Hi all, I have a heavily modified Monster 620 injection. I want to do some longer distances on it and ideally, I want to fit hard panniers. I have searched all over the web and cannot find any suitable pannier racks, other than one offering (may have been SW Motech?) which involved drilling through the top of the rear mudguard fairing in order to fit it... no thanks. So, please does anyone know of any solution whatsoever, for these early bikes? Failing that, I have an old pair of throw-over soft panniers that I can use, but I'd still need some kind of bracket or rack to stop them swinging around when doing 80+ I have really looked hard for a solution and so far have very little to show for it - any thoughts would be really appreciated. Cheers, Paul G
Interesting monster adaption. Assume that’s just a pic and not yours? Throw over panniers are as good as it gets probably unless you can fab some brackets up.
What’s the swingarm? Have you just added a brace? Challenge with monster is the old school 1 piece seat. Otherwise you could ditch the rear seat and fit a top box. Although that may be possible anyway, but if it’s off road I’m guessing panniers better option?
Yep, standard Monster swing arm, but braced and with a mount for a Dakar style prop stand. The swing arm pivot (originally from the rear of the engine) is now supported by plates bolted to the frame so it has more lateral strength and won't break the crank case if it takes a whack off-road. The font end is Cagiva Elefant, as are various bits like the foot pegs. The steering head angle has been reduced so it didn't end up looking like a chopper! Steering tube braced to give extra strength. Just need to sort panniers!! I am sure I have seen some bars that provide support for soft panniers... anyone familiar with those?
BTW, the monster engine's characteristics are absolutely brilliant for an off-roader. I've had quite a few big trailies and this one feels so light, more like a 500cc single.
That's not a bad idea! I may see whether I can do something like that. It doesn't need to be super strong - just something to keep them largely in place.
Ideally I would prefer a 21" front wheel, both for off-road ability and aesthetics, so maybe that will be the next mod.
Looks brilliant, that's what the Scrambler could, and should, have been. Proper off roader, not a tarmac fashion statement!
Wonder what it would be like with the DS motor from my 1000Sie in? Bloody epic, I suspect. But a big handful on the dirt.
Yes that might be a bit naughty!!! What a laugh though. When the scrambler first came out, I parked mine next to one outside a dealership. I know that you always love your own (it's the same as the way you think your own kids are good looking... ;-) ) but I did feel mine was a far more purposeful looking as an off-roader.
Yours looks extremely well engineered and finished, could easily be taken for a factory bike. I especially like the swingarm plates as a solution to a potentially weak area given the bike's usage.
I am not sure the front wheel would touch the ground too often....!!! PS The worst thing about joking like this, is that after a few beers it all seems like a grand idea and in my experience that leads to all kinds of trouble...!
Not sure what happened there - I was describing the engineering solution for the swing arm support which entails a steel shaft that runs through the original crank case bearings, and into oversized bearings pressed into the support plates so the whole thing is very rigid. I was incredibly fortunate to have the assistance of Gavin Robertson, who designed the whole solution. Gavin has a long history of fitting barking mad Ducati motors into Cagiva Elefant chassis. To see more of his remarkable work, follow the link: www.companytroubleshooters.co.uk/gavin944888/index.php
I need friends like you those were the days, when up the pub used to mean messing with stuff for weeks
