Next instalment of the monster story,
Having started on the carbon path (a very slippery one!) I sourced a couple of original CF side panels after having failed with replica ones... (wrong weave, not a great fit, etc..!), the bike being the Monster Dark version, it had plastic side covers and those were pretty bashed so good excuse to upgrade!
Not wanting to take the whole engine out for a refresh, I did get a colour match for the engine cover and after much painful paint stripping and sanding the spayed covers look good for a few more years (then it will be time for a full engine respray).
Other bits were new rear light looking OEM but with LED and integrated number plate light and indicators. I did want to tidy things up and the big orange lumps had to go but I did want to get something looking like it came out the factory with.
I did trace those Traf-X (Carpimoto) and though they did look right! I later found out that Traf-X supply the Ducati performance and Triumph official aftermarket... so I wasn’t that far off!
