Budget Monster Build

[al@sktc]

the chain and both sprockets need replaced. got a few more pics to post tomorrow. thanks for all the input!

[Scottish]

Wow, someone really pissed off their girlfriend!

Exactly my first thought.

[al@sktc]

a friend of a friend has a 2003 gsxr 1000 that was stolen and recovered stripped. the forks are intact and in perfect shape. i offered him $200 for the front end and now it is in my garage. i checked out some posts on gsxr swaps and, they were all on newer monsters. i don't know if i should keep my current forks or swap. i could always sell the suzuki forks on ebay.

any opinions? thanks.

[Nekkid Tim]

Opinion:   You've gotten great advice from the folks who have suggested keeping the single front disk.  I've raced bikes with single front disks, switched to dual disks because of warping (couldn't dissipate full racing heat fast enough with the single disk) and I would never willingly switch from a single disk to dual disks on a street bike.  The bike will handle better, steer better, deal with bumps better, be lighter, more purposeful and simple looking, and be DIFFERENT than other Monsters (for the most part) if you retain the single disk.  Add a stainless steel line, replace the single stock rotor with a full floating EBC or Galfer rotor with an aluminum carrier, add some high quality aftermarket brake pads (I use EBC in everything I own and ride) and your bike will stop better, with better feel, than it would with a stock dual-disk setup.  And it will be easier and faster to clean up the front end after a long day's ride!

Caveat: just one man's opinion.

Second caveat: YMMV.

[al@sktc]

So, here are a few pics of the finished product. Been on the road now for a couple of months now.  Good Times!

Cheers,
Al

[Monsterlover]

That's awesome!!

Did you stay in your $2500 total budget?

[Duck-Stew]

Had to go back to page 1 to check out the before pics cuz I didn't remember what it looked like before.  Nicely done!  Sweet ride... 

[orangelion03]

Bravo Al!!!!!  Awesome build!

She's a beut!!  Budget?   

[1KDS]

wow, that turned out nice! the black and gold is killer, reminds me of stu's SS2R which is one of my favorites.
Great job 

[fasterblkduc]

Opinion:   You've gotten great advice from the folks who have suggested keeping the single front disk.  I've raced bikes with single front disks, switched to dual disks because of warping (couldn't dissipate full racing heat fast enough with the single disk) and I would never willingly switch from a single disk to dual disks on a street bike.  The bike will handle better, steer better, deal with bumps better, be lighter, more purposeful and simple looking, and be DIFFERENT than other Monsters (for the most part) if you retain the single disk.  Add a stainless steel line, replace the single stock rotor with a full floating EBC or Galfer rotor with an aluminum carrier, add some high quality aftermarket brake pads (I use EBC in everything I own and ride) and your bike will stop better, with better feel, than it would with a stock dual-disk setup.  And it will be easier and faster to clean up the front end after a long day's ride!

Caveat: just one man's opinion.

Second caveat: YMMV.

Well said. Dual disks are not really necessary on a street bike. Racing, yes.

[sbrguy]

that was a great job on the bike, what did the final cost come out to?

was it more expensive than you originally predicted?

good job with modifying the stock pegs to look like aftermarket rearsets.

[brix821]

please tell us more about the rearsets. they look awesome

[sbrguy]

if you notice all he did was cut the rear part off and covered the cut part with a plate that makes it look like a custom reaset.  i have to admit a good original way of hiding stuff that probably didn't cost too much.

[brix821]

they look a lot nicer than other cut stock rearsts I have seen. I wonder how iit would work with low mounts

[pitbull]

great job..........very nice bike for the $$$$