prospective monster owner with a few questions

[Rudemouthsky]

Actually if you go that route you may as well swap in a monoposto SC swingarm and run one shock.

[triangleforge]

I had a 1999 M600 that was a fun little bike, and a very simple beast - it'd probably be pretty cheap to find a Monster ignition & seat lock (which are keyed alike) that would be a direct plug & play, no red key involved.

Since the 600 was a lot more common on your side of the Atlantic, you might even get lucky and be able to lay hands on one of the cylinder/piston kits that bumped up the displacement to around 750 (if I remember right) and the HP & Torque to well above stock M750 levels.

Good luck - that was a fun bike. 

[deviant]

I didnt know about the piston kits might be worth looking into long terms thanks