Monster virgin

06-03-2014, 08:07 PM

Hi guys and girls, new to the site, and to the Desmo way of life. I bought a 620ie monster last year that was a right off via good old eBay. I've spent the last 6 months rebuilding it from the ground up, fresh paint, tail chop, a drizzle of renthal and after a period of nearly two years it runs.....kind of. Hopefuly it will be road legal in the next month or so. i will post some pics in due course. Hope to see you at a cafe or look out in the summer.

Mark

slob · 06-03-2014, 08:39 PM

welcome to the club

Grumpy · 06-03-2014, 08:39 PM

Welcome aboard!!

Dirty · 06-03-2014, 10:23 PM

Hello and welcome.

Sounds like there's a story in the 620?

06-03-2014, 10:26 PM

Welcome look forward to some pictures

steeevvvooo · 07-03-2014, 07:48 AM

Welcome. Pics please. We love a good rebuild story here

07-03-2014, 08:14 AM

Hi and welcome, i am new to this aswell. Everyone is a great help on here so dont be afraid to ask

07-03-2014, 10:03 AM

Hello and welcome

13-06-2014, 04:18 PM

You got any pics yet?

I'm particularly curious in your renthal bars, something I've thought about changing on my otherwise stock 2001 M600. Also looking for the right tail chop kit out of the many available, leaning towards the monstertailchop.com 'Shorty' and doing away with the number plate light. I've made a mock up bracket but need to find someone here in Austria who speaks good enough English to understand that I want him to make it out of metal for me :-)

Saw a couple Monsters with full size number plates on after a tail chop too, was horrified, so I'm going to get a smaller one, anyone know the legal size requirements etc. for number plates of the top of their head?

When I'm not in Austria, I'm in Hertfordshire too, hopefully see you out and about!

J.P · 13-06-2014, 04:57 PM

Welcome to the club and good work trying to get it back on the road.

Dirty · 13-06-2014, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bensley

Saw a couple Monsters with full size number plates on after a tail chop too, was horrified, so I'm going to get a smaller one, anyone know the legal size requirements etc. for number plates of the top of their head?

9 x 7 . May as well get a pilots licence to go with it

cactus · 14-06-2014, 02:32 PM

Hi there and welcome along.

30-08-2014, 12:03 PM

Hmm seems like I should have checked back to this forum some time ago..... After a few months on the bike and only one major issue I shall stick some pictures up when I learn how. It's been a cracking summer on a v twin.... Problem is now I want a second one.....

06-03-2014, 08:07 PM	#1
524west Guest Posts: n/a	Monster virgin Hi guys and girls, new to the site, and to the Desmo way of life. I bought a 620ie monster last year that was a right off via good old eBay. I've spent the last 6 months rebuilding it from the ground up, fresh paint, tail chop, a drizzle of renthal and after a period of nearly two years it runs.....kind of. Hopefuly it will be road legal in the next month or so. i will post some pics in due course. Hope to see you at a cafe or look out in the summer. Mark

06-03-2014, 08:39 PM	#3
Grumpy record breaker!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Peterborough Bike: M1200R Posts: 2,154	Welcome aboard!! __________________ It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars!

13-06-2014, 04:57 PM	#10
J.P No more Monster... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Bike: Other Not a Ducati Posts: 4,326	Welcome to the club and good work trying to get it back on the road. __________________ J.JP ------------------------------- My Mum says, there's no such thing as Monsters.

14-06-2014, 02:32 PM	#12
cactus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dundee Bike: M900ie Posts: 299	Hi there and welcome along. __________________ Ripsnorting

06-03-2014, 08:39 PM	#2
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,710	welcome to the club

06-03-2014, 10:23 PM	#4
Dirty Bockloks Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Bike: No Bike Yet! Posts: 4,601	Hello and welcome. Sounds like there's a story in the 620?

06-03-2014, 10:26 PM	#5
pegboy Guest Posts: n/a	Welcome look forward to some pictures

07-03-2014, 07:48 AM	#6
steeevvvooo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bromley Bike: M1100evo Posts: 1,512	Welcome. Pics please. We love a good rebuild story here

07-03-2014, 08:14 AM	#7
AshM750 Guest Posts: n/a	Hi and welcome, i am new to this aswell. Everyone is a great help on here so dont be afraid to ask

07-03-2014, 10:03 AM	#8
Akita Boy Guest Posts: n/a	Hello and welcome

13-06-2014, 04:18 PM	#9
bensley Guest Posts: n/a	You got any pics yet? I'm particularly curious in your renthal bars, something I've thought about changing on my otherwise stock 2001 M600. Also looking for the right tail chop kit out of the many available, leaning towards the monstertailchop.com 'Shorty' and doing away with the number plate light. I've made a mock up bracket but need to find someone here in Austria who speaks good enough English to understand that I want him to make it out of metal for me :-) Saw a couple Monsters with full size number plates on after a tail chop too, was horrified, so I'm going to get a smaller one, anyone know the legal size requirements etc. for number plates of the top of their head? When I'm not in Austria, I'm in Hertfordshire too, hopefully see you out and about!

30-08-2014, 12:03 PM	#13
524west Guest Posts: n/a	Hmm seems like I should have checked back to this forum some time ago..... After a few months on the bike and only one major issue I shall stick some pictures up when I learn how. It's been a cracking summer on a v twin.... Problem is now I want a second one.....