new and enquiring..

hello blokes.
and laydeez
bet youve heard this soooo many times before but...
recently bought a lovely low mileage s4 off a mate...bog standard except fpr a power commander an some dyno time(mate owns bsd tuning in peterborough)
my first ever ducati after years of different bikes since passing me test in'77..it shares a garage with an tuned 179.2 bhp zx12r, a minging old zzr11, and a old but fast/wunnerful zxr400h2.

id only had the bike a coupla months and i love it to bits..and so inevitabl;y starting thinking about flogging one/two of the others to trade in the duke and get a new/newish s4r..
but as lovely as i think they are, there just too much dosh..and i do really like me s4..and s4's seem to be worth bugger all secondhand ..so am thinking high level termi/sils, airbox mods, possibly ohlins rear shock, front fork revalve and s4r yoke/risers/bars.
looked into a "full monty", but too rich for me

your thoughts please..

what was the question ?

Originally Posted by Scotty

what was the question ?

I think he's asking us, should he part with a little dosh rather than a lotta dosh???

Exactamundo...

in reality, i cannot afford a s4r.
and even if i had the dosh to trade up, id struggle to give it over for a bike not a million m iles away from the one ive got(unless your all gonna tell me it is far better than the s4 )
as good as the s4 is, id like it to go and handle a bit better, it doesnt feel quite."there".
i know a lotta people here done a lotta mods, was just wondering which way you would go given the benefit of having seen/experienced 'em.
also realise you probably been awked this many times before, sorry blokes..

[Nonnie]

Originally Posted by OgriUK

sorry blokes..

Scrumpster is a girlie! :burnout:

marvellous..only my fourth post an ive put me foot in me mouth..

thanks mate
joined 200mph.org three years ago when i had a busa.
tried loads of things but couldnt get the elusive 200mph ticket (dont believe the mags..the best i ever got out of a busa was indicated 220 at elvington..true speed through the timing lights was 180.7... )
bought another busa to try again, but killed it on a roundabout
so watched and learnt, bought a 01 zx12r, did a coupla things and last year got a 195.88 at woodbridge airfield at one of our bi yearly meets.
all these bike forums are bloody excellent, and been watching this one for a while afore i registered, lotta good stuff an people..

Tell you what, my S4 is pretty standard, open airbox lid, hi-flow filter, DP CPU, lo-level Termis, suspension is still as Ducati intended .... seems to work ok.

You are welcome to have a look/compare with yours as you are pretty close to where I live, (20 mins from Peterboro'), if you want to see the difference Termis make with your Power Commander, I am happy to meet you at BSD and you can try my Termis on your bike. Might cost you a dyno run since your mate owns BSD!!!! :-)

i'll take you up on that bugger!
an deffo sort out a dyno run with brew for ya

No worries. :-)

Let me know when. If you fancy a run out let me know too, not many S4's in this area.

I am in the sticks near Huntingdon. Was toying with the idea of going down to On Yer Ducati on Saturday.

in the sticks near huntingdon?
im from ramsey...

a full monty mate is apparently a sorta semi blueprint that some clever ducati bloke dahn sarf does..costs a grand +

an this week i am mostly plastering an extension out in warboys..

Ramsey !! I am in Upwood !!!

[marchesini]

Originally Posted by OgriUK

a full monty mate is apparently a sorta semi blueprint that some clever ducati bloke dahn sarf does..costs a grand +

sigma performance if I'm not mistaken, they put in my slipper clutch - nice fellas but pricey though.

With regards to the original S4 / S4R conundrum - I reckon you'd be better off trading up now if you are intending on spending ohlins / termis money on the S4. As Alex as said, the bolt ons are not cheap and the S4 is the runt of the Monster litter - very few of the parts can be moved onto other Monsters - been there, done that (ad lib until fade). The clip-ons, top mounted steering dampers, ohlins rear shock are all parts that are non-transferable.

I traded my totally standard 3.5 year old model for £4000 against a pre-reg S4R for £6950. So the difference was just under 3K - throw in the money I got from my ohlins, clip-ons, sils hi levels, steering damper etc, I think the cost to change was about £2000. OK, not exactly small change but if you are thinking of sinking money into a discontinued (I think) model, then it may be a false economy in the long run.

If you are not fussed by the cosmetic differences between the two bikes and think you will not be wanting an S4R in the future, then ignore all of the above. The increase in cubes was not enough for me to upgrade as the S4 has plenty of poke, it was the single sider along with a newer bike that appealed to me. As it is, I think I will be keeping this one for a few years yet (on my fourth monster), I have thrown the national debt of a small third world country at it since I bought it but that is a tale for less perilous times.

Whatever you choose, have fun

best regards

simon

Just trade it all in for a S4R thay are the best But I must say all the monsters are sound to ride :burnout: