Ducati Monster Forum

What you got?

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I like the pipes. The rest is really just a clean, metal-y monster.

Looks good, though.

There can be only one…………




(http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons3/641/6410843/48_2009/85/M1000SS-02.jpg)

A bit more than that. That's at least a custom tail, and a custom shaped tank.

Yeah, I know.  Indicators, belt covers, rearsets, etc. are not stock.  But I mean the look overall is not that different from stock monsters, only more metal-y. 

Wait, where's the oil cooler?

Gauges, headlight & Air intake modded & the clutch cover has been "chromed".

Looks like an M750 that didn't ever have one? Maybe a 620 motor in an older frame? It's a wet clutch model regardless.

(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l309/ducatiz/moto/FM-cafe-pantah/69008402.jpg)

 I realize that I will probably get a lot of cr@p for this, butt to me ALL monsters are cafe bikes!

sort of

agreed thats why i bought mine, the seat change would be nice though

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Not really.  No more than stock Triumph Bonnevilles or stock Honda CB750's.

my old beater:

(http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p580/paisano56/IMG_0167_zps3d600567.jpg)

Well that is a tailchop! Me like!

spidey's bike is cool, but not as cafe as stu's first bike

Nice Cafe Job but ... not a Monster.

Indeed!

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I do love the 900SS cafe racers that seem to be proliferating though! Something about that oddly shaped tank that looks great on a naked little cafe bike.

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not sure how I feel about that paint job ... sparkly ... but besides that this is tight.  [thumbsup]

It isn't the first time 'Bass boat flake' has appeared on a Duc.

I like it.

First bike was a chopper, unless you're referring to the one the won the Monster Challenge.

Even with that Spidey's Monster is stunning in person. [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup]

ummm... yeah.  [roll]

saw spideybike in person.. and it is.

Time for another?

On the right bike... ;)

1st bike: My M750CR which won the '05 Monster Challenge
2nd bike: Spidey's M1000SS pictured here
3rd bike: The SS2R 900 (black & gold bike)
4th bike: The Coup D'etat Monster Bobber (or chopper as refered above)

Just for clarification.  ;D

I'm sure there are pics on the board of these, but can we get a re-post here for convenience?  Never saw.

Isn't a true cafe racer, a bike that was probably not built for speed or performance but stripped down to it's bare essentials and modified only for performance, and within a restricted budget? I'd say find the most naked Monster you've ever seen, with only simple mods like a chopped airbox/jetting/light flywheel and there's your cafe Monster.

The Monster *is* already a cafe racer in a way...

I agree based on the historical origination of "cafe racer".  However, the definition has clearly expanded to reflect a certain look nowadays, and in the process it has become pretty much unhinged from its original reference to stripped down bikes aimed at achieving "the ton".

Language is organic, maannnnn.  Quit trying to put things in neat little boxes!  ;D

Oh I'm normally fine with colloquial irregularities. But as far as motorcycles go a spade is a spade!

A little like 4 door coupe'?

Boom :P

+1

Oh c'mon, y'all know it ain't an authentic cafe til it's got a beard and wears plaid.

Not to derail but here's an interesting article about bikes and authenticity from Bike Exif
http://www.bikeexif.com/authenticity (http://www.bikeexif.com/authenticity)

Read that already.

I'm wit' ya.  I don't think of mine as "cafe."  It's purty though (but way less so as I continue to beat the shit out of it).  Stu's 750CR . . . now that's a cafe racer.   [drool]


1.  (http://www.ducatimonster.org/featured/2005june/CRW_3317.jpg)

2.  See above.  Or I can show you a pic of the IZ-nail I got in my tire the other day?   :'(  Edit, here's a cafe-esque ass-shot of mine:

(http://www.ducatimonster.org/featured/2007july/0706_warren_monster_026.jpg)



3.  (http://www.duccutters.com/flightcycles/SS2R/Originals/SS2R-13.jpg)

4.  (http://www.ducatimonster.org/gallery/data/1845/600x450xbobber.jpg.pagespeed.ic.aT0a7OSbSf.jpg)

The term Cafe Racer has definitely become open to interpretation. My personal take would require the following:

Naked !!! No fairings!! including bikini headlight fairings! (with the exception of a bubble fairing - hey I just love those sorry.)
Low set handle bars (e.g. clip-ons, clubman etc.) giving you a forward aggressive riding position
Classic Round headlight - you put one of those trapezoidal headlights on and now it looks like a SF.

I dont think it has to be "modified" to be a Cafe Racer.  As some bikes IMO are cafe racers right out of the factory. e.g. the New Norton 961s  [drool] or the Ducati Sport 1000S or Sport 1000 Classic.

Really the term just comes in handy because how do you categorize your bike to a laymen when you have to? Sport bike? Cruiser? Chopper? Bobber? I think Cafe is the best description for the Monster for sure. Maybe we need to invent a new term to describe Ducati Monsters.

How about Monster?

it's custom, baby.

Stu's 750 is the epitome of cafe racer!

Is it a cafe racer? Not really but found this in my search for Duc cafe bikes. It was just too sweet not to post. Just pretend it's sitting in front of a Starbucks..
(http://i58.tinypic.com/2yv2ov7.jpg)

Spidey: thanks for posting the pics.   [thumbsup]


What is the purpose of the rod connecting the rear caliper to the engine case on Duck Stu's bike?

Most Monsters have a lug on the swing arm to serve the same purpose...keeps the caliper from winding up like a top.

The rod is just way cooler.

The Idea has been around for a while. It even works on drum brakes.

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Like a top??  You mean the rotation of the rotor would cause the caliper to move over time?

Yea, Like as soon as you stepped on the brake. The caliper or brake shoe would grab hold of the spinning disk and start spinning too. That would result in the brake line or cable twisting into a knot and breaking.

Exactly.

Got it.  Thanks Mendo Painter.