New member with 98 m750

Been lurking , bought one in May and recently started using it; its had a vast amount of work and money spent on it by the PO who put minimal miles on it afterwards.
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Just taken baffles out and put 14t sprocket on and it now runs great. Not sure if it’ll be enough for me after the TL1000s I had last, but the idea was to slow down a bit! Maybe the 900 ?
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Surely such an enthusiast was on this site; anyone recognise the bike?

I’ll get the hang of this yet....

[Jez900ie]

Nice looking bike!

[utopia]

Hi, and welcome.
I don't recognise the bike as belonging to anyone in the club .. but others might.
Either way, its pretty.
As to whether 750cc will be enough ... well I may be an bit unusual () but I've had my 750 for about 12yrs and I still don't hanker after more power.
On the gearing, many folk seem to prefer the 14T front sprocket, but I've gone the other way and lengthened the gearing.
I'm currently on 15T front, 40T rear .... and I've just bought a 39T rear to try.
I think the longer gearing suits the bike .. but I guess its a personal thing.
And to be fair, my 750 has lost over 10kg from its std weight, which helps.
Anyway, hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

[Luddite]

(Very!) Nice looking bike.

That Hailwood paint works really well.

Aha! So it’s a Hailwood paint scheme; I did wonder, I thought tri colour.
BTW is there a quick throttle I can swap in place of the long throw original? Not a £150 domino type one, just one off another bike?

[Darkness]

Welcome aboard Bilbo.

The tricolore was an official paint scheme on the S4RS:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=s4...rjC3jYqNCi2YHM

The Ducati logo is the 80s one from the Hailwood era, but whilst he used red white and green, I think your paint pattern owes more to the tricolore.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=du...Mz1_W4QuyPQBvM

[Luddite]

Seeing your post reminded me that I had considered fitting a Hailwood bodykit to my Evo, as it was one of the few options that looked good with the red frame, but could never find a cheap second hand set (and the centre strip was always a problem too).

I think the scheme actually works better on your 750 than on the 696/796/1100.

[mickj]

Welcome to the forum Bilbo.

[Nickj]

Good choice and pretty too.
Should do you, down on power after a TL but easily in the same or better class as far as handling goes (well assuming its set up and the shocks are good). Overall it is a good package. Don't under rate it, and make a judgement when you've got used to riding it and using the motor.
Yes a 750 is down on power over a 900 but in absolute terms on the road it can hold it's own surprisingly well.

[buzzbomb]

[QUOTE=Darkness;558968]Welcome aboard Bilbo.

The tricolore was an official paint scheme on the S4RS:


The Ducati logo is the 80s one from the Hailwood era, but whilst he used red white and green, I think your paint pattern owes more to the tricolore.

As well as the S4Rs Ducati also made the 1098 in official tricolore colours.

And the red,white and green of the sports motor cycles Hailwood bike were the colours of the Castrol oil company who helped sponsor the TT entry.

[Darkness]

[QUOTE=buzzbomb;558994]

Originally Posted by Darkness

Welcome aboard Bilbo.
As well as the S4Rs Ducati also made the 1098 in official tricolore colours.

And the red,white and green of the sports motor cycles Hailwood bike were the colours of the Castrol oil company who helped sponsor the TT entry.

And it just happens to be he colours of the Italian flag too! There’s lucky.

[Flip]

Originally Posted by Nickj

Good choice and pretty too.
Should do you, down on power after a TL but easily in the same or better class as far as handling goes (well assuming its set up and the shocks are good). Overall it is a good package. Don't under rate it, and make a judgement when you've got used to riding it and using the motor.
Yes a 750 is down on power over a 900 but in absolute terms on the road it can hold it's own surprisingly well.

What he said!!!

Sort that suspension out and with some thought into the type of roads to frequent it'll keep up with most bikes until things get really silly.

Welcome along- there's some good knowledgeable folk on here itching to help answer any questions.

I'm a few miles West from you in LA and Miky's in Bognor so there's a few local Monsters.

Motor is as open as I think it should be with the the pipes and filter change; anymore is usually big money and a bike change would be better money spent.
So suspension? I'm only 10stone so don't trouble the standard set up as far as I'm aware,just a wobble over bumps in fast corners and top speed is stable enough. Are there recommended proven routes to go at reasonable cost?
I used to track my tl, but not looking for that fix anymore so just road use now.

[Flip]

Originally Posted by Billbo

Motor is as open as I think it should be with the the pipes and filter change; anymore is usually big money and a bike change would be better money spent.
So suspension? I'm only 10stone so don't trouble the standard set up as far as I'm aware,just a wobble over bumps in fast corners and top speed is stable enough. Are there recommended proven routes to go at reasonable cost?
I used to track my tl, but not looking for that fix anymore so just road use now.

I weigh about the same as you and if your TL still had the rear rotary damper then I am sure your Monster feels great but it can be a LOT better.

To a degree suspension is a personal thing but generally speaking the rear as standard sits too low and can be raised on the rose joints of the hoop, the spring is also too hard for your weight and no doubt the damping is perhaps not as good as it should be through age and mileage.

Up front it looks like you have Showa forks which are more receptive to spring and revalving kits to suit your weight and riding style but the kicking off bumps suggests the usual Monster traits of them having too much compression damping while not enough rebound damping will make them feel like they bounce back at you when you let go of the brakes and the bike wants to run wide (raising the rear I mentioned helps with this).

There is more to read on it in this link:
http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...t=maxton+forks

My '97 900 had Marzocchi forks and so I went the Maxton route with them ripping the insides out and machining them to accept their cartridge conversions- coupled with a Nitron shock on the rear the result was night and day!

One other thing- going up teeth on the rear sprocket while sticking with the standard 15t front (rather than down to 14) is a little easier on the chain.