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First
Place: Kyle Diane Brussich
Houston, TX
2000 Monster 900
Road Racing aluminum tank, windscreen, rear seat cowl
Spareshack belly pan
Rizoma handlbar mounts, grips, and tubes, clutch cover, timing belt covers, fluid
reservoirs.
upgraded oil cooler and custom mounting point
Dymag 3 spoke racing wheels
custom license plate relocation bracket
License plate bracket with built-in turn signals
Billet forward turn signals
Leo Vinci Titanium hi-mount exhaust cans
STM crankcase breather
Custom Corbin seat
K&N open air box system
miscellaneous bits and carbon fiber trim
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"Cool is watching the expressions on the faces of people
when after seeing the bike they want to know whose it is
and I get to tell them it's mine. And I'm a girl. Then
I get to spend hours answering their questions on how I
came up with such an awesome bike. That's way cool."
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Second
Place & Wildcard: Jim Gnitecki
Austin, TX
2002 Monster S4
Termignoni carbon fiber high exhaust system / airbox /
ECU
ALL carbon fiber bodywork, including: gas tank (!), DP
fairing, belt covers, hugger, tail guard, clutch cover,
side covers, radiator endcovers, fuel cap, headlight bucket,
headlight ears
BST carbon fiber wheels (!)
PCIII USB (added 8 hp peak, and 12 hp at 7000 rpm)
9 oz Nichols flywheel
STM lightweight clutch
Galfer lightweight wave front brake rotors
Moto-Master lightweight alloy / slotted wave rear brake
rotor
Centerstand(!!) (adapted from ST4, and powdercoated)
Lightweight Yuasa YTZ7S battery (saved 3.5 lb)
CycleCat CNC machined alloy triple, adjustable bars, adjustable
rearsets, and passenger peg assemblies (you are not supposed
to be able to run CycleCat CNC passenger pegs with Termi
high mounts, but we made it work via special custom spacers
and high strength stainless steel mounting bolts!)
Diablo Corsa Tires
Gearing that is 25% stiffer than stock (!!!) and 520 vs
525 lightweight chain & lightweight alloy sprockets!
Ducati Performance billet turn signals
Ducati Performance billet mirrors
Veypor on-board data logging and performance computer
Ducati Performance "Bagster" tankbag and tank
cover for "touring"!
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"It's 55 lb lighter than stock, even AFTER adding the
centerstand which weighs 5.5 lb by itself!
It's stealth, industrial monochrome "tough guy" color
scheme attracts LOTS of attention from both knowledgeable
bikers and ordinary people on the street.
The 25% stiffer than stock gearing, while it required significant
bar and footpeg re-positioning to be "usable" without
excessive wheelieing, now gives the bike shocking throttle
response"
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Third
Place: Clifford Zeifman
Austin, TX
2001 Monster 900 Chromo
Ducati Performance "Old Style" Exhaust
Ducati Performance Carbon Fiber bits
Ducati Performance Machine signals
Ducati Performance Machine belt covers
Custom seat
Polished wheels
Fender eliminator
Rizoma grips
Rizoma mirrors
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People's
Choice: Jeff Brooks
Austin, TX
1998 Monster 900
MODS:
Frame-off custom paint,
Full system Termignoni
titanium exhaust (Ducati Performance),
Keihn flatslides
w/ velocity stacks,
Nichols lightweight flywheel,
VeeTwo
heads/valves/cams/hi-comp pistons,
STM lightweight adjustable
pullys/crankcase breather,
Roadracing clip-ons,
Ducati
Performance rearsets,
Nichols motormounts,
Fox Twin-Clicker
rear shock w/ Eibach spring,
Race Tech Gold Valve front
forks,
Ducati Performance adjustable steering damper,
Superbike
race rotors,
Stainless lines,
PIAA Superwhite headlight
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"She's a rider, not a trailer queen. We have ridden to Cabo
San Lucas and Mazatlan from Texas on two different trips. We
are on the racetrack for track days at least once a month.
I ride it like I stole it and my Monstrositi never lets me
down. Also, no carbon fiber. We wanted something different
and we still got her down to 350 pounds wet on AMA scales with
a 50/50 weight bias." |
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