Marcel's MT09

mtmarcel · Apr 3, 2014

Some pics of my mods so far.
Bike just 2 days old and 50km on the odo.

mtmarcel · Apr 3, 2014

Some more pics.

crotchrocket · Apr 4, 2014

Nice one Marcel ! What caps did you use to plug the old rear view mirror mount?

braedan · Apr 4, 2014

Marcel, nice mate! Same colour as mine!!

Hop on the spirit some weekend and come over to melbourne for a day, Ill show you some sweet roads bro!

RipGroove · Apr 4, 2014

Any close ups of how you made the tail tidy?

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mtmarcel · Apr 4, 2014

I'll make some close ups when I get home from work this arvo.

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mtmarcel · Apr 4, 2014

crotchrocket said:
Nice one Marcel ! What caps did you use to plug the old rear view mirror mount?

Hi Rocket.

I used these caps.

mtmarcel · Apr 4, 2014

RipGroove said:
Any close ups of how you made the tail tidy?

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Hi RipGroove,

Here are some close ups.

RipGroove · Apr 5, 2014

mtmarcel said:
Hi RipGroove,

Here are some close ups.

View attachment 987
View attachment 988

Thanks

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mtmarcel · Apr 7, 2014

Changed the front turn signals today.

Puppet · Apr 7, 2014

Hey Marcel, where did you get those levers?

mtmarcel · Apr 7, 2014

They are the cheap ones from China or Hong Kong. Good quality and just 30 dollars.

These are for the FZ1 2006-2013, but they fit the MT09.

Search eBay for FZ1 short levers.

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mtmarcel · Apr 9, 2014

Took the bike out for a 2 hour ride before work.
I'm still smiling.

flydnb · Apr 10, 2014

marcel that's a cracking looking mt mate, simple minimal and great lines with the tail tidied up, one of the best I have seen less is more on this bike in my opinion, lovely bike.

mtmarcel · Apr 10, 2014

Yeah, pretty happy with it. Turned out very well the tail tidy.

Hope the braided brake lines get in soon.

Flyscreen will arrive at the end of this month.

And then saving up for an exhaust.

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Birdy · Apr 10, 2014

Got to agree fly, like those mirrors... just wonder about filtering... allways nipping to the front of traffic ! No gap too tight ! Do they make the bike much wider?

Triple Trouble · Apr 10, 2014

Birdy said:
Got to agree fly, like those mirrors... just wonder about filtering... allways nipping to the front of traffic ! No gap too tight ! Do they make the bike much wider?

Was gonna ask the same question mate... [MENTION=274]crotchrocket[/MENTION] has mirrors like that and he commutes in London. Wonder if he ever has a problem with the width of them???

flydnb · Apr 10, 2014

they don't look to wide to me , best mt I have seen to be honest, he really has taken the essence of the bike with his mods, I might go down a similar route after I get my suspension sorted.

crotchrocket · Apr 10, 2014

Triple Trouble said:
Was gonna ask the same question mate... [MENTION=274]crotchrocket[/MENTION] has mirrors like that and he commutes in London. Wonder if he ever has a problem with the width of them???

Nah they are fine. I went for some round convex ones, as I'm not really into the other types. If I do come across a gap where wing mirrors are the same height as mine, I put a foot down and shimmy one side of the bars through first. I actually hit about 3-4 van mirrors with the stock MT mirrors, hasnt happened with the new bar end ones.

Triple Trouble · Apr 10, 2014

crotchrocket said:
Nah they are fine. I went for some round convex ones, as I'm not really into the other types. If I do come across a gap where wing mirrors are the same height as mine, I put a foot down and shimmy one side of the bars through first. I actually hit about 3-4 van mirrors with the stock MT mirrors, hasnt happened with the new bar end ones.

I think I'm gonna get me some of those then lol