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The power of the Union Jack compels you!!!

Started by Monsterlover, March 27, 2015, 03:24:23 AM

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Monsterlover

#15
March 28, 2015, 07:54:54 PM
Quote from: red baron on March 28, 2015, 07:39:03 PM
Congrats. [thumbsup]

Thanks!

As Diva pointed out, this has been a long time coming. 6 years actually.

I bought an 06 when they first came out and was in love. I sold it in 09 for divorce reasons (wanted her name off the title and was wanting to give KTM a try). I've had a hole in my moto soul since the day it left.

"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Slide Panda

#16
March 29, 2015, 03:49:59 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on March 28, 2015, 06:28:33 PM
Custom as in machined stuff?

Yep. If you get inventive again
-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

Slide Panda

#17
March 29, 2015, 08:34:37 AM
How are they on the street?

Save for the paddock I've only ridden mine at highway, up to straight to jail type speeds as its track only. 
-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

Monsterlover

#18
March 29, 2015, 07:13:28 PM
I did 13,000 miles, probably 12,5 on the street. I even rode it 600 miles to dimby in a day, and back again two days later.

I thought it was great!
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

monsta

#19
March 30, 2015, 04:20:25 AM
bloke I know here in Perth has about 12 Ducati's, collect's all the 750's  in the range...

but what bike does he take to the track?  a bloody 675 triumph!
reckons it way better than any of his others.
And yes, he has some 'R' versions....
93 M900 - 07 ST3 - 00 748s trackbike - 78 900SS - 13 848 EVO Corse SE

Monsterlover

#20
March 30, 2015, 04:24:34 AM
Triumph is cheaper to crash ;)
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

govnor

#21
March 30, 2015, 08:54:17 PM
Those triples sound so good...

Monsterlover

#22
March 31, 2015, 03:49:01 AM
Quote from: govnor on March 30, 2015, 08:54:17 PM
Those triples sound so good...

Yes!

I can't wait to ride this thing.

Also, it's snowing right now.

Dreams crushed.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

herm

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#23
March 31, 2015, 05:07:20 AM
Quote from: 1.21GW on March 27, 2015, 07:54:42 PM
Yeah, especially if Herm is planning another dual-sport route on Saturday.

<------- hoping to ride sweep this year while DP leads the ride  [Dolph]
I'm here for a good time, but not a long time.

1.21GW

#24
March 31, 2015, 07:31:32 AM Last Edit: April 10, 2015, 01:41:37 PM by 1.21GW
Quote from: herm on March 31, 2015, 05:07:20 AM
<------- hoping to ride sweep this year while DP leads the ride  [Dolph]
Sweep maybe especially hard this year if you have to keep riding up to remind the Aussie to stay on the right side of the road.  :D
"I doubt I'm her type---I'm sure she's used to the finer things.  I'm usually broke. I'm kinda sloppy..."

Monsterlover

#25
April 10, 2015, 01:25:59 PM
As he'll be on one of mine, I'll make sure to put a sticker on the gages reminding him to keep right ALL THE TIME!
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

GK

#26
April 11, 2015, 05:14:56 AM
Quote from: 1.21GW on March 31, 2015, 07:31:32 AM
Sweep maybe especially hard this year if you have to keep riding up to remind the Aussie to stay on the right side of the road.  :D

Ung's pretty switched on, he'll be right after a few clicks I'd reckon!
2001 Ducati  Monster 900S ie
JE high comp pistons, bit of porting, open airbox with DP filter, PC3 with custom map, CCW matched injectors, Termignoni cf slip ons, 14:39 gearing.

Gone but not forgotten!
Honda VFR800i, Honda CBR600F3, Honda CBX750, Norton Commando 750S, Suzuki GS750, Yamaha XT250, Kawasaki Z250, Kawasaki KX80, Honda XL250, Suzuki TC100.

Monsterlover

#27
April 11, 2015, 07:39:39 PM
Weathers starting to tame a little here. I can't wait to get this thing registered and start putting on some miles.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Monsterlover

#28
April 11, 2015, 08:26:49 PM
Quote from: Slide Panda on March 28, 2015, 05:19:25 PM
2012.. Ok. Some info may be a bit date specific since they did updates along the way... But

If run hard, the heat exchanger unit likes to shit the bed.  It's the odd round gizmo on the front of the case with coolant hoses running to it.  If it gives up, it blows coolant into the oil.  There's a couple flavor of kits out there to separate the oil cooling from the water totally

Rear suspension linkage is progressive fwiw.  I found it to be a tad problematic since the springs were soft for me and I'd get a lot of squat getting on the power coming out of corners

The automatic cam chain tensioner isn't so hot.  There's manual replacements

The gear shifter shaft is kinda long and can be sloppy.  There's an external support for it from Sato.

If your looking for rearsets, look at Attack.  Well done, swaps from regular to GP shift with one bolt. Lots of adjustments and features to protect them in a crash.

You can use TuneECU on it for free. Plenty of mapping info out there.  Also can let you adjust the speedo to correct for gearing changes.  You do need a windows computer or VM and an ODB cable.

Captive wheel spacers and a captive rear caliper mount make wheel changes a lot easier

What's the ticket for the heat exchanger?

I see triumph race support sells one. Is there a better solution?

Unless I learn some new ground breaking information I'll plan on machining my own. I know I have some 4" round 6061 laying around that I'm sure would work fine.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Monsterlover

#29
May 12, 2015, 05:33:37 PM
Finally got a title for this thing!

Going to go register it and get a plate tomorrow!
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**
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