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[skidlids]

Standard shock length for the Monster is 305mm same as the 916/996 etc
The Monster Dark comes with a fixed length ride height adjuster rod where as the S has adjustable and you can fit adjustable ones from other Ducatis such as a 999.
Monster as standard come with risers and flatish bars as on my S2R 800 and my 1100 Monster roadbikes, for the road they are fine but I haven't tried racing with them.

If Bradders had it front end biased for a guy of his size I would think its running quite stiff springs and stiffer damping to suit, which may be causing the lack of feel

Neil says he doesn't change anything, just Clutches, Exhausts, Injectors etc and it probably wasn't to badly setup before he got it

[dunlop0_1]

Originally Posted by skidlids

Standard shock length for the Monster is 305mm same as the 916/996 etc
The Monster Dark comes with a fixed length ride height adjuster rod where as the S has adjustable and you can fit adjustable ones from other Ducatis such as a 999.
Monster as standard come with risers and flatish bars as on my S2R 800 and my 1100 Monster roadbikes, for the road they are fine but I haven't tried racing with them.

If Bradders had it front end biased for a guy of his size I would think its running quite stiff springs and stiffer damping to suit, which may be causing the lack of feel

Neil says he doesn't change anything, just Clutches, Exhausts, Injectors etc and it probably wasn't to badly setup before he got it

Yep unchanged apart from the changes. I think all of them apart from the dry clutch actually made the bike worse.

[Spjallen]

You need to stop spending money on blingey clutches Pieman and spend them on track time!! More throttle less brake!!

[Ghost]

Roxy, you just keep riding in that Michelin series then get on that DD bike straight after and expect it to do the same as your R6. LOL

Was impressed tho' on your pass on me at Snett into the esses. Was super impressed on the next lap when on your arse on the esses exit.

Great fun when we don't get hurt, looking forward to more of it next season.

[dunlop0_1]

Originally Posted by Spjallen

You need to stop spending money on blingey clutches Pieman and spend them on track time!! More throttle less brake!!

The clutch was made out of pie crusts and old shoes, and it's no brake.

[bally71]

i had a similar issue with my 800 .. always lost the front .. wrecked my confidence in it

was just on standard springs with a few adjustments to the settings done by mick grant

had the forks maxtonised for me .. bike was transformed

front has been great since .. bags more feel

[Spjallen]

Food for thought with maxton. Mmmm.