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Zak
08-02-2012, 07:55 AM
A black seat cowl to fit a 2000 Monster.

Anyone tempted to sell?

Z.

gary tompkins
08-02-2012, 08:18 AM
Wouldn't be that difficult to find any colour cowl and paint it black

Depending on year/model of cowl it could also need fixing brackets swapped

Zak
08-02-2012, 08:25 AM
Wouldn't be that difficult to find any colour cowl and paint it black

Depending on year/model of cowl it could also need fixing brackets swapped

I'd rather have one that had a base colour of black to keep the costs down of having a re-spray, and I wont do a re-spray myself a it never looks quite perfect.

And you're right about fixing brackets, hence why I need one for a 2000 model (w), I want this to be an easy quick bolt on as I'm changing the entire seat unit later this year and want the costs kept down.

Z.

gary tompkins
08-02-2012, 12:32 PM
If you're changing seat later in the year why go for the perfect option?

A mint secondhand 2K onwards black cowl won't be cheap or very easy to pin down. Gloss black wasn't a common colourway for new monsters of that era. The DIY cowl may be easier and cheaper to arrange in the short term, and plain gloss black is also a simple colour to match. Secondhand cowl £30-50 + a few tins of spray primer/topcoat, and a few hours in the garage... no brainer IMO.

You can get a whole bike professionally resprayed to a good standard for under £300 - so painting a cowl's hardly going to break the bank

Dukedesmo
08-02-2012, 01:00 PM
Or get a carbon-fibre cowl...

gary tompkins
09-02-2012, 12:40 AM
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USED-DUCATI-MONSTER-600-750-800-900-1000-PILLION-SEAT-COWL-COVER-/330636919243?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item4cfb7f01cb

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carbon-fiber-seat-cowl-seat-cover-DUCATI-Monster-/320840827630?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4ab39a82ee

or..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-DD-Desmo-Due-Monster-rear-seat-cowl-/150752153957?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2319875165

+ a bit of faffing around to fit and paint = DIY bargain

satan916
09-02-2012, 08:17 AM
Think I have a red one (ooohh err missus!) kicking around in the garage somewhere if you're interested, came off my 01 S4

He11cat
09-02-2012, 10:28 AM
Wonder if that red one is still laying in that road somewhere ??????