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12-11-2020, 08:52 AM | #1 |
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Ducati Monster 900 rebuild
Thought I would start a new thread... It's been a very strange year... I normally build something over winter, but this year I have been busy on my last build all spring and summer, and that is finished and at the back of the garage ready for spring.
So I have started a rebuild on a 1998 Monster 900, a bike I have always wanted to own. I like the looks, and simplicity of them, and they handle great! this will be a straight restoration and I will be keeping it looking the same save for it being red and probably gold frame and wheels. I started the stripdown yeasterday... |
12-11-2020, 09:04 AM | #2 |
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Saw this over on the Facebook Monster page, looking forward to seeing the build. Is that an aftermarket seat or has it been recovered?
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12-11-2020, 09:19 AM | #3 |
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12-11-2020, 10:11 AM | #4 |
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Wow! twin flush floor bike lifts.. Looks similar to the workshop I'll build when my boat comes in..
I can't see a hole for a winder so I'm guessing the lifts are electric or hydraulic? Red and Gold, can't beat it for a classic M900..
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12-11-2020, 10:39 AM | #5 |
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Hi again.
Saw your thread on t’other forum.
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12-11-2020, 10:46 AM | #6 |
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I'm in
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12-11-2020, 11:00 AM | #7 |
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Not sure about the indicators as can’t really see them in your photo’s.
Post a picture of them and you are bound to get a definitive answer, plus a few alternative!
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12-11-2020, 12:42 PM | #8 | |
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12-11-2020, 12:57 PM | #9 |
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another one with workshop envy here.
look forward to following this thread |
14-11-2020, 11:52 AM | #10 |
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The stripdown continues… so far just one slight hitch… a broken bolt in the swinging arm… soon drilled and tapped out though... I bought a set of cobalt drills last year, they are brilliant for this sort of thing. wish I had bought them years ago!
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14-11-2020, 01:15 PM | #11 |
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Looking forward to this one Tony
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14-11-2020, 02:04 PM | #12 |
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Very impressed with your setup there. My recently arrived M900 rolling resto is exactly the same colour so I will be looking here for inspiration.
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14-11-2020, 04:36 PM | #13 |
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+1 with workshop envy - off the scale
Hugely impressed with your set up, lots of photos please, LOTS. Can't wait for this, just the job for lockdown |
15-11-2020, 09:05 AM | #14 | |
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15-11-2020, 03:14 PM | #15 |
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Tried to remove the cush rubbers today as I am going to have the wheels powder coated... the rubbers were good, so I didn't want to destroy them. You can't knock them out as the drift just bounces off the rubber, and there is no way to get to the outer sleeve... So I made this puller, that has a split threaded cotter. its a bit fiddly, but they came out a treat, and I can re use them now
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