Ben's 900 Monster build

[900Rebuilder]

Bought the stand from Italy in the end and am awaiting its arrival in the post.

[900Rebuilder]

Ended up being cheaper to buy a brand new stand from Italy for less than it was to get a used one in the UK



Also did a trial fit with the frame on the engine which went straight on even though I was expecting a difference in diameter between the frame mounts and the engine mounts

[900Rebuilder]

Cleaned the brake callipers up as best as I could but cant get them any better than shown despite multiple efforts with various cleaners. I'll have to settle for the dirty look and pretend they are magnesium



Also need to find a source for the pad pins as there seems to be a number used across the years by Brembo / Ducati etc. I've found some SS ones on ebay but they dont come with the little barrel shaped spring holder and also have an extra part on the end with an R clip which mine dont

[RichardDDuke]

Am in a similar situation, and looking for Brembo parts for 900ss brakes front and back.
So please post details if you find anything....
TIA

[Darren69]

The R clips were added later as the pins were prone to back out. IIRC when I did my 900SS the barrel clips were reusable and I swapped them to the new stainless pins.

[Darren69]

These are for the old 40mm type

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234452948...mis&media=COPY

[900Rebuilder]

Thanks Darren - I had seen them but was unsure due to the missing parts and the additional piece on the ends. Yet to find an SS alternative for the rear though

[RichardDDuke]

All,
Just found this site which does the parts we're looking for as well.

https://www.biketorqueracing.co.uk/p...e-calipers.htm

Anybody used them before ?

[Flip]

Originally Posted by RichardDDuke

All,
Just found this site which does the parts we're looking for as well.

https://www.biketorqueracing.co.uk/p...e-calipers.htm

Anybody used them before ?

Yep used Bike Torque Racing lots of times- when they started out late 90's early 00's they were just GSX-R specialists and after I bought the Monster they supplied my Nitron rear shock.

Looking at the stand photo- isn't that the type for the '99 on (ST type frame) Monsters, I didn't think they were interchangeable with the earlier (888 frame type)?

I know the stand on my '97 900 is aluminium not steel like that (later?) one.

[900Rebuilder]

I bought the stand as suggested to allow the fitment of the centre stand kit that I have. The ST type stand fits to the engine fine and will hopefully provide the clearance for the other stand as mentioned.

Whilst looking through all my spares I actually managed to find a plastic bush that fits into the original stand and must act as a bearing removing the slop that I'd encountered.

I'm sure when I'm done I'll end up with a load of spares that I can add to my stash or sell on via here oe ebay etc

[adie851]

Looking good..are you doing the frame the original gold colour....seen the blue tank...is that gonna go on the bike...? Are you going 5-spoke marchesini's..wheels...I've done two M900 rebuilds in the past...one yellow custom and one red standard spec...enjoy the rebuild....good to see the progress...

cheers, adie851

[adie851]

I've used bike torque racing for brake spares..they're pretty good

[900Rebuilder]

Originally Posted by adie851

Looking good..are you doing the frame the original gold colour....seen the blue tank...is that gonna go on the bike...? Are you going 5-spoke marchesini's..wheels...I've done two M900 rebuilds in the past...one yellow custom and one red standard spec...enjoy the rebuild....good to see the progress...

cheers, adie851

This is a resto-mod not a restoration because the bike came to me as an odd collection of parts and I prefer to make changes to make it how I would like it

Currently looking at black frame with satin black components (probably cerakote) and black bodywork with some candy red dropped into the paint. I will most likely have dark candy / cherry red wheels as well.

I would like the 5 spoke wheels but its easy in a project to constantly buy new, more trick parts and never actually get enough money together to complete the thing. This Monster has been in my garage for 10 years now!

Currently I'm going with the following spec from front to back;

916 forks re-valved by Maxton
Remote reservoir rear shock from Maxton
Sport classic front mudguard
Headlight lowered 25mm, no chrome and carbon back
Braided hoses
Brembo radial MC's with smoked pots
Fatbars
Mikuni TDMR 40mm faltslide carbs
Ignitec ignition for 900ie engine in carbed bike
MWR airbox lid air filter
CCW coil upgrade
Exact Fit starter cables
Alcantara seat
LED tail light
Original style smoked indicators
RoadRacing tail tidy (uncut)
Renthall sprockets
Oil cooler cover in SS
Hypermotard oil lines (both up one side)
Swingarm / spindles caps in grey alloy (German from memory)
Silmotor 45mm headers and 2/3 length oval carbon cans (SP Engineering)
Hoop extenders
Centre stand
Givi rack kit (not to be kept on bike) and tank bag

Things I'm looking for;

888 hugger
Floating rear brake
RoadRacing front brake scoops

Stuff to spend more cash on;

Paint
Powder coat
Cerakote
Plating
Fiddly parts

Something I'm considering;

Taking front discs apart and coating carriers and then rebuilding with new bobbins

[900Rebuilder]

Ignitech ignition system arrived today (well yesterday but collected this morning) having been ordered on Tuesday of the same week. Came via DHL with VAT to pay before delivery at normal UK rates.

What you get in the box



The main ignition unit and the connections for the bike which require connections to the coils / power etc and the one for the ie pulse coil



The connection to the pc and pulse coil here

laptop ka keyboard

Simply plug in as shown which is a direct fit



There's even some additional pins for the units wiring loom so that you can enable additional features later such as a shift light for example

[900Rebuilder]

Picked up my metal work from Derby Plating last night