Sorry about the thread hijack but it seems i've opened a can of worms. Check out www.ukmonster.co.uk as quite a few people had the problem and the majority, myself included, had it sorted under warranty. In the UK they went about replacing the whole engine covers but then resorted to a strip ...

Ditto NovaCoder

Looking at around 350.00 GBP dealer price (supply - not fitted) for all the the parts mentioned, cheaper from spareshack.com. You may even be able to get some money back on EBay for the originals if you're lucky.
Guess that the difference in the price of the bikes will be more than ...

600 for 6 months put as many miles on it as possible then do some advanced riding courses before moving up to anything bigger.

Just my 10p....

Had a M1000s

Prefer the MTS for comfort, handling, luggage, steering lock, ride position and believe it or not cred.

Loved the Monster don't get me wrong & was so sad when it went. Maybe i'm shallow but that only lasted for about 5mins after riding the MTS from the dealership.

Paid £7200 for a brand new off the production line 04 model. Even had the comfort seat & carbon hugger thrown into the deal.

I drive/ride a very hard deal it seems??