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23-09-2019, 01:29 PM | #1 |
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Ditto, but welcome aboard Frank.
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23-09-2019, 01:34 PM | #2 |
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As others have said nice blue colour but graphic too busy! I would go for black too though (black over metallic gold with gold stripe) and keep the design classic/simple.
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23-09-2019, 06:11 PM | #3 | ||
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I will probably go and see Eoin at EDC Designs down in Ayr, particularly as he can do the custom decals. I was hoping to have it done over this winter but I may have been a bit optimistic around the affordability (gotta go skiing in winter as well!). Quote:
I'm definitely set on the gold twinline logos, but I'm still thinking about whether or not I want and gold striping, and if so - what kind and where. Eoin does mock-ups on the PC with a photo of the bike (according to his website, I haven't gone to see him yet) so might be able to play around a bit. Here's a couple of photos of my previous two: The '99 M900 that started it all. As far as I was concerned, the only bikes in existence were Japanese sports bikes - at the time I had a GSXR600K1 which needed a new front tyre, so I took it to the shop as usual. Next think I know they've lost the (only) key for it, tearing the shop apart last thing on Friday with no luck. Promising the replace the ignition if necessary, they needed to give me a bike for the night at least - enter the Monster. It had something like 78,000km on the clock and was the cheapest bike on the floor (NZ$6k). I didn't think much of it at first - until I got the Wainuiomata Hill, which is a fast windy 3/2 lane hill on the way home. I rode it 3 times before getting home that night. The next morning I told the shop to keep the GSXR because I was keeping the Monster and a deal was struck. Sadly she was written off by an inattentive driver changing lanes and plowing into me one Friday night on the way home. (This photo taken at the top of the Rimutaka Hill, Upper Hutt, NZ) I needed a replacement, fast, and the same bike shop was about to receive an '05 S2R800 at a similar price, so I went for it. It was nice (much better with some cans but not as thunderous as the '99 due to the horrible cows udder cat), but it didn't live up to the enjoyment I got from the M900. She was sold not long before I left NZ for the UK in 2017. Frankenstein's Monster is my first bike since then, and it is much more like the '99 (better even!). I couldn't be happier, electrical gremlins and all. |
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23-09-2019, 07:12 PM | #4 | |
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Welcome home! If you like the old 70s/80s black/gold designs, have you seen olivera's recently reborn 900 with his interpretation of the old SS scheme? http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ad.php?t=57760 If your painter does provide photoshop examples of various paint jobs, you could post the alternatives on here for a 'people's vote' (non-binding of course!). I see you've already got the gold wheels - and has the rear spring been painted gold too? |
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23-09-2019, 07:21 PM | #5 |
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Luddite, thanks for sharing that - it is pretty much what I had in mind, minus the stripes under the logo on the tank. Now I feel like a bit of a copycat - clearly I'm not the only one with good taste
At the moment I'm leaning towards no stripes at all, just the gold Ducati logo on the tank, a similar gold Desmo logo on the rear of the seat cover, and the original 'M 9 0 0' decals on the side panels. The Desmo & M900 decals will probaby have to be custom as I've only found them in white so far. The spring _is_ gold, though whether it came like that or was painted, I couldn't tell you. |
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http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ad.php?t=57673 |
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23-09-2019, 05:49 PM | #7 |
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Bonjour from the Froggy side of UKMOC
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23-09-2019, 06:13 PM | #8 |
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25-09-2019, 04:50 PM | #9 | |
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When the M750 was introduced they put their small valve head and cams on the M900 as well. The heads of these are marked W. V2 heads came back with the M900s and the injection models.
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25-09-2019, 05:45 PM | #10 | |
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Maybe yours has been breathed on a bit; hi comp pistons, head work or maybe it is the non-standard exhaust manifold? A good exhaust will let the engine perform loads better than the standard restrictive 40mm header version. 45 or 50mm headers with a tuned length (spaghetti system) and big 50mm link pipes and open cans is the way to go.
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25-09-2019, 06:11 PM | #11 |
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Yeah it's got the V2 heads, and it possibly could have been cracked open for some work, who knows. Good point about the full exhaust, too.
It has had the airbox lid chop done, though the filter looks like it could do with replacing. I'd usually go straight for a K&N, but I've got the faint glimmer of a memory suggesting paper filters were ultimately better in the long run - can anyone else corroborate that thought? |
25-09-2019, 12:40 AM | #12 |
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Some really interesting font info.
Welcome to the true home of the Monster owner, FrankenDesmo. |
25-09-2019, 11:38 AM | #13 | ||
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Now that's how you do a tasteful blue paint job! I've found my people. |
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25-09-2019, 12:37 PM | #14 | |
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When I had my tailpiece painted, I wanted the 1100 Evo logo but there wasn't a decal available in the right colour combination. So I had it painted on and you can't tell it from factory (except it's completely smooth!). |
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25-09-2019, 03:53 PM | #15 |
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Good call Luddite, according to the EDC website he has indeed done painted on graphics/logos in previous jobs so it's certainly a possibility.
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