Ben's 900 Monster build

[900Rebuilder]

Here's the start of my 900 build sat on the bench having just come back from a mates to have the seat lock holder welded back on. I'm in the process of sanding out all the rust marks on the frame so that its ready for powder coating. This is going to be a slow build over the winter primarily due to funds...

Good start ! Nice neat man cave too btw ,looking forward to a good build thread glad to see you have “ lubricant” to hand too

[Mark64]

It's about time Ben! Good luck with it all though, and enjoy it, got to love a good build thread ;-)

[900Rebuilder]

Originally Posted by Moco1961

Good start ! Nice neat man cave too btw ,looking forward to a good build thread glad to see you have “ lubricant” to hand too

This is the workshop end, the Jeep and all the bike parts occupy the rest of the space

[900Rebuilder]

Originally Posted by Mark64

It's about time Ben! Good luck with it all though, and enjoy it, got to love a good build thread ;-)

Yes Mark - life and all its challenges have kind of got in the way over the last few years so its got to be done this winter. I've still got those parts from you so they will be used in this build

[Davy]

Jeep/defender.?

[slob]

nice… and moerzeke’s brew, once voted the best beer in the world

[900Rebuilder]

Originally Posted by Davy

Jeep/defender.?

No as in 1942 Ford GPW - think Willys Jeep as they are the same but made out of Detroit steel

[Mark64]

Originally Posted by 900Rebuilder

Yes Mark - life and all its challenges have kind of got in the way over the last few years so its got to be done this winter. I've still got those parts from you so they will be used in this build

Nice one pal, what do they say 'life happens when you're making other plans' ain't that the truth!
And good choice with the beer, although Leffe is my favourite Belgian brew

[900Rebuilder]

Frame sanding to remove grinder damage (was me being over-zealous);



Frame rust that I'm removing before coating;



Swingarm that needs attention;



Collection of bits that will need painting to match;



45mm headers from Silmotor;



Seat been recovered;



900ie lump;



Maxton bits;



The old girl from '42;

[Jam911]

Lots to do...good luck

[Jez900ie]

Looking good, and I can't think of a better Monster to spend all that time & money on - an M900ie FTW!

It has been said that I'm a little biased.

calabash breakfast

[900Rebuilder]

Originally Posted by Jam911

Lots to do...good luck

Yes its just past the start phase of dismantling n cleaning etc (that was years back), followed by lots of ebay trawling for parts over some of the middle years...

Now its getting the frame coated and onto the engine - trouble is I removed the air filter pod brackets with a grinder (badly) and also the seat lock bracket when I was going to do a tail chop plus the frame is moderately rusty under the paint meaning it needs fettling to be smooth before its done.

[900Rebuilder]

Looks very tidy! What wheels are you running as I fancied the 5-spoke later type in mine but have the 3-spoke Cagiva ones for now?

[900Rebuilder]

Not much progress on the bike whilst I'm waiting on a friend of a friend to set up a new powder coating business in Derby. Managed to chop the very top off my finger cutting up some emery cloth with a Stanley knife which sort of slowed things down a tad. My oil cooler guard has arrived from this very forum and certainly looks the part and has been added to my bits boxes for the build