After suffering a brachial Plexus injury through a motor cycle accident 5 years ago, last year I decided to get another bike so I bought a damaged Ducati 600 Monster. 

It took me two months to repair, as well as a fancy paint job, which took a lot of time and patience, and the right hand conversion, which wasn't as hard to do as I first thought. I took the switches from the left side and fitted them onto the right side, this meant that the switches actually fitted upside-down this was not a problem apart from when you put the right indicator on, the left one came on, to over come this I just swapped the indicator wires round. 

The clutch lever was not as simple, the clutch and reservoir where as one, and there was no room to fit them on the right hand side. So I acquired a Ducati 916 lever - this was smaller and it had a separate reservoir, which could be mounted anywhere on the handlebars.

After riding it for a few months I became more and more confident, the only tricky part was potholes and tight left hand bends.

I wrote to the NABD, and they were kind enough to offer me a grant for a steering damper for which I am immensely greatful, the damper consisted of 6 bolts and it took about ten minutes to fit.

I am now more confident and a lot safer.

The NABD's help has been much appreciated.

This grant of £245.33 was sponsored by donations in memory of Richard Early