suggestions on a cheap mod?

[BomberHead]

ive got $50 in my paypall account and i really dont want to bother sending it to my bank account. whats a good $50 accessory i could buy off ebay or something for about $50? (its a 696 btw)

[1313]

A Renthal 14T front sprocket is $49 I think..Shipping would put you over the $50 limit.

[Holden]

You might find some Rizoma grips or bar-ends on ebay for about $50. Maybe a small carbon fiber or billet doodad...

But my advice is save it for when you actually need something (crash damage) or have a particular mod or upgrade in mind.

[ungeheuer]

speedymoto crankcase billet cover @ around $50...
rizoma SS rear brake reservoir in your choice of colour @ around $47..
coloured rim stripes @ not much...
a loud Stebel Magnum or Nautilus horn... either @ less than $50...

Me?  I never have a problem wondering what I'm gonna spend the spare dollars on....  the queue of desirable bling is always longer than the ability to instantly pay for it all...lol...

[Jarvicious]

I say leave the $50 and dump some change into your paypel account every paycheck or whenever you think about it.  That way, before you know it you have a few hundred dollars and I can assure you $400 worth of toys is MUCH more satisfying than half a set of mirrors

[teddy037.2]

donate it to me 

[filter]

Maybe you could buy some gear with the $50?  Gloves?  Spare helmet?  Tank bag?

Alternately, I just bought a selection of color LEDs for my instrument cluster on my 01 750.  If the mod turns out well, I'll post a how-to guide (even though it's super easy).

[BomberHead]

Alternately, I just bought a selection of color LEDs for my instrument cluster on my 01 750.  If the mod turns out well, I'll post a how-to guide (even though it's super easy).

that would be bad ass.

[filter]

that would be bad ass.

I hope so.  The bulbs in the M750 instrument cluster are just #194 bulbs, so there are a wide variety of options from various vendors.

I originally tried placing blue-colored incandescent #194 bulbs from O'Reilly in there, but they were far too dim.

So, I decided to go the LED route by ordering some blue ones from superbrightleds.com (WLED-xLX, the brightest ones they have).  Total cost was under $50 including shipping.

They are due to arrive tomorrow, so I'll let you know how it goes.  I am concerned that they will either be too dim or have too narrow of a viewing angle to look nice.  We'll see.

[Buckethead]

Hmm... Cheap mod?

I head DP is pretty stingy. 

[filter]

My LEDs came in a day early, and I finished the mod in under an hour.  Check out the tutorial here:

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=24497.0

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The advantage is that the total cost of the LEDs that I ended up using was under $4.   So that's about as cheap as you can get.

[Jarvicious]

My LEDs came in a day early, and I finished the mod in under an hour.  Check out the tutorial here:

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=24497.0

Photo:



The advantage is that the total cost of the LEDs that I ended up using was under $4.   So that's about as cheap as you can get.

Yeah, provided you know how to solder .  I'm not saying I can't, but I'm saying I've worked with some people who should really leave it to the pros

[filter]

Yeah, provided you know how to solder .  I'm not saying I can't, but I'm saying I've worked with some people who should really leave it to the pros

There was no soldering.  My 2001 Monster's cluster is lit by four incandescent bulbs from the factory (#194), so it was a drop-in bulb replacement.  Super easy.

But yeah, on a 696, you'd have to do some soldering.  He Man has a tutorial on how to do it in the Tutorials section.

[Jarvicious]

Nice, didn't realize they were incandescant.  Mine are a mild blue/white so I never had the urge to change them anyway.