honorary monster..... sick bike. I'd ride it and so would YOU!

[jaxduc]

A monster is a naked ducati.
I declare this bike an honorary monster.
Posted in the Tech section.... I think its a sick bike.
I'm SURE there are nay-sayers....




Posted on Commonwealth Moto facebook page
Robert Terando's 1040 build
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.376353142402046.74132.186977934672902&type=1

[jaxduc]

nice "custom" rear stand as well....
... and I like the exhaust.

[Dirty Duc]

Ha!  I would own that if I had the spare cash.  I'd really like to see the front suspension design... and compare it weight and "rideability" with conventional forks.

[jaxduc]

on their facebook: 'Linked Girder Front Suspension'
... and my god, that exhaust is amazing. it makes the bike.

[Dirty Duc]

That description makes sense... mostly I wanted to be able to guess the geometry. 

Next up is lap times as compared to SBK races...

[wasta]

There is an Aussie (Lawrie Smith) on here www.pbmagforum.co.uk who has designed and built his own girder front end for an R1 with great success. He is now building one for a Fireblade.

[xcaptainxbloodx]

cool tech and fab work, too bad it looks like a menage a troi between a construction crane, megatron, and some scaffolding...

[ungeheuer]

... and my god, that exhaust is amazing. it makes the bike.

+1

I definitely give it room in the garage

[sofadriver]

I like the industrial look of the tank.

I'd like to see something similar in the shape of the S2r & S4r tanks. Polished aluminum w/ un-smoothed welds! BADASS! 

[ellingly]

There is an Aussie (Lawrie Smith) on here www.pbmagforum.co.uk who has designed and built his own girder front end for an R1 with great success. He is now building one for a Fireblade.

He's the local suspension guy in Canberra (did my gixxer and my Monster, and also the girls RGV250). Blade was tested at Wakefield Park but suffered a little fire unrelated to the girder. Saw the R1 in action last year at a couple of trackdays

[wasta]

Say hello next time you see him, he's on 'PB' a lot, a very talented guy.

[memper]

Totally sick! Would look even better if the tail matched the tank though.

[ellingly]

Say hello next time you see him, he's on 'PB' a lot, a very talented guy.

We need a new line from the reservoir to the shock on the girl's RGV so I don't think that'll be too far away (once I finish this load of work anyway).