Yet another Monster project(updated 7/26)

[Ducatl]

So just some fiddling today, nothing major.  I moved the breather filter up and back so that it's covered up by the carbon side cover.

[pennyrobber]

I used some clear tubing on my STM breather and it makes the line disapear. I think it helps open it up visually a bit as well.
Keep up the good work.

[scduc]

 I have the TPO kit but did not like the way it ran when it was installed. I may try it again once I do th eexhaust and ECU. It really looks nice.

[Ducatl]

Little progress, enough for an update at least .  As you can see I've got the calipers bolts up now,  I've measured multiple times and it appears that I need 5mm rotor spacers instead of the 3.5mm listed in the tutorial by RB.  I attribute this to the fact that the drawings provided in said thread were designed for an s2r, if you are attempting this swap make sure to measure yourself before you just go out and get spacers made up from the plans!

I finally got the balls to cut up the brand new bar I bought.  I tried thinking of any other possible solution to the problem but nothing seemed feasible, bar risers came to mind but that's the opposite of the direction I wanted to go .  I ended up cutting 4 inches out of the bar center and they now fit perfectly, and look totally bad-ass IMO.  The new bars are much lower and have less pullback than the stockers, this gives them a really neat flat track kind of look.  The bars also came with a top brace so I've cut that to match, I'm going to PC match the bars and brace to the headlight bracket once that gets welded.  I've inserted a snug rod between the cut on the bar and I'm going to have it professionally welded since my Aluminum skill level is still very low.

I had the new tire mounted on the newer 25mm axle rim, my crappy bathroom scale says it's about a half pound lighter than the older solid axle combo.  The rotor spacers are being water jet cut tomorrow so hopefully the front end will be back on the ground really soon.

Anyways, more soon.

[Ducatl]

Bars are done, need a little more filing and then they're gonna get powdercoated.  I'm pretty happy with the overall look of them.

The business I chose for the rotor spacers seems to be dragging their feet a bit, they're saying middle of next week.  I'm gonna try to make a decent parts trip this weekend to try and get everything left for the front end together.  Copper colored powder in an effort to match the bars to the gsxr forks, proper rotor bolts, can of ATE super blue racing brake fluid and a proper headlight connector.  This should pretty much wrap up the front end for the time being.  I've decided to go with a trail tech vapor unit since they just released a stealth(black) case model, once some more parts sell I'll be ordering one of these units.

[Ducatl]

So I've been making slow progress lately but things are still moving.  I attempted to match the bars to the forks with some copperish colored powdercoat but I really wasn't digging it so I went with a mix of gloss and semi-gloss black instead. I've got the reservoirs remounted with some tygon and the front brake with a new brembo 15cc unit.  It seems to have a much smaller diaphragm than the older ones so I'm not too worried about fluid level, although the positioning is a bit high for my taste.  If I had the scratch I'd prefer to go with an integrated master from ISR, maybe someday.  

The axle spacers are done and now I'm just waiting for the rotor spacers(read: shop taking forever), once they come in I'll drop the front end back on the ground and get the headlight mounts all finished up.

Gauge is gonna be taken care of by a trail tech vapor unit so I'll place an order for that when the time comes.  Only a few final things are really bothering me at this point.  I want to redo the exhaust in a totally different style so if i come into about $250-$300 extra dollars I'm gonna go for that.  I'm also really not digging the old belt cover setup I've got going, so if I can round up some pantah covers or some single piece covers I'm gonna jump on that as well.  The last thing is getting a decent braided line up front, the stocker will do for awhile though.

[Ducatl]

added a small reservoir holder to the front brake master, just a tiny piece of aluminum rod.  The small size of the master combined with the really short hose length already has the cylinder really well supported, this has it totally locked up. Anyways, more to come...

[Ducatl]

So Kopfjager brought it to my attention that I ought to lower the front brake master,  I couldn't agree more but initially it didn't seem possible.

Today I spent some time disassembling the master;  after removing a rubber plug, a snap ring, and the bleed nipple itself I was finally able to rotate the fitting.  So I ended up lowering the reservoir even with the top of the master bleeder,  It looks WAY better.  Mount is a mock up but I'm going to use the same method, just gonna straighten things out slightly.

Anyways, spacers tomorrow hopefully.

[Ducatl]

So I finally received the rotor spacers today and managed to get the front end back on the ground without a hitch.  I've also ordered a Stealth Trail Tech Vapor which should be here on Wednesday, so that takes care of everything on the gauge front. The current belt covers have really got to go so I'm replacing them with a Pantah set, have my eye on a few but haven't pulled the trigger on anything yet.

The headlight mount is proving to be difficult, mostly because my Aluminum skills are pretty much non-existent at this point and the pieces are tiny.  I've tried welding the mount and cable guide twice now ruining both sets in the process, tomorrow I'll give it another shot after I cut/file everything again .  I may just end up building it out of steel as this would take me about 1/10th the time but I really want it out of Aluminum so I'll try the AL at least until I run out of material.

Anyways, really hope to have it back on the road soon, I'm dying to ride it.

[rockaduc]

Keep it up!! 

[Ducatl]

So I'm going with steel, I gave the aluminum several more tries but just can't get anything I'm actually satisfied with.  Here's the first shot at steel

and with light mount welded on


I'm diggin' it so far, decided to give the steel a second go around as I had a better idea for the mount right as I finished .   TT Vapor ought to be in my hands tomorrow, ordered a set of Pantah covers which should be here next week and that about wraps up the current bit of it.

I want to redo the exhaust in a more traditional style with spaghetti headers and twin cans in a style like this

So If I come into some bike money or sell more parts I'll probably do that next.

[Ducatl]

SO...

Headlight mount is done, lights are mounted.  TT Vapor arrived and it looks great, really nice in all black.  I PC'ed the light mount and the TT Vapor mount black. 

The electrical and cable routing nightmare has begun .  The issue is this, the clutch line is still the stock factory unit with the 90 fitting on the master side and it's about 4 or 5 inches too long.  The Nissin radial unit really needs a line with a straight fitting on it, this was less apparent with the giant stock cluster and the factory headlight.  When I bought the vapor I added in one of their cheap little mounts for it, the thing looks great but the way it mounts has it bolted to the center of the triple which looks good but leaves little room for routing all the cabling that needs to go through there.  So my plan of attack is this, since I pretty much have to buy a clutch line I'll do this first...assuming this doesn't leave me with enough room to get everything fit then I'll draw up a little mount in CAD and have someone local cut it. 

Anyways, Can anyone recommend someplace for inexpensive custom clutch lines? I've thought of spiegler and Hel but I'm guessing they're both gonna be over $70 or so...anyone have any other ideas? I may try the local moto shops to see if they do anything of the sort.

[pennyrobber]

The lights look great. I like the look of the forks dominating the front end. 

[greenohawk69]

Great job so far.  IMO...I think having four (4) of those headlights would balance the look out in the front, plus more light to be seen at night. 

[Ducatl]

The lights look great. I like the look of the forks dominating the front end. 

Thanks , I like it too. In person it looks stripped down and light, the profile view from above is my favorite...it just looks killer to me.

Great job so far.  IMO...I think having four (4) of those headlights would balance the look out in the front, plus more light to be seen at night. 

Thanks, the thought had crossed my mind but I actually really like how it looks when it's not symmetrical at all.  As for the light issue, these ought to be as bright as stock and TT offers 75 watt bulbs if I wanted to go brighter with these...alternatively I could pick up some hid units from them