[Group] SBF DUCATI Monster

[kmax]

  thenation said:

Hmm haven't tried a TDM before...is it really down on power? Handling should be poorer since it's not really built for handling.

 

:gun: what did ya say ???

 

http://bit.ly/awRtlA

[jgwh21]

Well, guys.. reference to last week's outing, thanks for having a noob like me around~

 

See you guys around sometime soon~!

 

Jonathan

[2wheelsonly]

  kmax said:

:gun: what did ya say ???

 

http://bit.ly/awRtlA

 

hmmm, what ever happened to peaceful coexistence?

[ScorpioSky]

  jgwh21 said:

Well, guys.. reference to last week's outing, thanks for having a noob like me around~

 

See you guys around sometime soon~!

 

Jonathan

 

Jonathan, are you the one over at Kallang cycle on fri?? With the yellow M400??

[easy2findme]

  dodobird said:

ladies and gentlemen, its time.

 

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=296723

 

if only i have class 2A, i will surely get. Can pay you in installments? Eh how is the fuel economy like ah? Most importantly what is the top speed? Can "qie" RVF, Super 4? How many owners ah? LOL

[thenation]

  kmax said:

:gun: what did ya say ???

 

http://bit.ly/awRtlA

 

Hahaha...no job so become too free ah, stalking the monster thread...

 

  2wheelsonly said:

hmmm, what ever happened to peaceful coexistence?

 

Haha he's my friend, he rides a TDM with lots of aftermarket stuff on it. Can approach him for help if you wanna modify your new bike..

[JustRider]

Has anyone here done a pre-2004 dual swingarm to single swingarm conversion? Not much data on how to do it.

 

I know that there's a monster out there with a conversion; but some had said that it is an entire 748 rear-end rather than a conversion.

 

Appreciate any info.

[kmax]

  2wheelsonly said:

hmmm, what ever happened to peaceful coexistence?

 

it's just for thenation.. he's my friend and still dare to say such

 

  thenation said:

Hahaha...no job so become too free ah, stalking the monster thread...

 

Haha he's my friend, he rides a TDM with lots of aftermarket stuff on it. Can approach him for help if you wanna modify your new bike..

 

we have mutual friend here so i just come and check what you guys are doing.

 

aftermarket ?? stock is the bestz...

[thenation]

  JustRider said:

I know that there's a monster out there with a conversion; but some had said that it is an entire 748 rear-end rather than a conversion.

 

If mating a SSSA to a frame designed to accept a DSSA isn't a conversion, what is then?

[MonsterJo]

  WINZ said:

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6553236#post6553236

 

i have a few used parts for ducati for cheap sale...

 

i cant view this page..

[MonsterJo]

  shermster said:

guys check out Eugene's Seats handiwork workmanship is really good and the price is quire reasonable haha

 

price and location?

[jgwh21]

  ScorpioSky said:

Jonathan, are you the one over at Kallang cycle on fri?? With the yellow M400??

 

Yep, that would be me. Sorry, but you are?

 

I don't really recongnise the nicks here...

[jgwh21]

  jgwh21 said:

Yep, that would be me. Sorry, but you are?

 

I don't really recongnise the nicks here...

 

Oops, I have to rephrase myself. I bought my bike at KC, but I wasnt there on last Friday. I was at Carl's Junior instead in the evening.

 

If it was the other yellow monster you are talking about, I met the owner on Sat morning while he collected his bike.

 

[ScorpioSky]

  jgwh21 said:

Oops, I have to rephrase myself. I bought my bike at KC, but I wasnt there on last Friday. I was at Carl's Junior instead in the evening.

 

If it was the other yellow monster you are talking about, I met the owner on Sat morning while he collected his bike.

 

 

LOL~~~!! sorry sorry!! its on sat, not friday, I mean... I'm Alan that is the owner that collected the bike on sat...

 

Do you remember that I told you about my bike having problem reaching 110km/h, now with the magic touch of Michael

 

Lucky you didnt buy my this bike, I think it really need to undergo major surgery. I still having difficulty starting my bike, my "EX" mech told me that the single / one way starter (cant remember what he said) need to be changed and it cost $450

[shermster]

  jonathan_koh said:

price and location?

 

EHHHH its along jalan bersa after 219 motorshop on the right side there is a huge eugene's seats sign. Very good service , not rushed at all so be prepared to wait. I got it at 100 bucks which really seemed reasonable given the quality

[jgwh21]

  ScorpioSky said:

LOL~~~!! sorry sorry!! its on sat, not friday, I mean... I'm Alan that is the owner that collected the bike on sat...

 

Do you remember that I told you about my bike having problem reaching 110km/h, now with the magic touch of Michael

 

Lucky you didnt buy my this bike, I think it really need to undergo major surgery. I still having difficulty starting my bike, my "EX" mech told me that the single / one way starter (cant remember what he said) need to be changed and it cost $450

 

Hello Alan,

 

Hahaa, I'm sure Michael does wonders. I quite trust his handiworks as well~

Glad it did you some good.

 

Not sure if you mean the starter motor, but it thats it, I'm pretty sure you can get parts off the ebay in a jiffy and cheap as well. (consult some of the seniors here, I'm sure they are walking encyclopedias)

 

Don't worry about 2nd hand stuff. When you're on a budget, it all about trying to get the best outta your money. Its a learning curve as well.

 

I remembered my old days while struggling to maintain an age old Extrema with my allowances and part time work. So hang in there, you'd get out of this with alot more knowledge and a wiser person.

 

Cheers!

[JustRider]

  thenation said:

If mating a SSSA to a frame designed to accept a DSSA isn't a conversion, what is then?

