Ducati Monster S4RS - Lovely!!!!

[Scouse]

Best thing is, to show those silly sprotbike riders, I undertand it is basically a 916 in disguise.

A wolf in wolfs clothing, if you will.

999 I belive

[Zapf]

nice bike! mind if I ask how much did it set you back?

[Korea]

"Wow! What a monster!"
...well, that's what she said anyway...

Nice bike

[et al]

nice bike! mind if I ask how much did it set you back?

They were $26,995 but exchange rate or something changed recently and they are being priced at $29,495 now. If you are interested I suggest you get in quick and try to find an old stock one at lower price. Also see my earlier post re the lower spec S4R for 2007 which hopefully will be made available here - this has to be a few $k cheaper and will still be an awesome bike.

[Zapf]

They were $26,995 but exchange rate or something changed recently and they are being priced at $29,495 now. If you are interested I suggest you get in quick and try to find an old stock one at lower price. Also see my earlier post re the lower spec S4R for 2007 which hopefully will be made available here - this has to be a few $k cheaper and will still be an awesome bike.

wow thanks, whats the servicing cost like? I suppose seeing its a Duc it'll be expensive and needs lots of it when the K's creep up? I am just thinking if I bought one and kept it for the long hual.

But I really like the suspension and the V Twin thing.

Was at Haldanes today and think I saw one for $26,995...

[MD]

You are in big trouble et al when Linda gets back from the GP! No one's allowed a better looking Monster than her two. Your one looked great. As soon as I pulled up beside you today I was thinking... now that looks special.
Don't take too long getting that oil cooler guard. I think the standard pipes looked fine.
See you next Sunday maybe.

[et al]

wow thanks, whats the servicing cost like?

Re Servicing - think of it as a small price to pay for owning a really neat bike and don't let that alone put you off. Whilst servicing costs will be more than Jap bikes I don't consider it to be over the top/prohibitive. The real difference is that because of the unique valve train gear it really does need to be done as per the Maintenance Schedule, and unless you are a really good mechanic then you have to get it done by a trained Ducati mechanic. Of course in the case of a new one then you have to get the dealer to do it anyway to honour the Warranty. With a second hand bike out of warranty then you could save yourself some $ by doing everything yourself except the valve clearances. Not sure how much servicing will cost with the S4RS (you could ask your Dealer for some ballpark figures), but for my 996 the 10,000k service was around $700, and the 20,000k was $1100. And having now done 26,000k I have not had to fork out for anything else other than servicing - except for tyres of course.

[SuperDave]

Sweet looking bike man.

[sexy beast]

nice package and comes for around $4500......not bad!

[mjvduc]

if you need to spend some money have a look

http://www.desmorados.com/shop/catal...332_358_65_187


have fun

mjvduc

[et al]

Thanks for the link - I will have a good look through it at some stage but I am not wanting to spend any money at the moment, waiting for my bank balance to recover! The clever bastards at Ducati included large Clothing and Accessories catalogues with the bike so I am trying real hard to put up mental "bling blocks" for a while.

[mjvduc]

not 100% sure if your baby is euro 3 (regulated catalytic converter), if so you have to spend some extra drolllars to include the oxy sensor. if not just cut this ugly thing out and invest some bugs to get a propper mapping!! if you go for your 1000km inspection ask the lads to correct your CO figure and fit a bigger rear sproket

have fun

mjvduc

if we gonna make our way back to NZ, I can get some stuff for you