My finished upgrade! 600-900

[Yorkie]

Well i went to see her today and she was having the last finishing touches put on to her! Many thanks John Warrington!!! (Its been a long 5 years)

Open belts, open clutch completely no air box and sock air filters. She is louder than ever!!

I went for these filters the black pod ones: http://www.unifilter.com/online%20catalog/universal.html

Jacked up back end, 888 rear shock (Standard) 180 rear tyre all a bit different from the 600!!!

Im now looking forward to riding her home tomorrow what ever the weather!!

Yorkie.

[Blah blah]

This post is no good without pictures !!!!!

[Shandy]

This post is no good without pictures !!!!!

Yeah come on Yorkie, we need to see what it's looking like!!

Shandy

[Yorkie]

I pick her up this afternoon! So i will attempt to get some pictures on the gallery!!

She is a little more of a beast!

Yorkie.

[nambduke]

......strangely, I've never called my Monster, 'She'. I often call it 'It' because it is a bit of a beast - The Devil's Bike....but never 'She'.....Never!

[scrapps]

Sound good lets see the pics then ! and maybe a video so we can hear it to ?

[neilbaldry]

Come on Yorkie! you cant still be out riding her?!

[scrapps]

Come on Yorkie! you cant still be out riding her?!

He is still going round and round and round and around.....

[Yorkie]

Not such a good day after all!

Picked her up and took her to a friendly MOT centre, passed first time nice. The power delivery is superb and she is so loud!! Rattles and all i love her!

Now the bad.

14 miles down the road and i stumble across a marked Volvo, not a drama i think as i pull up to the junction. However he has been waiting because he has heard me coming down the road. As i head towards Sutton Bank it doesnt take him long to catch up, after i saw him i stuck to 60mph! He follows me for a bit (Im in 6th trying to keep her quiet!!) and then it two's and blues!! (What me officer!)

I pull over at a safe location, turn her off straight away, remove my lid and start with "Hello sir!" How lucky am i, he recognises me from a track day, some thing about a looney getting his knee down!! (Me sir!!)

Ive pulled you over because your bike is smoking!! (What the F!!!)

On closer inspection there it is oil! More on the outside than inside! All over the tyre,swingarm, hugger, rear seat and my boots! And all the bits in between!! He then mentions my small number plate and tells me to have a nice day!

So off i rumble a little more sedate than before (Around corners anyway!) and make it home!

Im not that bothered to be honest, its back to Johns for a little gasket work, the bottom and rear of the alternator side gasket has failed. It hadnt happened when it was bein Dynoed, just when i got hold of it!

John is gutted, he thought he had rid of me for a while, and it was nothing to do with his work, he even offered to come and collect it tonight, but i told him id ride it the 30 odd miles to his work shop.

She is flippin' superb though with a noise that makes everyone sit up and notice! Everyday owning a Ducati is an adventure!

Yorkie.

[Mr Cake]

You were lucky with that oil, mate. What power did it make?

[Yorkie]

Yep but i just see it as a self lubricating motorbike!! The back end is not going to rust!

Its not run in yet but John had it at about 80 bhp, so not to bad! Once run in it may make a little more!

Yorkie.

[CK & AK]

Phew! Bet you were glad of the 'hofficer letting you know about the oil ! :eek:

Hope it gets fixed asap mate - PHOTOS please! (not of the oil - but the bike :D )

C

[Mr Cake]

Yep but i just see it as a self lubricating motorbike!!

Double 'ard barsterd :thumbsup:

[Yorkie]

CK, Just sent you a photo of the bike!

Mr Cake, Just a little mad!

Yorkie.

[Mr Cake]

You fackin' Norvvern nattah! :chuckle:

[CK & AK]

CK, Just sent you a photo of the bike!

Mr Cake, Just a little mad!

Yorkie.

Blo ody awesome she looks Yorkie! :cool: reat smart piece of machinery mate.

[suzukib]

lets see "her" then. still trying to find time to do mine http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/images/smilies/thumbsdown.gif

[slob]

CK, Just sent you a photo of the bike!

don't the rest of us get a look?

