiting for the poster-sized photos!
Permanent shop move?
I'll have to make a roadtrip to visit.
I'm the proud owner of this machine. My name is Brendan. Hi :)
My personal write up along with a story on the bike to come...
Quote from: Dieter on April 13, 2010, 05:17:06 PM
I'm the proud owner of this machine. My name is Brendan. Hi :)
My personal write up along with a story on the bike to come...
lucky Duc. ;)
Quote from: Dieter on April 13, 2010, 05:17:06 PM
I'm the proud owner of this machine. My name is Brendan. Hi :)
My personal write up along with a story on the bike to come...
One beautiful looking moto Brendan, congratulations.
Quote from: a m on April 13, 2010, 04:14:32 AM
Thing is, I like the motogadget enough that I'd like to be able to see while riding without having to do a bit of an awkward look-down, but maybe its more exaggerated in pictures than it really is. I have never looked down at my ignition switch area while riding, maybe its not too hard afterall.
That said, my favorite is the hidden oil cooler.
It's really not that awkward. Just a quick momentary glance. Besides, it forces you to feel things out a little more, focusing more on the machine and less on numbers. Is nice!
And thanks, everyone. It's the most fun I've ever had on a motorcycle [moto]
Which oil cooler is it?
Quote from: stopintime on April 14, 2010, 11:37:16 AM
Which oil cooler is it?
It's a small universal Setrab unit running -6AN fittings and lines.
Neato!
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I'm not eloquent enough to express how much I like this bike. The details are nice such as the scrambler type tire thread, the black spoked Alpinas and the hidden oil cooler (which I predict will become a frequently copied idea for customized Monsters). I also love the universal SuperTrapp dirtbike mufflers, heat wrap, black oil lines & fittings, and the unique finish to the forks. However, there is more to this bike than just cool details. It really comes together as a tough looking scrambler type Monster. The only other bikes I ever seen similar to this one were the JVB Moto Monster & Multistrada scramblers. This is the kind of bike I've thought about before, but never in a million years could I have had it come together this well. Congratulations Brendan and good job Stuart.
Were the forks anodized that color? What color is it? (edit: Nevermind I see that you mentioned they are clear hard anodized.)
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 13, 2010, 02:13:37 PM
Key is under the tank, and here's why the green-screen:
LOVE IT!
Love the styling on the bike, its nice to see something different, and the front end is incredible [thumbsup]
A few "tweaks", ok some pretty big ones, I think would look if this bike will continue to evolve:
Lowering it front and rear very slightly, it looks just a bit too tall and spindly for some reason
Tubular, Sport Classic style swingarm - this would be awesome and make the rear look as good as the front
Dual shotgun style high exhaust - you could even keep the cans, but pipes up there would really tie the exhaust together and complete the theme
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_0901_mc_project_triumphant_scrambler/photo_03.html (http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_0901_mc_project_triumphant_scrambler/photo_03.html)
Quote from: duc750 on April 22, 2010, 04:59:53 PM
Everyone has opinions about other peoples bikes but not all of them need to be expressed. Saying someone's custom bike looks great but it would look better if such and such were done just negates the whole compliment in the first place.
I see no reason why only positive opinions should be expressed. We don't extend that to Motocreations, Celli or anyone else, so why Stu?
He's a big boy-he's been making customs for a while-he can handle the criticism.
You're right.
Fixed.
i don't think the suggestions are bad, it just gives people ideas on how stu's creation could be further modified by others to make maybe their own version of what he did.
stu may or may not have thought the exact ideas before coming to a final design, only he knows that for sure but the restof us can guess and maybe try to do the same thing with our bikes.
the thing i like the most about the bike is the hidden oil cooler with the airbox removed, that is really great.. personally i don't like chopped tail on the bike or the routing of the loweer exhaust (something that hugs the engine more would be crazy looking but maybe not feasible but i'm imagining it), but hey others like it as it... but the clean look of the engine by basically "eliminating from view" the oil cooler is sick!!!
