Nonnie's Monster

emily's driver · 12-03-2016, 01:54 PM

In preparation for WDW2016 and since the bike is long overdue a proper restoration, I decided to strip down Nonnie's bike for a complete ground up rebuild, Pressure is on though as it's got to be ready to roll by the end of June. You can follow the rebuild here, as it saves me posting on several forums.

https://www.facebook.com/monster620restoration/

slob · 12-03-2016, 02:32 PM

don't talk soft. sling it together and ride it, it's almost spotless

emily's driver · 12-03-2016, 02:36 PM

I would Rob but it's already stripped down to pretty much the last nut and bolt. Got to get a wiggle on though as there is a heap of stuff to do and lots of corroded parts to repair/replace or make good, all within the next 12 weeks.

Albie · 13-03-2016, 06:27 AM

Good maintaince practice. Occasional refit with a target date . I am sure you will do it with ease.

bigredduke · 13-03-2016, 07:43 AM

I wrote a ditty about Nonnie's bike some years ago. It got good reviews from the critics, I seem to remember.....................

I couldn't do a job like that in any time period let alone 12 weeks. Very impressive!

utopia · 13-03-2016, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigredduke

I wrote a ditty about Nonnie's bike some years ago. It got good reviews from the critics, I seem to remember.....................

I wrote one about my 750 too.
Its gone down well on the few public performances that its had.
Maybe we should make an album of monster tunes ?

emily's driver · 13-04-2016, 07:15 PM

Coming along nicely. See here for updates: https://www.facebook.com/monster620restoration/

bigredduke · 13-04-2016, 08:50 PM

Maybe you should make a series a la James May's "The Assembler"?

emily's driver · 17-04-2016, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigredduke

Maybe you should make a series a la James May's "The Assembler"?

Well it's an inevitably that it will have to go back together at some point. There have been so many threads showing basket cases and the hours and hours of work that go into restoring them back to their original condition. I'm aiming to focus on the re-assembly and cutting out all the work in between, which has been done to a turn by others many times. In essence I have pressed the fast forward button and what's seen is basically a giant jigsaw puzzle of parts, cleaned/prepped/replaced/restored being bolted back together. I'm only 5 weeks in from initially tearing the bike apart, and the engine is almost complete, following a total rebuild, soda blasting, painting and re-assembly, so happy with the rate of progress, since as mentioned, this bike has to be road worthy by the end of June.

The engine should be going back into the newly painted frame within a week Everything else is ready to go. All I have got left to source are some new brake/clutch levers, a few seals, spherical bearings, filler cap and re-fit the fuel pump to the tank and I'm looking at another two weeks to complete it. The engine is going to be test run at Carl Harrison's for three minutes, then the oil and filter will get dumped for fresh stuff. This is to preclude any chance of any remains of the blasting media being left inside, although the cases were cleaned and flushed numerous times before the guts went back in. Best to be safe than sorry.

emily's driver · 22-04-2016, 07:29 PM

Inching closer to re-assembly now. Six weeks in and about 90% of the prep is done. More info on the FB link.

emily's driver · 29-05-2016, 12:24 PM

Well almost there. Lots of pictures and descriptions on the FB page but here are a few of the latter stages of the build. Now almost twelve weeks in from the start and about 99% complete. MOT next week and I'm done!!

Grumpy · 29-05-2016, 03:03 PM

Sexy clocks!
Tell more

Yorkie · 29-05-2016, 04:08 PM

Lovely looking build.

Yorkie

Dirty · 29-05-2016, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumpy

Sexy clocks!
Tell more

http://www.flashymotorcycles.com/de/

cactus · 29-05-2016, 05:37 PM

Looks great and all done in a pretty short time. Well done that man.

12-03-2016, 01:54 PM	#1
emily's driver Full Metal Tea Bag Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Norwich Bike: S4Rs Posts: 374	Nonnie's Monster In preparation for WDW2016 and since the bike is long overdue a proper restoration, I decided to strip down Nonnie's bike for a complete ground up rebuild, Pressure is on though as it's got to be ready to roll by the end of June. You can follow the rebuild here, as it saves me posting on several forums. https://www.facebook.com/monster620restoration/ __________________ Ricambi Moto UK - Ducati Parts & Accessories (www.ricambimoto.uk)

12-03-2016, 02:36 PM	#3
emily's driver Full Metal Tea Bag Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Norwich Bike: S4Rs Posts: 374	I would Rob but it's already stripped down to pretty much the last nut and bolt. Got to get a wiggle on though as there is a heap of stuff to do and lots of corroded parts to repair/replace or make good, all within the next 12 weeks. __________________ Ricambi Moto UK - Ducati Parts & Accessories (www.ricambimoto.uk)

13-03-2016, 06:27 AM	#4
Albie Fanactical volunteer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kent Bike: M900 Posts: 9,030	Good maintaince practice. Occasional refit with a target date . I am sure you will do it with ease. __________________ http://albies93m900.blogspot.co.uk/

13-04-2016, 07:15 PM	#7
emily's driver Full Metal Tea Bag Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Norwich Bike: S4Rs Posts: 374	Coming along nicely. See here for updates: https://www.facebook.com/monster620restoration/ __________________ Ricambi Moto UK - Ducati Parts & Accessories (www.ricambimoto.uk)

22-04-2016, 07:29 PM	#10
emily's driver Full Metal Tea Bag Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Norwich Bike: S4Rs Posts: 374	Inching closer to re-assembly now. Six weeks in and about 90% of the prep is done. More info on the FB link. __________________ Ricambi Moto UK - Ducati Parts & Accessories (www.ricambimoto.uk)

12-03-2016, 02:32 PM	#2
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,710	don't talk soft. sling it together and ride it, it's almost spotless

13-03-2016, 07:43 AM	#5
bigredduke Nothing to see here Join Date: May 2005 Location: brough Bike: M1100evo Posts: 1,546	I wrote a ditty about Nonnie's bike some years ago. It got good reviews from the critics, I seem to remember..................... I couldn't do a job like that in any time period let alone 12 weeks. Very impressive!

13-04-2016, 08:50 PM	#8
bigredduke Nothing to see here Join Date: May 2005 Location: brough Bike: M1100evo Posts: 1,546	Maybe you should make a series a la James May's "The Assembler"?

29-05-2016, 12:24 PM	#11
emily's driver Full Metal Tea Bag Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Norwich Bike: S4Rs Posts: 374	Well almost there. Lots of pictures and descriptions on the FB page but here are a few of the latter stages of the build. Now almost twelve weeks in from the start and about 99% complete. MOT next week and I'm done!! __________________ Ricambi Moto UK - Ducati Parts & Accessories (www.ricambimoto.uk)

29-05-2016, 03:03 PM	#12
Grumpy record breaker!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Peterborough Bike: M1200R Posts: 2,154	Sexy clocks! Tell more __________________ It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars!

29-05-2016, 04:08 PM	#13
Yorkie Anglo-Saxon Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: North Yorkshire Bike: M900 Posts: 2,485	Lovely looking build. Yorkie __________________ NO ICE, GUN IT!

29-05-2016, 05:37 PM	#15
cactus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dundee Bike: M900ie Posts: 299	Looks great and all done in a pretty short time. Well done that man. __________________ Ripsnorting