[Headhunter]

C'mon Yorkie, don't keep us southern softies waiting.

[ricky]

Yep but i just see it as a self lubricating motorbike!! The back end is not going to rust!

Yorkie.

bloody legend mate!!!! thats a PROPER mans response!!

[Yorkie]

Being a bit of a confuser biff i havent yet figured out how to host pictures, so i will put some in the gallery next week!

I took her back to Johns just, and she self lubed again, at least i knew what was occuring! 120 so far (I am running her in slowly), i must remember i have 6 gears now!!

Yorkie.

[stef]

Being a bit of a confuser biff i havent yet figured out how to host pictures, so i will put some in the gallery next week!

I took her back to Johns just, and she self lubed again, at least i knew what was occuring! 120 so far (I am running her in slowly), i must remember i have 6 gears now!!

Yorkie.

looking forward to see some pics yorkie !
(get regiestered on photobucket, upload thoses pics on there, and just copy/paste the IMG tag underneath the pics into messages.. job done.)

[squiffything]

Yorkie you are the man and totally deserve your weekender award The spirit of the Monster lives on Top work big guy :)

[Mr Cake]

120 so far (I am running her in slowly), i must remember i have 6 gears now!!
Do you need all six for that speed!? ;) :D Seriously though, you may just defend your SoM award :thumbsup:

[Yorkie]

She is still sick! Looks like an alternator problem!! Nuts! Im off to Kenya for 6 weeks on next Saturday so it looks like there will be no riding till November!

Oh well at least im used to slippy roads now!

Yorkie.

[Mr Cake]

Bugger! You're not having much luck with her. Is Kenya business or pleasure? Good luck if its the former :thumbsup:

[Yorkie]

Yep she needs a little more attention, but once she is done that is her until i get back! John is looking into a bit more power which would be nice!!

Kenya! It is a bit of both mate! I should get to do a bit of Safari time and sun bathing! (Getting bronzed for christmas!)

Yorkie.

[Yorkie]

They are not very big pictures but they are in the Gallery!

http://ukmonster.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1531&cat=500&ppuser=58

Its quite good to look back and see what she looked like!!

Yorkie.

[alreadyinuse]

splumph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yorkie]

splumph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is that??

Yorkie.

[alreadyinuse]

it means its very nice.

is too hard to explain where it comes from.

[gary tompkins]

Yorkie

If you email me full size pics I can host them on photobucket for you

drop me a PM :biggrin:

[gary tompkins]

Oooh.. Ooohh!

Just spotted the smilies (except Pedro) are working again

:wallace::mad::banghead::rolleyes::eek::gromit::pe dro::flag:

Ahhhh... thats better :toilet:

[Yorkie]

Just PM'ed you!

Yorkie

[gary tompkins]

I dont think you understand

I NEED YOUR FRIGGIN EMAIL ADDRESS!

Bloody northerners.... I ask you :banghead:

Love & hugs.... in a non gay way ;)

[gary tompkins]

Bellissimo :woot:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w169/GeeTee_album/Picture-005-cropped.jpg

[dlloyduk]

Looks very nice. Fancy the idea of no belt covers myself, has anyone run them long term?
I suppose its one of those things, its unlikely that anything will get in there but if it does you could be f****d?

[Yorkie]

GT, You are the bestest!!!

Look at the grip on those tyre's!!!!

They need some scrubbin' an no oil content!!

Yorkie!

[Yorkie]

To be honest! I dont care! Ive spent that long getting her together! A little stone isnt going to get me upset! (Costly i know)

Im not like a lot of owners here i try to play the game but never do! Im about what if!

Ill tell you all if it goes pete tong over the winter!!! I think belt changes are a must!

Yorkie.

[Stafford]

Those exhaust, how high? :flamed: Nice one. :woot:

[andros]

Yeh pics at last!

Bikes looking really good Yorkie.

[Mand]

Oh my god! It's clean now! ;)