Quote from: sbrguy on April 22, 2010, 05:12:21 PM
i don't think the suggestions are bad, it just gives people ideas on how stu's creation could be further modified by others to make maybe their own version of what he did.
BLASPHEMY! SO IT IS WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF STU, SO IT SHALL BE FOREVER.
Seriously, feedback and suggestions are always good. My take is that if everyone likes my bike I'm not trying hard enough.
Besides, I know Stu gives himself the hardest feedback of all ("if only I could have changed the....")
There are many different considerations taken when designing and executing a customer's vision into a custom build.
I take no offence at the criticisms and make no apologies for how it turned out.
The round-tube swingarm would have been an option were we not already overbudget and were I not facing a move (this bike got done a mere week before I packed up & left SoCal). There were also other financial and aesthetic influences that went into the bike that maybe would have changed... Overall, this bike got really damn close to my overall vision for it and I, as well as my customer are very pleased...
For the record: my Café-Racer rebuild will be the closest to my vision and be the bike with the least amount of compromise involved with it's execution. (Sorry Spidey...). ;)
I can't wait to see that rebuild!!!
Stu, what sort of swingarm are you planning to use on the CR? Interested in a tubular piece from a Sport 1000 Mono? ;)
Quote from: DRKWNG on April 22, 2010, 10:35:30 PM
Stu, what sort of swingarm are you planning to use on the CR? Interested in a tubular piece from a Sport 1000 Mono? ;)
If memory serves, he already designed and fabbed a custom swingarm.
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=13264.msg460959#msg460959 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=13264.msg460959#msg460959)
Click here ^^^ to see the arm.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 23, 2010, 03:17:46 AM
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=13264.msg460959#msg460959 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=13264.msg460959#msg460959)
Click here ^^^ to see the arm.
So my memory still serves. ;D
That post also states that your completion date is 07/01/2010. Is that date still reasonable?
Unfortunately that date likely won't happen now... My finances took a major hit to be here in NM.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 23, 2010, 04:09:53 AM
Unfortunately that date likely won't happen now... My finances took a major hit to be here in NM.
Just send me the title and I'll loan you some cash ;)
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on April 22, 2010, 05:42:22 PM
My take is that if everyone likes my bike I'm not trying hard enough.
I think your bike is balls. (and not the good kind like 'the dog's bollocks')
I like stu's stuff tho.
What's interesting is the evolution of Stuart / FlightCycles over the years and the direction he is slowly charting into the world of retro theme and older styled Ducati's intermixed with minimalism and pure functionality. And convincing his customers to allow him to build such creations due to his passion thereof. Each is unique and exploring a world opposite of the normal billet/carbon/bolt-on wonders that are usually built by others. So love them -- hate them -- indifferent to them -- they are all unique without question.
Stuart has more projects upcoming undoubtedly -- as well as personal projects of his own. (Although as I know too well, personal projects are always done AFTER customers work is done) I'm sure we are going to see him further explore this unique direction he is driving towards and I will admit I am enthused to see what he creates! He claims his Café-Racer rebuild will be the closest to his ultimate vision -- I doubt it -- once that it done it will just inspire him to push it to the next level...
Stu stocks cans of all kinds of AWESOME, and whips it out when necessary...
The bike is Amazing - Again...
[thumbsup]
Looking at the pics again...No temp sensor? Looks like the front valve cover that houses the sensor has been replaced with a blank. I like the simplistic look of it, but is there anyway to keep an eye on temp? Yes, I noticed the oil pressure sensor delete also, but I have seen that on a couple bikes.
Oil temp sensor is an unneccessary thing so it went bye-bye... Cylinder head temp is a necessary input but doesn't have to be on the H head so I moved it to the V head input.
Cool, that's a nice touch. I keep finding more things about it the more I look.
