Yet another Monster project(updated 7/26)

[rockaduc]

You can try Galfer for your clutch line.

[RVA Duc]

looking good man , i dunno how i feel bout the headlights in the forks , but to each there own. 

[Ducatl]

looking good man , i dunno how i feel bout the headlights in the forks , but to each there own. 

Thanks, maybe once it's all finished and I can get it out of that dark basement for some nice shots I'll be able to change your mind








Pantah covers came in, I stripped them and then PC'ed them gloss black.  Found a place that does stainless lines with a neat black sleeve for a great price so I'm gonna test them out on the clutch line.  I have a few different ideas for mounting everything now, wiring everything is still going to suck but there's really no escaping that.

I'm thinking my next large purchase may actually be rear sets,  that is if I can find some for way less than like the $500 everyone wants new.  The more and more I do, the more they seem to stick out at me and the worse they look.  I have an idea for another custom set but really don't want to go through the trouble of making them again at this point, think I'll buy a pair for a change.  Anyways, If you're selling any that would fit a '99 then let me know whatcha got

I'd also like to invest in some other little bolt on bits; billet frame plugs, billet sprocket cover, new gas cap, maybe some billet axle adjusters...Anyways, all of this stuff can be added gradually at a later date.

[RVA Duc]

we will see , i do like the belt covers they look good , i been looking for some new rear sets to if you find anything that cheap let me know 

[Ducatl]

Well...just about everything is mounted now.  I decided to mount the gauge using a similar design as the headlight mount.  I already had a spare cross bar made from when I did the light mount and I used the TT mount I bought as a template for the steel part I cut and welded to the bar.  This puts the gauge roughly where it would have been otherwise, about an inch higher and an inch farther out, the view from the saddle is perfect.  The nice part about this setup is that I didn't have to wait for the new cables to come in and it gave me some extra space for all the cabling through that area.

I did a temporary wiring job for the new lights and the vapor just so I can road test it before I take it all apart for a real rewiring.  So far I've got the vapor hooked up to keyed power and I'll take care of the rest of the tach wiring tomorrow.  The vapor is really great so far; it's neat, small, and seems really well put together.  Everything else that I've kept seems to be running fine, the lights work, the gauge lights up...so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I was thinking today that it would be neat to add two small led indicators for low fuel and neutral into the plastic key cover area, haven't looked into this much yet but it's def. something I'll do before I start rewiring.  I changed my mind about the red grips, gonna find something else.

All that's left before I can take it out for some ride time is a few bolts for the triple, oil, oil filter and then bleeding all the lines.

[Dents]

I love the almost invisible headlight look!  I'm surprised more people don't do it.

[junior varsity]

Headlights are not for me.

The rearsets you have on there look great.

You've got your ride height adjustment bottomed out, below the factory settings it appears (the hoop is bottomed out on the nut which is bottomed out on the rod end). Do you have short legs and needed to do this?

If you raise it back up to factory height (or higher) your bike will be much more responsive going into turns.

[Ducatl]

I am short actually, like 5'9" and around 150.  I have thought about jacking it up many times, especially during the few times I've had the swingarm off.  As it sits I can just barely flat foot the bike, when I was commuting on the bike for like 2 years this really seemed more comfortable to me as I was just doing stop and go around Atlanta mostly.  Now that I'm not solely riding the bike I may raise the rear a bit, I've got to change the chain in the next couple hundred miles so I'll probably give it a whirl then. 

I do like the rearsets but I'm just kinda tired with them, I want something fancy and machined looking on there now.  I'm hoping to pick up a pair somewhere and then make another (different) exhaust, this will give me the option of running a bunch of different combos of rearset/exhaust/etc whenever I want.

The Headlights aren't going to be for everyone,  The crappy camera and the fluorescent lighting in my basement really isn't helping matters here, I don't think I've really captured the bike very well yet.  That said, I like the headlights today but I have other ideas I want to try out as well.  Maybe in the same vein as the exhaust/rearset issue I'll have a couple of interchangeable units as time goes on.  I want to upgrade to some TT HIDs at some point so I'll do a new setup then, that and I still have the stock setup.

I completed the rough setup of the bike today, everything is on and working.  Tomorrow will be the first ride since this thread started.  A few small things still need to be changed including a new front brake line and then redoing the wiring for the headlights and gauges.  After that It's pretty much all new stuff that I haven't really decided on yet.  I'll take some pics outside tomorrow and see if I can get some video of the TT running.

[Raux]

please tell me 5'9" is not considered short. i barely hit  5'10" when i don't slouch.

as far as the lights... maybe it's the size... i think i would like it more better if they filled the space a bit more.
but it's a cool concept. and would love to see the finished bike.

[rockaduc]

The more I stare at the headlight setup, the more I like it.  But the red grips have to go.
The opposite is true for the exhaust, the more I stare at it, the more it looks unfinished...just my $.02.

I'm only 5'7" and 175 fully geared.  i don't have any problem w/ footing on my s2r and I increased the rear ride height about 1/2".  Sounds weird that at 5'9" you were having trouble at the factory height.

[Ducatl]

The more I stare at the headlight setup, the more I like it.  But the red grips have to go.
The opposite is true for the exhaust, the more I stare at it, the more it looks unfinished...just my $.02.

I'm only 5'7" and 175 fully geared.  i don't have any problem w/ footing on my s2r and I increased the rear ride height about 1/2".  Sounds weird that at 5'9" you were having trouble at the factory height.

Couldn't agree more, both are going shortly.

Maybe I have short legs or you have long ones , who knows.  I'm sure I can easily hold the bike up with it raised, I was just into the easy flat footing when lounging at oily city traffic lights for minutes on end.

Anyways, I RODE THE BIKE TODAY.  Everything went well, The TT is working fine but the tach isn't reading correctly so it's going to require some fiddling with to get right.  I might powdercoat the shock spring black when I take the rear end apart for this chain swap, I'm not sure yet...I'm also pondering running one of those little shock sock deals as I could get rid of the little hugger then.  Anyways, Tach first

[Ducatl]

Got the tach working well, reconnected it to the spade on the coil and everything seems much better.

I'm gonna go look for grips tomorrow around the local shops to see what I can come up with, I'm thinking just something simple and black for now.

[junior varsity]

Can you post a pic of where its mounted. I want to see for future changes meself.

[Ducatl]

Can you post a pic of where its mounted. I want to see for future changes meself.

Yes, but where what is mounted exactly?

[junior varsity]

The tach-fix.