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29-05-2018, 09:26 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Portsmouth
Bike: M900
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A good ride ruined
Had a great ride round on the M900 yesterday, took in Southsea seafront, which was packed as usual for a sunny day, so headed back North past home again and had a run round the back lanes to West Meon, East Meon and up to Butser Hill, which is only a mile or so from my house.
I stopped to drink my can of Pepsi on the side of the single track road from Butser Hill car park, which is also the South Downs Way, took the opportunity to get more shots of the bike following some recent work, and then it happened. A bloody walker on his way past said "Nice café racer mate" I wanted to point out that despite being unshaven for the long weekend I do not have a beard, wear a pocket watch, or pass out Business cards with the word Artisan printed on them with wild fungus ink in an illegible font. I wanted to explain in great detail about how my Father had a Café Racer, and how his memory is insulted by the trend for any old pile of Sh1t to be tarted up by so called London bike builders with a leather seat and clip-ons. But I didn't, because I was chilled, and had enjoyed my ride. I might however have to think about taking the clip-ons off and putting the std bars back on. Nasher
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Heaven doesn't want me, and Hell is afraid I'll take over. Last edited by Nasher; 29-05-2018 at 04:27 PM.. |
29-05-2018, 09:39 AM | #2 |
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Barnsley
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Very nice, I'd have kicked his walking stick away.
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29-05-2018, 09:54 AM | #3 |
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Shipbourne
Bike: M900
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Nice looking bike, the clip ons are nowhere near the bottom yoke so it could never be called a cafe racer and besides you have proper tyres not the block tread square Goodyears so beloved by the poseurs (who obviously never ride theirs so equipped).
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29-05-2018, 11:06 AM | #4 |
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Kent
Bike: M900
Posts: 9,034
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Great looking bike. Makes me wonder why I even sold it all them years ago. Love the clip ons. Keep them on there
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29-05-2018, 04:24 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Norwich
Bike: M900sie
Posts: 5,963
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Don't worry Nasher, we know you're not a hipster 2@.
The presence of mudguards confirms that anyway.
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29-05-2018, 08:17 PM | #6 |
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: East London
Bike: Multiple Monsters
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get some rearsets, ya beardist
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29-05-2018, 09:16 PM | #7 |
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Kent
Bike: M900
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Does it still have the front carbon mudguard on. It was from a later model I had to make an a adaptor plate.
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29-05-2018, 09:36 PM | #8 |
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Stoke on Trent
Bike: M900ie
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Great bike, great pics, & clip ons are too cool to remove...
A long time ago I was a regular at the Southsea front. Neros nightclub, and was it Juliettes on the pier itself? On other days with different mates I could be found riding along the front in scruffy Wranglers on an RD with the Suzuki Owners Club... Great times!
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29-05-2018, 11:08 PM | #9 | |
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Portsmouth
Bike: M900
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The clubs opposite have all gone too, Joannas, Peggy-Sues, and Neros, all replaced by posh flats for pensioners. The main Club area has moved up into Portsmouth around Guildhall square, and of course Gunwharf - Or so I'm told You must have been at Portsmouth Poly/Uni too. I came down from Bucks for the poly and never moved back 'Home ' again. Nasher
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29-05-2018, 10:57 PM | #10 | |
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Portsmouth
Bike: M900
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When I brought it from Blah Blah it had a standard plastic front guard on. I brought the cheap Ducati Performance Carbon guard off Ebay, re-lacquered it, and only then realised it was for a later bike, so made some adaptor plates. to fit it. Only a few days ago I made another pair to fit another DP carbon guard from a later bike to my 900SS Mongrel project. If you're down this way you really must drop in and see it. Nasher
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31-05-2018, 11:00 PM | #11 |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Derry
Bike: M900
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Really! Do you really care what he called your Monster. You me and every other Ducati monster owner knows what we own. Really nice cafe racer you have bty. Haha
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01-06-2018, 06:32 AM | #12 |
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I have a route I enjoy through E/W Meon up to Alresford. Love the roads round there.
Ledgend has it they sold the sticky carpet from Joanana’s ha! Very nice 900 there. |
23-06-2018, 10:43 AM | #13 |
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It's because of the cut down down rear
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23-06-2018, 07:57 PM | #14 |
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Stoke on Trent
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I think 90%+ of all monster I've seen on the road have the tail chop. Each to their own, but for me its a must do mod. A hige improvement on the standard look.
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23-06-2018, 09:18 PM | #15 | |
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It’s probably the various Construction and Use laws of the Countries it was exported to that caused it to have the tea trays etc.
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