Quote from: Nomad on April 20, 2012, 08:36:26 AM
Where do you pick up those white straps(?) for the SBK forks?  I can't find the mounting hardware so I haven't been able to stick a front fender on...

Came on it. I have a black set from my Monster forks too.

BMiller, beautiful Monster. You've done some nice work to it. Gotta love the old 900! Mine is a 2000 M900s.

Quote from: Nomad on April 20, 2012, 08:36:26 AM
Where do you pick up those white straps(?) for the SBK forks?  I can't find the mounting hardware so I haven't been able to stick a front fender on...

You can download the parts catalog from Ducati's web site, and they'll have them listed. I've found them really helpful in running down older parts. It appears that they're called "clamps" and are part numbers 8000.70127 and 8000.70133 in the 2002 998s parts catalog.

Great bike, nice looking dog, and congrats! i can only wish i can work on my own bike.Not much of a handyman

Quote from: duc996 on April 22, 2012, 02:52:46 AM
Great bike, nice looking dog, and congrats! i can only wish i can work on my own bike.Not much of a handyman

Thanks bro!  Get some tools and turn some wrenches.  I'm still new to a lot of it, but after you do a few small things you start getting into the bigger things.  I have so much to learn still, but the great thing about these forums and places like youtube etc. there are TONS of information that walk you through almost anything. (and once you get the hang of it you'll save thousands in labor costs doing your maintenance) 

Got the 998 forks, Cycle Cat triple, and SBK Carbon Fiber fender mounted.  Mounted the clipons as well, but need to drill the holes in them and set them up where I want them along with bolting everything else back up.  Pulled the clutch basket too, now that my new tool arrived!  Excuse my mess

The pics aren't the best, nor is the headlight mounted in the second one....but after thinking it over I took a metal bar I had laying around from a custom YZF750 gauge mount I made....and hacked it down into two mounts to lower my gauges.  I need to trim them up and paint them, but at the test fitting it looks AWESOME!  Here is a before/after comparison:

I too,like the looks.Are you putting back on the same headlight? If so,have you checked to see if it will clear?

Quote from: Ducatamount on April 28, 2012, 04:04:17 PM
I too,like the looks.Are you putting back on the same headlight? If so,have you checked to see if it will clear?

I'm ditching the U bracket. I ordered some CNC Italy mounts from Randall to lower the headlight and clean it up.

Here are some pics where I made the brackets for my gauges....and then made them pretty.







Painted my belt covers today, did a crappy job on 1 cover since it had some paint issues mixed with random bugs/shit floating into wet paint, along with my headlight mount brackets.  I didn't mess with fixing the one cover.  I may strip it down later, but it's the one that's covered on that end by the tank so it really doesn't matter.  This was a cheap fix for now anyways.




And one more........cus I love this f**kin bike!

I'm going to have to stop taking pics of my project with my IPhone and start taking them with an actual camera since these just don't do it justice!  I cleaned up the clutch area and installed my NGR clutch basket, NGR billet clutch drum, Barnett clutch, Giamoto pressure plate, DP clutch star and springs, Speedymoto clutch cover, installed new belts, and put my freshly painted belt covers back on.  Not bad for under 2 hours of work.....if you can call it that 

I just picked up an NGR Billet Clutch Basket and Barnett clutch pack.
The billet hub and pressure plate will have to wait.

How much weight savings are you getting with the NGR hub?

Quote from: DesmoTillDeath on May 02, 2012, 10:44:02 PM
I just picked up an NGR Billet Clutch Basket and Barnett clutch pack.
The billet hub and pressure plate will have to wait.

How much weight savings are you getting with the NGR hub?

I want to say right at 1 lb

Quote from: supertjeduc on April 07, 2012, 05:16:17 AM

Wow!  When my '01 M900 grows up, it wants to look just like that one.

http://www.bikeexif.com/ducati-monster-900

Another 900 role model for my 900.

5/6/2012 - Well, got all my finals done and put in a little work last night.  Got the bars mounted just right along with having drilled them and mounted all the controls.  Waiting on my headlight fork tube clamps and she's a rider again. 




5/7/2012 - Had to rebleed the clutch, but she started right up and apparently I did the belts right. 

The front fender rubs the sides of the tire on both sides of the rear, so I emailed the company about that.  Still waiting on the headlight brackets.....