M900nster
11-08-2010, 09:35 AM
Hello peeps. I wasn't around here for a while and when I returned my old profile was broken and couldn't be fixed. But Stuart got me up and running (thanks mate) with this shiny new one so I'm back on the cyber road.
Haven't used the Monster much these last few years. Lynn (my wife) has been ill again. Her breast cancer came back as brain mets in early '08 and it was touch and go (again) for a while. But she's made of strong stuff and has defied the odds (officially terminal this time) and she's made another remarkable recovery. During our down time I got on with the Commando rebuild, and pushed on with the music. As Lynn's strength recovered she joined in on bass and we can now make quite an alarming racket :eek: We've been out on the M900 a few times, but Lynn's still not very strong and isn't up to heat, cold, or long journeys, so we have to pick our biking moments carefully. In a flash of inspiration/madness I decided a sports car might be a good idea :idea: and we now have a Cobra in the garage with the bikes. It's an utter hooligan :mand: but it's not much cooler/warmer than a bike as it still hasn't got a roof :rolleyes:
The Commando only needs brakes to finish it. I've put a nice set of rearsets on it and I need to make the rear brake rod operated. The front end now has a nice pair of 12" floating discs and I intend using a pair of 4 pot Brembos that came off a Duke 916, so hopefully it'll stop as well as go. Haven't run up the engine yet but it should go well after all the money and time lavished upon it.
The M900 is still good. I recently got the lovely Carl Harrison to fit a pair of Pirelli Diablos and it feels :thumbsup: I/we might make it to a meet of some sort before the end of the season, but either way, I'm pleased to be able to join in on-line again.
All the best
Henry (the **** artist once also known here as Unpronounceable Henry)
Haven't used the Monster much these last few years. Lynn (my wife) has been ill again. Her breast cancer came back as brain mets in early '08 and it was touch and go (again) for a while. But she's made of strong stuff and has defied the odds (officially terminal this time) and she's made another remarkable recovery. During our down time I got on with the Commando rebuild, and pushed on with the music. As Lynn's strength recovered she joined in on bass and we can now make quite an alarming racket :eek: We've been out on the M900 a few times, but Lynn's still not very strong and isn't up to heat, cold, or long journeys, so we have to pick our biking moments carefully. In a flash of inspiration/madness I decided a sports car might be a good idea :idea: and we now have a Cobra in the garage with the bikes. It's an utter hooligan :mand: but it's not much cooler/warmer than a bike as it still hasn't got a roof :rolleyes:
The Commando only needs brakes to finish it. I've put a nice set of rearsets on it and I need to make the rear brake rod operated. The front end now has a nice pair of 12" floating discs and I intend using a pair of 4 pot Brembos that came off a Duke 916, so hopefully it'll stop as well as go. Haven't run up the engine yet but it should go well after all the money and time lavished upon it.
The M900 is still good. I recently got the lovely Carl Harrison to fit a pair of Pirelli Diablos and it feels :thumbsup: I/we might make it to a meet of some sort before the end of the season, but either way, I'm pleased to be able to join in on-line again.
All the best
Henry (the **** artist once also known here as Unpronounceable Henry)