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Old 07-06-2015, 02:45 PM   #1
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Hello from a new monster 750 owner

Just saying a quick hello,
My new steed a 1996 monster 750, will be getting delivered tomorrow, so just introducing myself before the expected barrage of questions I will have to ask.
Currently living in Wigan, Lancashire.
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Old 07-06-2015, 03:05 PM   #2
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Old 07-06-2015, 07:12 PM   #3
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Ah up!
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Old 07-06-2015, 09:14 PM   #4
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Hello everyone
after 30 min of slow ride i stop and turn off the bike when i start the bike, the error spy show up i go trough the menu and it say eng err which i thing is engine error. i come back home to check with manual but error spy it's no there anymore
Dose anybody know way and what could it be or if anybody experience the same think?
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Old 07-06-2015, 10:03 PM   #5
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Hi Jimmy. Good choice of ride. There are no daft questions, but you may get some daft answers hereabouts.......
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Old 07-06-2015, 10:05 PM   #6
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Currently living in Wigan, Lancashire.
I suppose someone has to?
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Old 08-06-2015, 08:03 PM   #7
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I suppose someone has to?
I actually do "have to" at the moment, I'm waiting for a house purchase to go through so living with the mother in law
1st daft question then, is the sidestand meant to be a little puny thing that seems to barely support the bike?
It looks like the original one, but doesn't seem very stable.
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Old 08-06-2015, 09:33 PM   #8
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Hello and welcome dear boy.

It's hard to say whether your stand is the original or not without pictures...

However they can be rather wobbly and ponderous if the ride height has been jacked up, as they struggle to reach the ground.

Have a look at the rear suspension hoop. This is a tubular structure connecting the swinging arm to the overhead rocker on the rear shock.
It is rose jointed at the bottom...If the rose joints are wound out of the hoop a fair way, or if there is an extention piece between the hoop and rose joint..Then the ride height has been raised.

This is done to tune the handling and riding position. (more on that story later...) The downside of this is to make the side stand effectively too short.
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My side stand is almost at the point of uselessness!
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Old 10-06-2015, 09:12 PM   #10
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So today I did a belt change and oil/filter/plugs change.
£120 in parts and 3 hours of my own labour.
Much better than the £600 I was quoted!
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Old 11-06-2015, 09:34 AM   #11
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Nice job JimmyT - And inspirational that someone can pick up a Monster and do the belts and change the consumables.

Looking forward to getting my hands dirty!
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Old 13-06-2015, 07:37 PM   #12
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Thanks, first proper maintenance I've done on a bike and it was pretty simple really.
Took the bike out for a 100or so miler down to the raven on Thursday night, had a really bad "speed wobble" at anything over 60mph, decided to investigate today and found the rear wheel was way out of alignment! I'd have thought the bike shop I got it from would have checked that before delivering it!
New tyres should be here by Monday so looking forward to having some nice new rubber to play with ASAP!
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Old 14-06-2015, 01:27 PM   #13
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Hello and Welcome great choice in bike
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