Daffe's Monster 3

Updated 4/17/2003

.As the evolution continues, the small add-ons have already been taken care of, so the more costly and more dramatic changes have been added...

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**2002 Monster 750 Dark Evolution**
01. Bar-ends 02. Front Fairing 03. Mirrors 04. Rear tire 05. Drive Chain 06. License plate Holder 07. Givi Topcase 08. Carbon Can 09. Handlebar clamp 10. Nichols enginecase fob	11. Roadracing mirrors 12. Clear tail lens 13. Steering Damper 14. CRG blindsight mirror 15. Sil Motor exhaust cans 16. Sprocket cover 17. Bar-clamp clock 18. Adjustable levers 19. Oil breather 20. Evo slave cylinder	21. Billet coffin covers 22. K&N Airbox filter 23. Twin Headlights 24. Front Forks 25. Tail Hack 26. Superbike front fender

**Mod Legend**

Please note: costs, effort and time requirements are relative. Time requirement is dependent on your personal skills and access to tools as well as prep-time.
	x1	x2	x3	x4
Cost ($US)	$0 - $100	$101 - $250	$250+
Effort	minimal tools	tool box & some brains	tools + friend with extra tools
Time (hh:mm)	00:00 - 00:30	00:31 - 01:00	01:01 - 02:00	02:00+

Mod Type

Modification

Notes

Pics

Mod 21
01/2003

Billet coffin covers

While bleeding the slave cylinder on the clutch, I decided to go with billet reservoir caps from Motostrano. He currently has them for $89.

Mod 22
01/2003

K&N Airbox
filter

Installed a K&N airbox filter from Britalia. It was about $100. The K&N filter is oil-impregnated allowing for better filtering. Additionally, the filter is washable and reusable!

Mod 23
02/2003

Twin Headlights

It took a while for me to install the twin headlights I purchased for about $150 from Spareshack in the U.K. a while back. The reason was mostly because of an electrical issue. I wanted to have the ability to switch between the One-Eyed monster look vs. the Two-Eyed look in less than 10 min. without compromise to the electricals. I've seen units that were larger than the ones I have, but they are much more in price.

Functionally, these lights are great! I may switch to some HID bulbs later, as the stock bulbs are a little dim at the low-beam setting.

This kit from Spareshack also includes white nylon spacers. Use these to raise the instrument cluster height especially if you're installing the lights on a 2000 M750 console (i.e. no tachometer). The height of the speedo-only cluster is different compared to a speedo-tach console. The attachment of the speedo cable to the speedometer housing is noted with the red arrow.

IMPORTANT: The spacers raise the cluster height enough to prevent excessive bend in the speedo cable. The cable inside the tubing spins around its axis when it's in operation. Excessive bend will cause extreme stress on the cable and may break it! The bike was taken out for a spin after the dual light installation and after about 1 mile of riding, the speedo cable broke. A replacement speedo cable from the dealer is $30.

Mod 24
02/2003

Front Forks

After several months of sitting in storage, the used $600 Showa adjustable forks from Moto Wheels finally were installed. I also installed some used gold-anodized adjustable knobs that I purchased (for about $20 - 30 or so) from a DML-er in Southern California during the process.

You'll have to figure out a way to suspend the monster for front fork removal. The best way I've found so far is to straddle a sturdy ladder over the front end of your monster. Use motorcycle ties or something substantial to suspend the bike from the ladder. Remove the front wheel and all attached parts. Slide the forks out, and put the new ones in. It will take you a few hrs to do this.

Mod 25
02/2003

Tail Hack

I spent most of the day figuring how to make a trick tail-cut on the Monster by enlisting a friend. We fabricated a home-made steel bracket that replaced the bracket from the tail. In addition, the new bracket also was a license-plate holder.

The license-plate bracket was created using a door-hinge. We are planning on setting it on a spring so that if the bike bottoms out and the plate hits the rear tire, it will spring back. We used an arc-welder, TIG-welder, sander and buffer for the steel bracket.

I have yet to install the rear turn signals.

Temporary "shift-light" bulbs cannibalized from an aftermarket shift-light unit for a car were wired to the frame tubes. I will be looking for an alternative for these, as the smallish units aren't really visible unless viewed directly straight-on. Thought of using LED lights in the frame tubes but may run clear flush-mounts with orange LED bulbs on the sides of the rear lens.

Mod 26
01/2003

Superbike front fender

I decided to go with a more aggressive look for the front end. The superbike front fender is actually a 750 Sport fender from Ducati. There was a sale when I purchased it (my timing may have been with the move of their warehouse to Ohio). I bought an unpainted fender for $50. The fully painted one was $130. I bought a can of white primer for $3 from Home Depot. I used a whole can of Color-Rite spray paint, purchased for $38.

SUGGESTION: If you have a dark or a black Monster, I suggest using black primer. I used about 30 coats of Color-Rite #7575 paint on the white primer. If you have a red or yellow monster, a white primer will brighten the over-color that you will be applying.