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#31 |
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Norwich
Bike: M900sie
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I'll go for the short odds and say it's steel, but that's still a win over plastic..
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#32 |
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Beachtown
Bike: M900
Posts: 2,188
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After a bit of Google action combined with looking through some old brochures it appears plastic tanks were introduced on the first wave of Darks so around 2001 for the 900ie and a year later for the 620ie.
There’s an old thread here: http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ad.php?t=22227
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#33 |
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Stockbridge
Bike: M900
Posts: 1,984
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A change they don’t mention is the battery size and position, which affected the shape of the tank underside.
They moved from the vertical mounting behind the rear cylinder, to a horizontal mounting on top of it.
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#34 |
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Portsmouth
Bike: M900
Posts: 1,510
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UK Monster Anoraks Club.
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#35 |
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Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Stirling
Bike: M1000ie
Posts: 120
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I have a copy of Ian Falloon's Monster Bible, but it was late last night when I was flicking through, so didn't notice any of this. Will have another look tonight. No mention of the colour scheme on mine though, it's an S4R only. Will have a look at the sales invoice to see if it's mentioned on there. The Performance cans were only £300 quid, and the carbon hugger £150 as extras back in 2004!
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#36 |
Dismantled
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: East Molesey
Bike: Multiple Monsters
Posts: 2,229
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My thoughts exactly Rob, looks like a bog std tank to me, lovely bike all the same
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#37 |
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Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Stirling
Bike: M1000ie
Posts: 120
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Yep, it’s steel! Magnet confirmation.
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#38 |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Kent
Bike: M796
Posts: 510
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Looks a cracking bike, enjoy!
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#39 |
No turn left unstoned
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: leicester
Bike: M750
Posts: 4,545
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