I have had my Monster for about five years although it has not been on the road for the last three as I moved from the UK to France and have yet to import it here (I have another two bikes I use so still ride).
I have decided that this winter is the ideal time to tidy-up the bike, change back my non-standard exhausts to the originals (for the French inspection as it is jetted for the non-standard exhausts and I am not going to change that), change my headlamp to an EU spec, change the clock and idiot lights to one with KM's and carry out a service.
The bike is a pretty bike but salt and general neglect has played a part with paint flaking on the engine casing (LHS only for some reason), the rear peg and exhaust supports are tatty and the plugs are oily after only a short time - this could be due to the short runs I do or something more srious such as valve seatings or rings however the bike has only done around 22,000 miles so I would not have expected the latter.
I am looking for ideas as to how to touch up the engine paint as well as what to do with the supports and any suggestions in general!