No one has mentioned the slash-cut and capped frame ends yet... Did everyone miss those?
Maybe all eyes were on the gauge placement and 'hidden' oil cooler...
stu, i saw the capped frame ends on the tail chop. but bc it was the tail chop it wasn't my thing.
the fork gaiters were a great idea really made it have that "dirt track" sort of feel look to it.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 30, 2010, 07:22:13 PM
No one has mentioned the slash-cut and capped frame ends yet... Did everyone miss those?
Maybe all eyes were on the gauge placement and 'hidden' oil cooler...
didn't notice it until you mentioned it. Nice detail. something I always like about the bikes you build. Seems like there's always a new subtle detail to notice.
I saw it too, in the pic where the poster askes about the plugged exhaust I actually thought that was what was going to be mentioned. Clean and subtle boys, clean and subtle(penguins of madagascar voice)
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 30, 2010, 07:22:13 PM
No one has mentioned the slash-cut and capped frame ends yet... Did everyone miss those?
Maybe all eyes were on the gauge placement and 'hidden' oil cooler...
No, I both noticed them and thought they were way cool.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 30, 2010, 07:22:13 PM
Maybe all eyes were on the gauge placement and 'hidden' oil cooler...
Funny story about that....
At the time Stu was building this bike, we were sharing a house, so I saw the bike knits original form, completely disassembled, and built into the awesomeness it is now.
Every once in a while, Stu would ask me to hold something in place so he could look at it from a different perspective or determine which placement/angle/location the part looked the best. I did this with the 'hidden' oil cooler. I remember when he showed me the pregnant dogin' oil lines he procured for the project.
Here's the funny, yet really cool part of the story.
The bike was almost finished, Stu was just fabbing the exhaust, I was just looking at the bike and drooling. Words that actually came out of my mouth --> " I know that 620's and 750's don't really need an oil cooler, but I can't believe a DS1000 can go without one. " :o
I don't know if this goes to my A.D.D., lack of bacon intake that day, or Stu's skills...
But, I'm gonna go with choice #3.
The bike just looked so good, like that's the way it was just "supposed" to look. I can't believe it, but this bike had that much of an effect on me. Wish it was mine. [bow_down]
Quote from: Bacon Junkie on May 01, 2010, 11:38:14 AM
Every once in a while, Stu would ask me to hold something in place so he could look at it from a different perspective or determine which placement/angle/location the part looked the best.
And that right there is key - scoping various things out from every angle and pondering every detail, and taking all the time in the world to be sure it matches "the vision".
[thumbsup]
Curious, what brand/type/size tires are those? I traverse many gravel roads with my Monster and those might be work looking in to.
JM
Quote from: the_Journeyman on May 04, 2010, 05:00:42 PM
Curious, what brand/type/size tires are those? I traverse many gravel roads with my Monster and those might be work looking in to.
JM
Avon rain slicks.
Quote from: kopfjäger on May 04, 2010, 05:08:19 PM
Avon rain slicks.
You only get maybe 15 miles out of them on the street...
On gravel, you wouldn't even make it out of your driveway...
;D
[bacon]
Front is an AV49 and rear is an AV50. He's already scheduled to replace one of them next week. Yes, that's right...a tire replacement already...
I pushed my fingernail into the rubber and it made an impression.....that never came out.*
*(only a slight exaggeration)
Check into the Dunlop D616 tires... They could work for you JM.
Yep. Those tires went quickly. I'm trying out the D616's. If I can have the penske and new tires on by the weekend, I'll be bringing the dirt tracker on that sunday socal ride. Here it is freshly cleaned...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/whitedevil6sic6/Picture1-2.png)
I'm still diggin' the pipe layout.
Dieter, you also may want to check out Pirelli Scorpion Sync's They come stock on KTM 950SM's
They last thousands of miles, work fine on the street and ok in the dirt.
nice bike i just remembered. def worth bumping.
since it's been bumped, Stu, when you moved the temp sensor to the v head did you use a valve cover off of a 620 (without oil cooler mounts) or trim the ds piece?
