always wanted a Monster, never quite got one, but...

utopia · 16-05-2020, 11:11 AM

That 500cc Suzuki has got me twitching.
I'm not the sort of person who wants lots of bikes in the garage but something just like that has been on my wishlist as a third bike alongside my monster and my thumper for years.
I grew up on 2 strokes.
Is that the std frame with a bracing piece at the top/rear of the loop ?

As for the orange, its a colour that seems to have come my way over the years ...
I had a Laverda SFC many years ago. They were all orange I believe.
My monster was originally that colour too, as it had a paintjob in tribute to Troy Bayliss' 1999 BSB winning bike. In the end that annoyed me though, cos it said INS on the tank instead of Ducati. Eventually I dinged the tank in a sidestand-related incident and took the opportunity to change to the current blue.

16-05-2020, 11:11 AM	#31
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	That 500cc Suzuki has got me twitching. I'm not the sort of person who wants lots of bikes in the garage but something just like that has been on my wishlist as a third bike alongside my monster and my thumper for years. I grew up on 2 strokes. Is that the std frame with a bracing piece at the top/rear of the loop ? As for the orange, its a colour that seems to have come my way over the years ... I had a Laverda SFC many years ago. They were all orange I believe. My monster was originally that colour too, as it had a paintjob in tribute to Troy Bayliss' 1999 BSB winning bike. In the end that annoyed me though, cos it said INS on the tank instead of Ducati. Eventually I dinged the tank in a sidestand-related incident and took the opportunity to change to the current blue.