Monster 696 Rebuild

[rohan696]

In November 2023, the timing belt tensioners on my 2009 Monster 696 broke, damaging the vertical piston and valves. I have a technical background but knew absolutely nothing about rebuilding engines. People said I should fit another engine or part the bike out, but this bike is my baby and I wanted to bring it back to life.

A year later, in November 2024, I finished the rebuild in my apartment living room and wanted to share some before and after pictures as an anniversary celebration, if you will.

As time allows, I will continue sharing some tips and tricks that I learned during the rebuild that may help others.

A big thank you to Ducati Technical Trainer Jeff from the Bay Area, LA Superbikes, Beverly Hills Ducati, Brad Black aka Brad the Bike Boy, Nellie from DesmoWerx, Krista at California CycleWorks and DesmoAddict on Reddit.

Pictures are visible here- https://www.ducatimonster.org/threads/monster-696-rebuild.362135/

[greenmonster]

Please do share, always interesting.

Ouch, first time I`ve seen, or heard of, belt tensioner totally break!
Any idea why? Who tensioned them last, you or some shop? Using frequency or what method?
How long after last belt change/adjustment did this happened? Remaining roller, was it rusted solid?