Awakening the Monster

How the Monster sat for three years, poor thing

At least she was on her rear stand

Things weren't looking much better after an initial rinse off

At least by this point MOST of the spiders ran away

Duchess runs open filters so it was important to seal off the intakes and PCV. You can also see the battery was removed, as one that sits for years with no charge cycle is essentially an acid-filled paper weight. Sounds fun, right?

**I don't recommend ingesting this acid

Easy to see why she's such a lightweight, she lost a good amount in dirt and oil removal!

While the stock exhaust actually doesn't look that bad, I immediately jumped for the lighter cans that were laying around :)

Pro-tip: don't try taking the engine to 11k, happiness does not ensue

Such clean, much terrible choice in chain color

Now while I get this was the best option for military-base sticker placement, I hate you (previous owner) for doing this. They were way too difficult to remove.

The power commander is nice, but wow it's ugly

Much cooler than a dipstick

These pipes need to go, this amount of oxidation is unaccaptable

Looks much better without that windscreen. Needs bar-end mirrors though

Back into resting for a few weeks :(

Roommate getting her strapped down for transport to the crib

Two desirable machines that love to break. The Nissan is now in a state of broken that I don't care to fix anymore. Shit car.

Looking back at this, I cant believe how wrong I got the exhaust fitment -__-

But hey, rear seat cover installed and rear pegs removed. Such a cleaner set up

Final repairs before maiden voyage!

Items on list were:
-Oil and filter change (Motul 15W-40 Synthetic, Ducati OEM filter)
-Brake and clutch fluid flush (Motul RB600 DOT4 brake fluid, 1L)
-New Yausa battery (OEM replacement)
-Fuel tank clean, replacement fuel filter (OEM Ducati)
-Chain clean and lube
-Clean and oil K&N filters
-Probably other things I'm not remembering

Working in the rain is pretty zen.

She's on the road! And an absolute blast to bomb around on.

Many days were enjoyed going downtown and sharing hipster cold brews with her

But as luck would have it, she's broken again after a few months with a case of no spark. Still diagnosing but lets all wish her to get well soon. On another note, I did fix the exhaust fitment!