Monster S2R 800

[Davidg1230]

First weekend of polishing,cleaning and general bonding. Added Alphadot security markings and generally took parts off, cleaned put back on and prodded and poked around to see where everything is.

The weather had been perfect recently, it certainly makes the photos look even better:)

The bike is mainly standard, additional bits are the tail tidy, led indicators, heated grips and some serious looking crash bobbins. I have no intention of doing any mods to the bike at the present and like the look of it as it is.

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[steeevvvooo]

looks great!! very clean and tidy.

Need to get me some red cable ties... took me a minute to figure out why your frame looked so much neater than mine?! :banghead:

[stopintime]

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I have no intention of doing any mods to the bike at the present ..........
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:chuckle: Really?

Cleaning and unbolting parts is a great way of getting to know your bike.

BTW - your blinkers aren't LED. When you take the glass off to see if I'm correct - can you please tell me if there are reflectors or just a stand alone bulb?

[J.P]

Wow that is one clean bike, nice

[Yorkie]

Very clean indeed, now get out and scrub those tyres in!

Yorkie

[singletrack]

It looks very lovely. Did you sort out the brakes?


And are you sure you don't want to do any mods?
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[Davidg1230]

The bike is booked in for brakes at Rosso Corse on Wednesday, hopefully a quick and cheap fix.

Ops, will check about the indicators and let you know.

The cable ties in red is such a simple and clever idea, loosing the black ties is such a simple idea and really improves the look of the frame:idea:

[rac3r]

Yours looks so clean!!

You have to swap out the cans at least :D

[slob]

Indicators definitely not LED, be careful not to overtighten and crack the lenses (or lose the tiny screws) they are super expensive and rare as rockinghorse ****.

Nice tidy bike but then if it belonged to singletrack, I'm not surprised.

If you're free next Sunday, why not join Ali and Stuart for a jaunt in the country?
http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/showthread.php?t=41205

[singletrack]

Indicators definitely not LED, be careful not to overtighten and crack the lenses (or lose the tiny screws) they are super expensive and rare as rockinghorse ****.

Nice tidy bike but then if it belonged to singletrack, I'm not surprised.

If you're free next Sunday, why not join Ali and Stuart for a jaunt in the country?
http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/showthread.php?t=41205

No Rob - it wasn't mine, but looks just as well looked after, and almost a nice as my first S2R.

[Davidg1230]

I bought the bike from jonnie comet from here. Previous owners were all in Scotland, previous 2 owners before that were both ladies.

[Davidg1230]

Indicators definitely not LED, be careful not to overtighten and crack the lenses (or lose the tiny screws) they are super expensive and rare as rockinghorse ****.

Nice tidy bike but then if it belonged to singletrack, I'm not surprised.

If you're free next Sunday, why not join Ali and Stuart for a jaunt in the country?
http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/showthread.php?t=41205

Can't make it next weekend:grump: In laws and various other family events on. Looking forward to meeting up with some of the London guys from here soon:)

[pegboy]

Nice clean bike, you will enjoy cleaning white wheels i can tell ya.

Welcome and look out for the next ride out

[Davidg1230]

Nice clean bike, you will enjoy cleaning white wheels i can tell ya.

Welcome and look out for the next ride out

Thanks, the rear wheel is a joy to clean, easy access and nothing to get in the way, the front wheel?.......nightmare, the spokes have drainage slots in them, very tricky to get into all the corners:spin:

[Funkatronic]

he front wheel?.......nightmare, the spokes have drainage slots in them, very tricky to get into all the corners

tell us about it ;-)

cleaned the wheels andthen hastily used wet lube on my chain on sunday morining, 70 miles later the rear wheel and swingarm looked like a jackson pollock painting

I have no intention of doing any mods to the bike at the present and like the look of it as it is.
hahahahaha we all say that

ill give it a month once you have had a chnace to see what else is out there :-)

lovely bike btw and welcome

[Davidg1230]

tell us about it ;-)

cleaned the wheels andthen hastily used wet lube on my chain on sunday morining, 70 miles later the rear wheel and swingarm looked like a jackson pollock painting


hahahahaha we all say that

ill give it a month once you have had a chnace to see what else is out there :-)

lovely bike btw and welcome

I can honestly say, the bike is amazing, I know the noise is subdued by the cans, but it still feels loud enough to me and the neighbours, especially in the morning when it's warming up.

