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Old 12-05-2023, 02:38 PM   #1
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Monster in the spring...

Now that spring has sprung, I thought an action shot might be of interest;

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Old 12-05-2023, 05:42 PM   #2
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Nice picture Tim,some interesting changes to the bike for sure,like it.

Yes Spring has sprung but I'll be glad when it stops raining here in Cambridge

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Old 12-05-2023, 06:25 PM   #3
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I recon this qualifys as an interesting bike, for me that is praise indeed. What year was the bike?
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Old 12-05-2023, 07:24 PM   #4
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So nice to see a picture of a proper original shape Monster in action.
That's what we should have more of on this forum instead of people whingeing about their bikes not working, or just whingeing.

Good to see a polished exhaust instead of lazy peoples brown ones, and nice to see a well modified Monster built and ridden by the owner.

Looking good Tim, and thanks for posting.
Not so sure about spring though? This evening I had the worst ride of the year so far. It's horrid out there.
I don't really stop riding because of any "season" or other. I've covered over 1500 miles since mid December and most of those have been quite acceptable, but I've always found spring to be exceedingly disappointing.
The worst month of all for motorcycling is August.. Best to just stay at home for that one!
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Old 12-05-2023, 08:23 PM   #5
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Black beauty!... All the mods I would do and then some more. If you posted details on the mods before then sorry I missed, is there a link?
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Old 12-05-2023, 11:51 PM   #6
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Lovely looking machine, DD. That metallic paint really pops in the sunlight, doesn't it.
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Old 13-05-2023, 09:17 AM   #7
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Now that spring has sprung, I thought an action shot might be of interest;

Great pic & gorgeous bike!

Lets turn this into a quiz? How many mods can you spot?

I'm no expert but with a quick glance over I've spotted 16...

PS I/ve revises that number seven times!
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Old 13-05-2023, 10:01 AM   #8
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Might require a picture from the other side as well to see if any mods done on clutch side...
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Old 13-05-2023, 10:09 AM   #9
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Yeah! DD is just the kind of guy to fit another clutch on the other side..
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Old 13-05-2023, 10:18 AM   #10
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Thanks for all the kind comments.

Was the first decent ride out of the year on it, a couple of weeks back. A trip to Skeggy for fish n' chips.

As for the bike/mods, I did start a thread when building it that detailed most of what was done though it has evolved since then, here for anyone interested (though all the pics have disappeared?); http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ad.php?t=43562

As for number of mods, I'm not sure I could list everything (though 16 doesn't even come close) as it is pretty much everything that has been modified in some way. To put it simply, if there was an upgrade/improvement available, I probably did it.

Having always been a fan of the Monster, it all started one evening as I was browsing ebay and saw a cheap frame, the plan was to combine that with some parts that I had lying around but the project developed and definitely got out of hand/over budget but I ended up with a great bike.

Put it this way: I've got 3 bikes but, since I've had the Monster I've done more miles on it than the other 2 combined...
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Old 13-05-2023, 10:52 AM   #11
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Yeah! DD is just the kind of guy to fit another clutch on the other side..
Or just a DP clutch slave cyclinder ..... ??
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Old 13-05-2023, 10:57 AM   #12
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Old 13-05-2023, 11:04 AM   #13
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Or just a DP clutch slave cyclinder ..... ??
Oberon actually.
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Old 13-05-2023, 04:46 PM   #14
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more ‘spring in monster’ than ‘monster in spring’ then ;-)


this always been one of my favourite bikes in the club
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