hi all! couple oh questions really

**suzukib** · 28 Dec 07, 04:17 AM

ok so this is my first post, im mike from hampshire im probably going to upset you all now by saying i have a ducati monster 600 dark in horid yellow/black (soon will look good) as a work horse and a heavily modified bandit 750 summer ride/show bike! now i love the duke as its loud.....has no power....but looks good and i will be getting an s4r because i just love monsters but i need the power!

enough of that as im going on abit lol i just need to know, the bar thingy on the swingarm then up to rear shock linkage.......can it be removed perminantly as the bike is tooooo low for me! i have put jack up things in etc and its still too low! hopefully you can see a pic of me bikes below and i look forward to hearing from you! (if i havent ****ed you off)

**Paivi** · 28 Dec 07, 05:41 PM

Welcome to the site, Mike. What a nice waspy looking Monster you've got there!

**Rob998** · 28 Dec 07, 06:09 PM

Welcome to Ducatisti!

Very nice work on that Bandit. Very, very nice!!!!

There is bound to be someone on here who can help you with the ride height issue.

**suzukib** · 28 Dec 07, 06:17 PM

cheers guys! i look forward to my stay! lol

**Spikey** · 28 Dec 07, 07:15 PM

hi suzzzzz ( sorry car,nt say it )

do yo want to remove the hoop ? or replace it ? if you remove it the back end will colapse ( you,ll allready know this ) but in theory you could replace it with anything of the same profile but longer
, the handling will be " Different " but you can raise a back end as high as you want !! i once made some dogbones for my busa lifted the back end , it looked the bizz , nearly killed me , so off they came

"Spike "

p.m sent

**JerryXt** · 28 Dec 07, 08:51 PM

You can buy jack-up kits for monsters with hoops. They replace the rose joints and give a little more than an inch higher. They're easy to fit.

**suzukib** · 28 Dec 07, 09:46 PM

sweet! cheers guys...i chucked it into local duke shop as i promised the wife i wouldnt play or tinker with the duke! as i built the bandit im not allowed to alter/change anything! lol

thanks for your help

mike

**Ghost** · 28 Dec 07, 10:35 PM

Ahh just looking at the pic. A couple of struts could be made to lift that, the central alum casting would require narrowing by 2 times metal thickness of what you use, but good 6mm dural, looking at approx 25/30mm between centres looks about right. I could be talking out of my rear but just a first observation, looks doable.

Phil

**suzukib** · 28 Dec 07, 11:38 PM

yeah ill have a play see what i can do! just doing the standard cans up! making new intenals just keeping the ali shell for the std look!

cheers, mike

**suzukib** · 04 Feb 08, 10:45 AM

hi all, me again! well couple weeks ago the ducati **** itself and snapped the chain (was well oiled) and has put a nice big hole in the crank case and side case, also as engine stopped dead may have bent con rods/internal damage! so how easy is it to drop a 750 lump in it???? what are the costs involved...if to much i may break it depending on damage!

regards, mike

**CK & AK** · 04 Feb 08, 11:08 AM

Very easy to drop the 750 in it :-)
Just keep an eye open on ebay for another carbie 600/750 engine.
Sorry to hear it spat its guts tho

**suzukib** · 04 Feb 08, 11:40 AM

ok cheers for that mate! appreciate it! i must say i have kinda fallen in love with it! it has a personality! lol here is a pic of her guts! havent inspected it yet though