Quote from: 1KDS on October 12, 2010, 03:56:37 PM
since it's been bumped, Stu, when you moved the temp sensor to the v head did you use a valve cover off of a 620 (without oil cooler mounts) or trim the ds piece?
Since the transplanted engine is a DS1000, It would need a Horz intake valve cover from a Multistrada to do the move to the vertical w/o having the mount interfere w/the undertank area. So, I had to trim this one. Took a few minutes to do and after paint, you'll never see it even if it was visible.
how did those 3M supertrapps sound?
6 blocks away sounded like 6 houses away. [roll]
Buy a lot of these:
(http://www.hacofamerica.com/earplug2.JPG)
Quote from: Duck-Stew on October 12, 2010, 09:19:29 PM
6 blocks away sounded like 6 houses away. [roll]
Buy a lot of these:
(http://www.hacofamerica.com/earplug2.JPG)
What he meant to say was, "Holy Shit they sound frickin' awesomely badass!" [evil]
;D
[bacon]
Oh, no joke they do sound bad-frickin'-ass... Them's just some loud pipes is all... [thumbsup]
(I like my bikes loud BTW).
Quote from: Duck-Stew on October 12, 2010, 09:24:19 PM
Oh, no joke they do sound bad-frickin'-ass... Them's just some loud pipes is all... [thumbsup]
(I like my bikes loud BTW).
You don't like your pipes loud... [roll]
you like your pipes REEEEAAALLLLLY frickin' LOUD! [evil]
i was trying to get an idea of what they sound like on monster. seems like every person posting a video of their ducati they'll hold the camera right buy the clutch or hurricane force winds.
did running the 2 singles pipes, without the bridge, have any effect on the engine of performance?
The system uses equal length pipes so the effect of having 2 separate exhaust pipes was kept to a minimum. The greatest loss (IMO) was likely due to the lack of any scavenging effect b/c the two exhaust pipes never met each other. But, it was a dead-stock DS1000 motor w/dead-stock gearing and heavy wheels but still hauled the mail! [thumbsup]
I'm sure it's not an ideal system and may be down a few HP from a set of slip-ons, but because the customer was coming off a 695, I would've had to plug one pipe completely for him to be unimpressed w/the power.
Quote from: Junkie of Bacon on October 12, 2010, 09:39:29 PM
You don't like your pipes loud... [roll]
you like your pipes REEEEAAALLLLLY frickin' LOUD! [evil]
WHAT?!?
i love how the pipes remind me of the twin zards for the SC/PS. i enjoy looking and thinking about'em. good job Stew [clap]
HUH???!!!
I just had a flashback to our "Rev-Off" at 2009 MotoGP @ Laguna...
With all the people on the hill behind us cheering... And Rich giving up...
[evil]
That was fun! ;D ;D
[bacon]
Oh yeah! I had forgotten about that... I was more thinking about La Ducati Day '07 and the Ducati music challenge. I didn't win (lack of tone), but the SS2R & the Coup D'état were the two loudest bikes by a fair margin!!! :P
Hey Stu, what rearsets are those that you are using on the bike? They look great! Really cleans up the back end.
They're old Pro-Italia units which are no longer available.
I'm obviously not spending enough time on this forum! I havn't seen this thread before!!
Stu, you certainly are a man of vision! [thumbsup] nice work!
how do you do that? do you do a drawing first, or does it all come together in your head before (or during) the build?
My design process is usually this (sometimes though; it just 'comes to me')...
1) Assess where the customer's bike is right now.
2) GRILL the crap out of the customer as to what they want out of the build.
3) Ask what the customer dislikes about their bike and why.
Using those three points, I try to mentally create a line and then extrapolate further than what they want to something they didn't even know they wanted... So far, I'm 100% successful. [thumbsup]