Finally, the wait is over.. - Page 2

26-01-2007, 04:01 PM

Hello and welcome, hope to see you down da cafe one sunday (please don't park clean new 695 next to my old 620 cos will make me jealous.)

take it easy and enjoy

26-01-2007, 04:11 PM

Hmm, ...i posted that thread a few months ago, ..and suddenly in the last few days i have received a few replies, ....ironic really as i have just got my bike back from doing a little bit of work to it, ...no longer is it a standard black/red 695, ..oh no, ...it now looks like this:

Can i still park it next to you

...won't be around for Ace Cafe on the 8th, am going to be in Japan from sunday for a week, ....oh wait, ..i will be back by then, ...see you there.

-mog

Pedro · 26-01-2007, 04:50 PM

That looks right nice!

Ped

26-01-2007, 05:01 PM

Thanks, ..he says

nipping outside to clean the wheels again.

26-01-2007, 06:44 PM

White monster - you are a brave soul indeed and I hope have a keen and eager slave in your garage to clean it every day...

Welcome again to the club and hope to see you on the 8th if it's not snowing!

I'm Benson - a.k.a. Rachel - and I'm the london and essex rep - check out the region boards as we're off to the Excel london bike show on the 4th Feb and then there's a mini weekender to Tideswell in September - that's on the national thread...

Ride safe and have fun,

Benson

26-01-2007, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queen_gpants

Hello and welcome from another pint sized biker!

I'm 5'2" and the 900 is quite a tall bike for me but having ridden some pretty hefty bikes over the years, GSXR600 srad and Ducati 888 I have learnt not to paddle bikes backwards (dropping it hurts the pride and the bike!) get off and push it back, one hand on the bar and one on the seat, lean it into you a little to stop it toppling over - this happened to me once with the gixxer and I had to run to the local indian take away to get help to pick it up again, very embarassing !! lol

You'll get used to turning it and do remember it has the turning circle of a tank!

Like others have said you should be able to adjust the seat height but you get used to it and if all else fails buy some platform boots, they work wonders!

Some tanks can neutral turn so thats very small turning area.

26-01-2007, 08:56 PM

Spike, you need to get out more mate!!!!

26-01-2007, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mogmachine

Thanks, ..he says

nipping outside to clean the wheels again.

Thats why i had mine coated black, being a lazy git and all

Bikes looking good there

Cheers,

Shandy

Albie · 26-01-2007, 09:17 PM

I think it looks great. I wouldnt like to clean the wheels though. I would personally like black on my s4. Single sider 748 not too bad to clean.

27-01-2007, 02:17 AM

pah !, ...a dirty wheel is a dirty wheel,
....but when mine are clean they are WHITE

....which if you happen to be in possession of a damp cloth on a regular basis isn't really too much of a problem, .....and if they get dirty.. ..then i shall have to keep my eyes on the road and not my own reflection.

..oh, ..and the monster can neutral turn spike, ..it just requires a fine balancing act, and more faith than your average owner has in his/her sidestand

27-01-2007, 07:43 PM

hello Mogmachine, nice to see you here

13-02-2007, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mogmachine

Hmm, ...i posted that thread a few months ago, ..and suddenly in the last few days i have received a few replies, ....ironic really as i have just got my bike back from doing a little bit of work to it, ...no longer is it a standard black/red 695, ..oh no, ...it now looks like this:

oooh, now that does look good! can i ask where you got the paintwork done and about the different flyscreen to match your lights? i'm hoping to get an s2r but would have very similar thoughts as you as to how to improve it!

13-02-2007, 07:05 AM

The paintwork was done at Ducati in Aylesbury, ...which is onyerbike.net not the actual main dealer, ..they are just round the side, ..ask for rod if you phone up, he is very helpful, ...as for the screen, ...it is the standard ducati one, ...it is not special for my lights even though the cut outs look like it is, ..to be honest i should probably put a couple more spacers under the lights and raise them more into the fairing, ...but it is raining and ****ty and i don't even have the impetus to polish the wheels.

J.P · 13-02-2007, 08:01 AM

Hello Mog. I agree, very stunning in the white and they'll be no problem seeing you coming downt he road.
I also have a 695 but left mine original for now, very quiet it is too compared to some the the other Monthers I met. What cans did you replace them with, I can't quite make it out from the picture ?

