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06-08-2018, 09:27 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Clevedon
Bike: M1200s
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Might have more problems with the insurance companies, date of manufacture and registration being so different. Those bastards will use any excuse to load it up.
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06-08-2018, 10:30 AM | #2 |
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: West Kilbride
Bike: S2r
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This is the way my tailpiece sits directly in contact with the frame.
Any gap is usually only due to too much bonding resin over the base of the bolts so taking that down is an easy if tiresome little job that looks way better when completed.
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06-08-2018, 09:20 PM | #3 | |
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: GALSTON
Bike: S2r
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All it asks is the reg and the model when doing it online ?? After all it is brand new. For all they know it could've been in a private collection or still in the crate. My 900 Supersport was bought in UAE in 1998 unregistered and brought over here with all the documentation stating 1991 It has a 1991 registration here Maybe the Monster will end up 55 reg, either way it is still a new bike with only 14 miles |
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11-08-2019, 11:36 AM | #4 |
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: GALSTON
Bike: S2r
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A bit of an update......
After dealing with the incompetence of DVLA last year and their can't do attitude I gave up trying to register the Monster. Fast forward to June 2019 and I still don't have any bike on the road this year yet, not even interested for some reason. The last DVLA contact was to get a letter from DUK to confirm the age of the bike and HMRC for a NOVA certificate HMRC told me there was already a NOVA issued for that VIN and DVLA have it, DVLA said they don't ! Anyway, ready for a fight with DVLA again and armed with all the info needed now I sent everything away again. Within 2 weeks I received a V5, finally ! No questions no delays just first registration. Year related plate (54) and first registration as 1st July 2019....result. Having spoken with insurance prior to this they informed that a year related plate would be better to identify the correct model. |
11-08-2019, 11:49 AM | #5 |
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: GALSTON
Bike: S2r
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First ride out this year and taking it easy, checking things over and getting the feel of the bike.
30 miles and just did not like it one bit ! Stopped at Ducati Glasgow and was looking at a Diavel, at the other end of the showroom is Triumph, I sat on the Bobber and the Speedmaster. Ok back on the road and a ride along the motorway and then round the coast road to Largs which is a very scenic road, you're riding right on the coastline and it's a nice twisty section which is perfect for twins. I think I like this bike, really easy to ride, quick enough but still running it in. By the time we got home we had clocked up around 120 miles, I love it ! A few adjustments with the bars and levers, and a few upgrades required and it will do just nicely. Just what I was looking for, feet flat at traffic lights and not on my tip toes like on my KTM, classic look, no modern electrickery as such and a nice riding position. |
11-08-2019, 11:56 AM | #6 |
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: GALSTON
Bike: S2r
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Parts wanted
Looking for
De-cat pipes so it sounds better LED front light so I get seen and gets rid of the mood lighting Touring / comfort seat ? I had one on my 1100s and it was great. |
11-08-2019, 01:27 PM | #7 |
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Southampton
Bike: M1100evo
Posts: 2,465
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Glad you're finally on the road - your pictures are making me nostalgic for my old S2R.
Mr Gazza makes an excellent adapter ring, which allows you to fit all manner of different headlamp units into the standard shell. Have a look here for more info. http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ad.php?t=57435 I can definitely recommend the comfort saddle. I used one when I took the bike down to Naples and had no aches at all despite a couple of days of 400+ miles. To help you search, the part no. of mine was 969577AAA (subsequently replaced by 96787702B). (Good luck with your search! By the way, I'm relieved to see you decided to replace those 15 year old tyres! |
11-08-2019, 01:53 PM | #8 |
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i had no choice ......... the cracks on the sidewall kept letting the air escape
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