M696 7" Round Headlight Mod (Featuring Custom Oil Cooler)

[2-Skinny]

hey that looks alright.  can i suggest that you replace the big hex bolts with some nice looking stainless allen heads?  any hardware store should have them.

That is actually a great idea- we'll have to do that next chance at wrench-time we get.

[mrplease]

awesome! did the same on mine, but mounted my dash lower. btw i put the larger quat-d's on mine, how do you like yours?

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=18644.30

off topic, but i see you have your 696 listed on ebay again...

[fastwin]

Very nice!! I just stumbled onto this thread. I posted on another thread in the "general forum" that I wanted to see this mod done on the new 696/1100 Monsters. I have a S2R1000 and have finally gotten around to accepting the new 696/1100 look. Not crazy about the alien headlight but the bikes have grown on me after seeing them in real life. Sorry Ducati, I won't be buying one but I really do like the standard headlight mod. Very nicely done! I'm with the folks who want the larger headlight but still your set up looks killer.

[DoWorkSon]

Here are some of the bike without the windscreen on... Definitely looks better IMO, but not practical for riding on freeway.... This winter adding on some new bars which will clean up the front end a ton... Also, new decals, CORSE rearsets. and Ohlins steering damper have been added...(Sorry for pic quality, they are from my Iphone)









One with windscreen

[Vinzer_Uno]

They're here, they're here! they finally made the heel guard for the corse reasrsets

[erkishhorde]

Here are some of the bike without the windscreen on... Definitely looks better IMO, but not practical for riding on freeway.... This winter adding on some new bars which will clean up the front end a ton... Also, new decals, CORSE rearsets. and Ohlins steering damper have been added...(Sorry for pic quality, they are from my Iphone)

Try it for a week. You'll get used to it and realize how much a pansy you were for using the windscreen.  Just kidding on the pansy windscreen part. 

[chisel]

I'm really looking forward to the write up on the oil cooler.

[DoWorkSon]

Try it for a week. You'll get used to it and realize how much a pansy you were for using the windscreen.  Just kidding on the pansy windscreen part. 

Lol. yeah, I know it's not THAT bad, but the windscreen does help....

I'm really looking forward to the write up on the oil cooler.

Here ya go....
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=25434.msg444557;topicseen#msg444557

[DoWorkSon]

They're here, they're here! they finally made the heel guard for the corse reasrsets

Where did you get them??

[Vinzer_Uno]

Where did you get them??

I just ordered them *these are pics that Nick from Motowheels sent me*
Email nick@motowheels.com... they aren't posted up on the website yet but he sent me an invoice for them.

40 bucks shipped

[DoWorkSon]

I just ordered them *these are pics that Nick from Motowheels sent me*
Email nick@motowheels.com... they aren't posted up on the website yet but he sent me an invoice for them.

40 bucks shipped

Sweet... Ill have to ride out there and pick some up... Luckily motowheels is about 15 minutes from my house

[Travman]

Looks good.  Just curious, what is the diameter of the original Monster's round headlight?

[greenmonster]

7" IIRC.

[junior varsity]

Without the windscreen, its full of win.

big to you. the headlight mod would be the first substantial change I would make to a new Monster.

[NateNewThread]

good work. I just picked up a 2011 M696 and was looking to install a dual headlight. I'm also new to this forum and am starting to realize there is some hate for the new monsters? Not sure why, I love mine and I love the stock headlight. It was between the Monster and the Street Triple (loved its headlights), so now I want to bring the main thing I liked about the Street Triple to the Monster.

This thread was made a while ago and I am curious if a kit exists now to do this mod.