13-02-2007, 09:29 AM

Termigoni's, high, ....they not only sound amazing, but with the new ECU they get rid of any of the uncertainty the 695 has when you roll the power on and off in first and sometimes second, ...and open first up to a gear you actually enjoy using rather than something you just want to get the hell out of.

26-01-2007, 04:01 PM	#16
scrapps Guest Posts: n/a	welcome Hello and welcome, hope to see you down da cafe one sunday (please don't park clean new 695 next to my old 620 cos will make me jealous.) take it easy and enjoy

26-01-2007, 04:50 PM	#18
Pedro Ciao, come stai? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Somewhere Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 4,157	That looks right nice! Ped __________________ M900 - 1993! Monster 1200R!

26-01-2007, 09:17 PM	#24
Albie Fanactical volunteer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kent Bike: M900 Posts: 9,030	I think it looks great. I wouldnt like to clean the wheels though. I would personally like black on my s4. Single sider 748 not too bad to clean. __________________ http://albies93m900.blogspot.co.uk/

27-01-2007, 02:17 AM	#25
mogmachine Guest Posts: n/a	pah !, ...a dirty wheel is a dirty wheel, ....but when mine are clean they are WHITE ....which if you happen to be in possession of a damp cloth on a regular basis isn't really too much of a problem, .....and if they get dirty.. ..then i shall have to keep my eyes on the road and not my own reflection. ..oh, ..and the monster can neutral turn spike, ..it just requires a fine balancing act, and more faith than your average owner has in his/her sidestand Last edited by mogmachine; 27-01-2007 at 10:47 PM..

13-02-2007, 08:01 AM	#29
J.P No more Monster... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Bike: Other Not a Ducati Posts: 4,326	Hello Mog. I agree, very stunning in the white and they'll be no problem seeing you coming downt he road. I also have a 695 but left mine original for now, very quiet it is too compared to some the the other Monthers I met. What cans did you replace them with, I can't quite make it out from the picture ? __________________ J.JP ------------------------------- My Mum says, there's no such thing as Monsters.

26-01-2007, 04:11 PM	#17
mogmachine Guest Posts: n/a	Hmm, ...i posted that thread a few months ago, ..and suddenly in the last few days i have received a few replies, ....ironic really as i have just got my bike back from doing a little bit of work to it, ...no longer is it a standard black/red 695, ..oh no, ...it now looks like this: Can i still park it next to you ...won't be around for Ace Cafe on the 8th, am going to be in Japan from sunday for a week, ....oh wait, ..i will be back by then, ...see you there. -mog

26-01-2007, 05:01 PM	#19
mogmachine Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks, ..he says nipping outside to clean the wheels again.

26-01-2007, 06:44 PM	#20
benson Guest Posts: n/a	White monster - you are a brave soul indeed and I hope have a keen and eager slave in your garage to clean it every day... Welcome again to the club and hope to see you on the 8th if it's not snowing! I'm Benson - a.k.a. Rachel - and I'm the london and essex rep - check out the region boards as we're off to the Excel london bike show on the 4th Feb and then there's a mini weekender to Tideswell in September - that's on the national thread... Ride safe and have fun, Benson

26-01-2007, 08:56 PM	#22
benson Guest Posts: n/a	Spike, you need to get out more mate!!!!

27-01-2007, 07:43 PM	#26
Chris & Nean Guest Posts: n/a	hello Mogmachine, nice to see you here

13-02-2007, 07:05 AM	#28
mogmachine Guest Posts: n/a	The paintwork was done at Ducati in Aylesbury, ...which is onyerbike.net not the actual main dealer, ..they are just round the side, ..ask for rod if you phone up, he is very helpful, ...as for the screen, ...it is the standard ducati one, ...it is not special for my lights even though the cut outs look like it is, ..to be honest i should probably put a couple more spacers under the lights and raise them more into the fairing, ...but it is raining and ****ty and i don't even have the impetus to polish the wheels.

13-02-2007, 09:29 AM	#30
mogmachine Guest Posts: n/a	Termigoni's, high, ....they not only sound amazing, but with the new ECU they get rid of any of the uncertainty the 695 has when you roll the power on and off in first and sometimes second, ...and open first up to a gear you actually enjoy using rather than something you just want to get the hell out of.