 

Forgive me if I am not clear. To me the conversion involves the mounting of a SSSA and the retention of the monster frame. I do stand corrected if the grafting of an entire rear end to accomplish this is absolutely necessary and cannot be avoided.

 

There is just too little info on the conversion available. Looks like there are only about 5 recorded conversions from my research on the net.

[hnn]

Kawasaki starters may work as well. Ask mike he might be able to Frankenstein it for you. The old man and his trusty screwdriver are an amazing team..

  jgwh21 said:

Hello Alan,

 

Hahaa, I'm sure Michael does wonders. I quite trust his handiworks as well~

Glad it did you some good.

 

Not sure if you mean the starter motor, but it thats it, I'm pretty sure you can get parts off the ebay in a jiffy and cheap as well. (consult some of the seniors here, I'm sure they are walking encyclopedias)

 

Don't worry about 2nd hand stuff. When you're on a budget, it all about trying to get the best outta your money. Its a learning curve as well.

 

I remembered my old days while struggling to maintain an age old Extrema with my allowances and part time work. So hang in there, you'd get out of this with alot more knowledge and a wiser person.

 

Cheers!

[ScorpioSky]

Jonathan,

Ya.. viewing ebay daily to check for great deal, lol.. checking for stuff to fix.

 

  h@nn said:

Kawasaki starters may work as well. Ask mike he might be able to Frankenstein it for you. The old man and his trusty screwdriver are an amazing team..

 

Noted.. surly will visit Michael soon to get thing fixed.

[motocafe]

  JustRider said:

Has anyone here done a pre-2004 dual swingarm to single swingarm conversion? Not much data on how to do it.

 

I know that there's a monster out there with a conversion; but some had said that it is an entire 748 rear-end rather than a conversion.

 

Appreciate any info.

 

Er, perhaps if I may, shed some light on this conversion.

 

You will need practically the whole rear end off a donor bike - the SSS, shock and linkage, complete rear wheel with brake disc, caliper & sprocket.

 

The SSS has to be mounted on the engine case and the casings have to be 'shimmed' i.e. machined to fit. Then mounting points have to be welded on to the frame to accommodate the top linkage of the rear shock and ride adjuster . After all this, you have to reconfigure a new exhaust system because your existing one will not fit.

 

Trust me, it's a lot of work and frankly not worth the effort now. This conversion was done because there were no monsters with SSS from Ducati back then. Now you can buy one off the shelf.

 

Just to do this SSS conversion will set you back thousands of $$$. You are better off just buying an existing monster with SSS.

 

Cheers.

[easy2findme]

  motocafe said:

Er, perhaps if I may, shed some light on this conversion.

 

You will need practically the whole rear end off a donor bike - the SSS, shock and linkage, complete rear wheel with brake disc, caliper & sprocket.

 

The SSS has to be mounted on the engine case and the casings have to be 'shimmed' i.e. machined to fit. Then mounting points have to be welded on to the frame to accommodate the top linkage of the rear shock and ride adjuster . After all this, you have to reconfigure a new exhaust system because your existing one will not fit.

 

Trust me, it's a lot of work and frankly not worth the effort now. This conversion was done because there were no monsters with SSS from Ducati back then. Now you can buy one off the shelf.

 

Just to do this SSS conversion will set you back thousands of $$$. You are better off just buying an existing monster with SSS.

 

Cheers.

 

If I am not wrong, the man who did it in SG has spoken. The monster 996 is a legend. Michael said that he will not do it again as it was a lot of work.

[hnn]

Dude long time no see. You still ride?

  motocafe said:

Er, perhaps if I may, shed some light on this conversion.

 

You will need practically the whole rear end off a donor bike - the SSS, shock and linkage, complete rear wheel with brake disc, caliper & sprocket.

 

The SSS has to be mounted on the engine case and the casings have to be 'shimmed' i.e. machined to fit. Then mounting points have to be welded on to the frame to accommodate the top linkage of the rear shock and ride adjuster . After all this, you have to reconfigure a new exhaust system because your existing one will not fit.

 

Trust me, it's a lot of work and frankly not worth the effort now. This conversion was done because there were no monsters with SSS from Ducati back then. Now you can buy one off the shelf.

 

Just to do this SSS conversion will set you back thousands of $$$. You are better off just buying an existing monster with SSS.

 

Cheers.

[motocafe]

  easy2findme said:

If I am not wrong, the man who did it in SG has spoken. The monster 996 is a legend. Michael said that he will not do it again as it was a lot of work.

 

Thanks for the intro. Michael and I are friends since the 70s. We undertook this project as a challenge and it took 4 years to complete. The project was a money pit, easily > 10K.

 

FYI, the monster was featured in a US website:

http://www.ducatimonster.org/featured/2006mar/featured0306.html

[motocafe]

  h@nn said:

Dude long time no see. You still ride?

 

Haha, my last post was 1 year ago. Yah, long time...

 

I gave up on trackdays when I sold my Aprilia Tuono in Jan. I still have my trusty Suz DR650 motard. Let you in on a secret - I just embarked on a new 'project' which may be considered a sacrilege to some.

Kekeke

[hnn]

  motocafe said:

Haha, my last post was 1 year ago. Yah, long time...

 

I gave up on trackdays when I sold my Aprilia Tuono in Jan. I still have my trusty Suz DR650 motard. Let you in on a secret - I just embarked on a new 'project' which may be considered a sacrilege to some.

Kekeke

 

HARLEY? Anyways some of us will be at Victory tomorrow night if you wanna come. Chance to meet up with the noobs...