I certainly won't be changing any parts soon, just in the process of buying a new house:cry:

[Davidg1230]

Well, after collecting the bike this afternoon from Rosso Corse in Bethnal Green, all seems well with regards to the rear brake issue I've had.

The guys there are fantastic and looked over the bike generally, advised me of the fact the tyres have only 1000 miles left in them and the chain will need changing soon.

They adjusted the chain, changed the oil and generally gave the bike a good check over and let me know of a few issues they would like to look at when they next have it.

I'll certainly be taking it back there for it's main service later in the year.

[Liz]

A lovely looking bike - enjoy!

[steeevvvooo]

Another Rosso Corse convert! Glad they managed to sort the brakes out for you.

I always feel like my bike has been pampered and looked after when it's in there. :thumbsup:

[alastairS2R]

Good work, looks great.

May I ask where you got the rear hugger and chin fairing from? I'd like to add similar to my S2R 1000. (when I've got some money/time/permission/ etc etc) Thanks

Alastair

[Davidg1230]

Good work, looks great.

May I ask where you got the rear hugger and chin fairing from? I'd like to add similar to my S2R 1000. (when I've got some money/time/permission/ etc etc) Thanks

Alastair

Sorry for the late reply, the parts added were done by previous owners. I think the they're all DP parts, but I need to check all the past invoices.:o

[Dave G]

That's a very clean bike, wish mine was.:D
The only visible mod I'd suggest is the replacement of the cat with a link pipe. It'll make the underside of the bike look much cleaner and will make the OE cans sound really nice, nicer in fact than just adding a set of endcans with the cat in place.
And check if it has a 14tooth front sprocket, the previous owner may have done this common mod if he's done some of the other ones we can see but it makes a lot of difference to the way the engine will pull and makes it a more enjoyable bike to ride for such a simple and cheap fix.

[Davidg1230]

That's a very clean bike, wish mine was.:D
The only visible mod I'd suggest is the replacement of the cat with a link pipe. It'll make the underside of the bike look much cleaner and will make the OE cans sound really nice, nicer in fact than just adding a set of endcans with the cat in place.
And check if it has a 14 tooth front sprocket, the previous owner may have done this common mod if he's done some of the other ones we can see but it makes a lot of difference to the way the engine will pull and makes it a more enjoyable bike to ride for such a simple and cheap fix.

Thanks for the comments, will the front sprocket help with the low speed gearing? I'm finding it tricky around town when commuting through traffic at low speed, sort of in between gears around 30mph, if the revs drop to low I'm having to slip the clutch or worse, drop to first and the bike really hates doing that? I'll check the paperwork to see what has been done, but I think it's mainly cosmetic.

[Dave G]

Thanks for the comments, will the front sprocket help with the low speed gearing? I'm finding it tricky around town when commuting through traffic at low speed, sort of in between gears around 30mph, if the revs drop to low I'm having to slip the clutch or worse, drop to first and the bike really hates doing that? I'll check the paperwork to see what has been done, but I think it's mainly cosmetic.

It will sort the gearing round town, I've done it with every Ducati I've ever owned.
It should have been released with this gearing in the first place but apparantly the 15 tooth helps with the noise test at certain speeds keeping the revs lower, you will notice the difference immediately and the sprocket itself is only about £15 or so.

[sburrows87]

Hi Davidg1230,

I have some risers and a pracitcally new 14t front sprocket for sale that may fit your bike over in the for sale section if you're interested... :)

[Davidg1230]

Hi Davidg1230,

I have some risers and a pracitcally new 14t front sprocket for sale that may fit your bike over in the for sale section if you're interested... :)

Thanks for the kind offer, my bike came with some risers too, had a look at them today and wondered if I should fit them? Decided I'll wait a few more weeks. Will also save the sprocket for when the chain needs replacing, thanks again:)

[steeevvvooo]

+1, socket makes a massive difference! Much smoother around town, and picks up much quicker when out of town!

For pound per grin, it's the best mod you can do!