my version of the monster street fighter

[kingbaby]

What all have you done other than Blk. slider tubes, clip on riser bars, mirrors, rear fender eliminator, hugger, pipe, rear sets, comp. sprocket cover, open clutch & new chain & sprockets?
It looks very clean...and thats good 

[Holden]

What all have you done other than Blk. slider tubes, clip on riser bars, mirrors, rear fender eliminator, hugger, pipe, rear sets, comp. sprocket cover, open clutch & new chain & sprockets?
It looks very clean...and thats good 

Missed the two biggest mods: the 45% increase in displacement and the single-sided swingarm

[ducrider45]

What all have you done other than Blk. slider tubes, clip on riser bars, mirrors, rear fender eliminator, hugger, pipe, rear sets, comp. sprocket cover, open clutch & new chain & sprockets?
It looks very clean...and thats good 

As mentioned above; engine swap and a single sided swing arm. I also integrated the 620 controls to work with the electrical system of the 900. The gauge is a Motogadget unit. I changed the geometry of the bike by shortening the wheel base to match the SBK's and I used a taller front tire to offset the raised fork legs. The rear shock is a penske that has built in ride hight adjustment. The rear wheel is fron a 996 and the hub is from a 748. The decals on the side of the tank are metal flake black.
Work to still be done is: clean up the wires and gauge mounting, ceramic coat the exhaust and repaint the tank and cowl. Im not happy with them.

[kingbaby]

Yep, should have noticed it was an older bike, my bad sorry. Thats what I get for reading about every third word in posts.   It looks good for sure.
May I ask how you changed the geometry? (diff triple, short swingarm...). and did you coat the forks or wrap them?

I ride a 1098s, so I am by no means an authority on monsters, i've only ever had Ducati sbk's. 

[Monsterlover]

FYI 900 engines are easy to spot .. .

look for an oil cooler and a dry clutch.

[kingbaby]

FYI 900 engines are easy to spot .. .

look for an oil cooler and a dry clutch.

Yep, like I said, every third word.   
Looked like a late model S2R painted matt black. I did notice the rear wheel, but failed to add it to the list.  And I was kidding about not knowing these bikes, I've been around Ducatis for a couple of decades & been a dealership GM.   Still want to know about this geometry change.
Good luck with your ongoing project.

Hey truckinduc, lets see more shots of your beauty with the Buell wheel.  And what front end setup is that with the triple & the clip ons on top?  Is it longer (extended), or is your bike going to be crazy low? I'll guess that you had to use the H-D front end because of the caliper.

[ducrider45]

Yep, should have noticed it was an older bike, my bad sorry. Thats what I get for reading about every third word in posts.   It looks good for sure.
May I ask how you changed the geometry? (diff triple, short swingarm...). and did you coat the forks or wrap them?

I ride a 1098s, so I am by no means an authority on monsters, i've only ever had Ducati sbk's. 

The geo change was the resault of me hating the head shake that the stock 620 was known for. The swing arm is a custom steel unit that I had made for this project. It is not an S*R swing arm. I had it made such that I would now have the wheel base of the SBK's

I also raised the rear ride hight a bit(adjuster built in to new shock). I lowered the front end to allow for the clip-ons to mount over the top tripple. I also used a taller front tire. The seating position is a bit more agressive now. The clip-ons moved the bar position 1.5" forword and 1" down. I no longer need a damper, all of the head shake at speed is gone.
The forks are Fully adjustable Showa's and I anodized them.

[ducrider45]

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[kingbaby]

Thanks for all the info    That swingarm is beautiful (as is the hole bike).
I bet it rides great.

[csp808]

The geo change was the resault of me hating the head shake that the stock 620 was known for. The swing arm is a custom steel unit that I had made for this project. It is not an S*R swing arm. I had it made such that I would now have the wheel base of the SBK's

I also raised the rear ride hight a bit(adjuster built in to new shock). I lowered the front end to allow for the clip-ons to mount over the top tripple. I also used a taller front tire. The seating position is a bit more agressive now. The clip-ons moved the bar position 1.5" forword and 1" down. I no longer need a damper, all of the head shake at speed is gone.
The forks are Fully adjustable Showa's and I anodized them.

Good grief thats some serious fab skill where did you learn how to do this and what kind of meaurements/ alignment procedures did you have to resort to. Serious respect for you my friend

[truckinduc]

Hey truckinduc, lets see more shots of your beauty with the Buell wheel.  And what front end setup is that with the triple & the clip ons on top?  Is it longer (extended), or is your bike going to be crazy low? I'll guess that you had to use the H-D front end because of the caliper.

Forks are Honda RC 51 units that are about the same lenght as stock.  Ill be machining a caliper mount. 

Im also building a tubular trellis Cromoly swingarm, shortening the wheelbase, and modifying the frame for a 22 degree rake

[kingbaby]

Forks are Honda RC 51 units that are about the same lenght as stock.  Ill be machining a caliper mount. 

Im also building a tubular trellis Cromoly swingarm, shortening the wheelbase, and modifying the frame for a 22 degree rake

MEOW !

[ducrider45]

Good grief thats some serious fab skill where did you learn how to do this and what kind of meaurements/ alignment procedures did you have to resort to. Serious respect for you my friend

A fellow member made the swingarm. His name is Norm. I did a bit of R&D on a few of the "mock-up's" . I gave him the specs that I wanted and a few months later I was installing it on the project. The hardest part of the whole build was the fabrication of the new wiring harness. That sucked. I still have a bit to do with that as well. I may get to it this winter.

[ducrider45]

Thanks for all the info    That swingarm is beautiful (as is the hole bike).
I bet it rides great.

Thank you for the kind words.

[ducrider45]

Forks are Honda RC 51 units that are about the same lenght as stock.  Ill be machining a caliper mount. 

Im also building a tubular trellis Cromoly swingarm, shortening the wheelbase, and modifying the frame for a 22 degree rake

That is what mine is. The cromoly flexed a bit too much using just the tubing I had plates installed above and below the lower main tube. I also had to use gussets in and around the sharper bends. I went through 3 fab attemps before we got it right.