Quote from: ducpainter on February 18, 2015, 07:23:09 AM
Thought about getting the front of the barn dug out so I can get both bikes to the vet.

I'm gonna need a piece of equipment to do it though.

Amazing geographical differences this year.  The closest we've got to snow is seeing your storms on tv.  We always plan on taking a mid-winter Mexico trip, but somehow never make it and this year there's no need to even plan it, the Mexico weather has come to us.

About what I did to my Monster today, I looked at it and wondered what it would take to turn it into a Scrambler.

Quote from: Langanobob on February 19, 2015, 07:53:36 AM
Amazing geographical differences this year.  The closest we've got to snow is seeing your storms on tv.  <snip>

...and in central NH this year is nothing special as far as winters are concerned. Southern and coastal areas have really gotten hammered due to storm tracks.

Went into the shed, rolled the Duc out, prayed that it would start without a battery jump start (it did  ) and went for a ride, watching out for all the gravel on the road.  It's 45 degrees and zero snow on the ground out here in SE Alaska.

1. Thought longingly about an Ohlins rear shock.

2. Went into the shed, disconnected the battery tender and turned it (the bike) around, in readiness for my short ride tomorrow morning.

Rode it thru Malibu and froze my ass off!! Got it lowered by the dealership so I'm now I'm flat footed. Vertical issue solved! Currently thawing! 😃

This was two days ago but I rode it up to Westport & back and put it away still dirty from the time before.

Carbon hugger to keep the crap off the shock. Didn't come with one stock . Tight arses. I would have got a plastic one if I could find one. Nearly cut up a drink bottle to chuck on the shock.

Quote from: koko64 on February 22, 2015, 11:45:19 PM
Carbon hugger to keep the crap off the shock. Didn't come with one stock . Tight arses. I would have got a plastic one if I could find one. Nearly cut up a drink bottle to chuck on the shock.

Still on the fence about this...I would certainly enjoy the benefits but the only hugger I've ever seen that I didn't wanna vomit on is the carbon "shorty" from Carbonworld and Monsterparts.

I'm still curious what the "lower" mudguard that is only available for that looks like, and if it's very functional.

I put it back together after an 8 year hiatus.  More about the build here (super long and boring):

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=13264.0

That swing arm and adjuster stuff looks nice. I see conventional forks & one disk non the front.

Wow.  It looks great already.  If you can keep that same visual balance (I want to say "elegance" but that's not quite right) through the rest of the build it'll be a winner.  It's already a winner!

I walked by it in the 26F garage on the way to the truck because it is also snowing.

JM

Quote from: Rudemouthsky on February 23, 2015, 05:38:09 AM
Still on the fence about this...I would certainly enjoy the benefits but the only hugger I've ever seen that I didn't wanna vomit on is the carbon "shorty" from Carbonworld and Monsterparts.

I'm still curious what the "lower" mudguard that is only available for that looks like, and if it's very functional.

What does that hugger fit?

Quote from: koko64 on February 25, 2015, 10:30:37 PM
What does that hugger fit?

It fits all the DS alloy swingarms. It's a "lower mudguard"/fender. Seems like most ppl remove em bc you don't see them too often, but from the pics I can find it looks pretty subtle and non offensive to me. If it keeps even a little amount of muck off the shock and engine I'd use it. I find the regular huggers to be absolutely horrific looking. I wish someone would make that carbon shorty for the older Monsters...would rather not cut and drill a new part.

Adjusted and lubed the chain yesterday, rode it to work today, but that's the norm. Daily riding weather here in SoCal. As long as you don't mind a little rain...