Hello, My name is Cairns Duc, I am also a Bling Addict...

I started out on the lighter stuff, Nervous about damaging my new found fun
It was controllable, simple, a Carbon Fiber piece here, a billet piece there...
Simple Harmless fun........... I'm in Control

The Addiction worsens, you find your self wanting more and more.
The Simple stuff, just doesn't offer them same hit anymore,
so you find yourself looking deeper into the Monster forum and suppler websites,
looking at the more expensive parts of the performance catalogue
Need another fix........I'm still in Control.
I know I'll order a Termi kit/ECU and Air filter, Oh yeah, it feels good

But then it happens, you realize you have lost control, The bling Controls you!  
You do a simple order for some simple Maintenance parts, and you find some sneaky Bastard has put a heap of New expensive toys in the order as well, Bastards!
Just because it was on the original order I placed and I signed the credit Card slip, it is NOT my Fault, Oh yes, I'm in Control!
You think nothing about tearing your bike to pieces, leave it split in 2  and unable to be ridden for 2 weeks, just so you can paint a swing arm....
You add another week to that time frame because you are waiting for 2 Titanium bolt's to arrive from the other side of the planet, you keep telling your self, it's only time, I'm in Control.....

You find your self doing things you thought you would never do,
"Hey attacking my bikes frame with a Hacksaw, Sounds like a good Idea!!!"
"I need to replace my Brake pads, I know, I have a better Idea, I'll order a complete Brake upgrade Kit at 10 times the price, yeah, that makes perfect sense!"

You often lie awake at night thinking about the next bit of Bling you can put on, you catch yourself staring at your Monster late at night after everyone esle has gone to bed, trying to figure what else can I do! There must be something else I can put on it!
The whole while in the back of your mind a voice keeps saying "I'm in Control, I'm in control, I'm in Control I'm in Control I'm in control I'm in Control.....

It's only when you have Scarpered over your next door neighbors fence with there Plasma under your arm, that finally you have to admit, You have an Addiction  

The windows in my house are hinged on the top and have a winder on the bottom edge.
You turn a little lever which pushes out a linked, chain looking thing, which pushes the bottom of the window out.
A couple of them were pretty stiff, so I had them downstairs on the workbench.

Not a hard job, just undo a couple of screws, clean them out, grease them up and put them back together.
I was at the bench, cleaning one of these chain things, while staring lovingly at my monster. I noticed my extra shiny and clean chain, as I had cleaned it after my ride up the coast.
I then looked back at the window winder, back to the bike chain, then up to my can of Bel-Ray. 

Now both those window winders have silky smooth operation. They'll stay nice and clean, and won't fling off any grime onto the glass if I wind too fast

But now I have to take off the other 12 or so I have around the house, so I can do them too


It seems my "Bling Addiction" may be spreading...

Quote from: Yellow Meanie on October 05, 2009, 06:10:08 PM
The windows in my house are hinged on the top and have a winder on the bottom edge.
You turn a little lever which pushes out a linked, chain looking thing, which pushes the bottom of the window out.
A couple of them were pretty stiff, so I had them downstairs on the workbench.

Not a hard job, just undo a couple of screws, clean them out, grease them up and put them back together.
I was at the bench, cleaning one of these chain things, while staring lovingly at my monster. I noticed my extra shiny and clean chain, as I had cleaned it after my ride up the coast.
I then looked back at the window winder, back to the bike chain, then up to my can of Bel-Ray. 

Now both those window winders have silky smooth operation. They'll stay nice and clean, and won't fling off any grime onto the glass if I wind too fast

But now I have to take off the other 12 or so I have around the house, so I can do them too


It seems my "Bling Addiction" may be spreading...

No, when your ordering a coloured chain and a different sprocket size for faster take off when Winding, That's bling addiction! 

So at what stage does the Blinged/Modded "Monster" become "Frankenstein"?

The "Ducati Frankensteino". Has a great ring to it.

Wow, sounds like I may have to bling things up a bit now. I feel a bit like the odd one out. Damn peer group pressure! 

Resistance is futile.

For almost 2 years I held off doing anything to my first monster - I figured that with everyone else blinging theirs, mine would be the only 'original'. Well, it was all going well until I was forced to change the clutch slave and then it got its hooks in.

Quote from: mostro900 on October 06, 2009, 10:50:38 PM
Resistance is futile.

For almost 2 years I held off doing anything to my first monster - I figured that with everyone else blinging theirs, mine would be the only 'original'.

nice little post!

on a completely unrelated note, I have your parts all boxed up and ready to go!!!! 

Quote from: signora monster on October 06, 2009, 10:45:24 PM
Wow, sounds like I may have to bling things up a bit now. I feel a bit like the odd one out. Damn peer group pressure! 

Yep, we are all "INDIVIDUALS" arnt we?? 

Scouring the foreign forums on DMF i came accross this guys 696.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=15100.255

Damn I wish I hadnt.