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14-08-2020, 09:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: New Ollerton
Bike: S4Rs
Posts: 61
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First Time Ducati Owner
Hi,
i have bought a Ducati Monster S4, i pick it up next week, looking forward to picking her up.First thing i want to do is remove the big black dustbin lid that holds the rear indicators & number plate. |
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14-08-2020, 10:13 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Beachtown
Bike: M900
Posts: 2,188
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Ooooh to chop or not to chop- that is the question!!
Is the S4 a future classic that should now be treated with some sympathy or just chopped and modded as Ducati intended??? Roll on the replies and welcome along 
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14-08-2020, 10:32 PM
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Too much time on my hands member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Forest Of Dean
Bike: S2r
Posts: 3,206
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I for one refuse to rise to this question .....
well nearly ..... Off with it 
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14-08-2020, 10:35 PM
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record breaker!!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Peterborough
Bike: M1200R
Posts: 2,155
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Monsters are built to be modified. Enjoy !
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15-08-2020, 06:20 AM
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Welcome aboard Les,you could swap the original out for a carbon version .? There was a thread a while back regarding tail chop,or no tail chop...... I am sitting on the fence on this one!
( note my 821 has evo tech tail tidy )  Last edited by Moco1961; 15-08-2020 at 06:23 AM.. |
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15-08-2020, 07:07 AM
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Transmaniacon MOC
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Sutton In Ashfield
Bike: Multiple Monsters
Posts: 6,091
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There are shorter DP style carbon versions available as an alternative: -
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-mo...y/114220812624 I included this one as it shows what it looks like fitted on the bike.
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 Roast Beef Monster!Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers!  S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage |
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15-08-2020, 09:27 AM
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Upsetting normal people..
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Portreath
Bike: S2r
Posts: 833
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On my 750 I kept the tea tray and made a bracket for the indicators then removed everything else which tidied it up a bit, the 900 was bought chopped and my S2r turned up intact with lots of carbon bits but I cut it off anyway.
Pics of the S4?
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15-08-2020, 10:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Clevedon
Bike: M1200s
Posts: 565
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Welcome to the forum Lessaint.
I would never mod a bike in any way that cannot be fully reversed.
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15-08-2020, 11:14 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Stockbridge
Bike: M900
Posts: 1,984
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Welcome on board.
Nearly anything physical that was made can be re-made. That includes the tail end of bike frames. Just keep all of the pieces safe in case you or the next owner change their mind!
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15-08-2020, 12:31 PM
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Transmaniacon MOC
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Sutton In Ashfield
Bike: Multiple Monsters
Posts: 6,091
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It does appear to make them cheaper to buy with bits of the frame missing: -
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-mo...l&LH_Auction=1
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Roast Beef Monster!Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage |
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17-08-2020, 08:06 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: New Ollerton
Bike: S4Rs
Posts: 61
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Hi i have noticed on my search for a S4 there appears to be 2 different handle bar set up, was there an option on purchase from new
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08-09-2020, 09:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Dundee
Bike: M900ie
Posts: 299
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High, hope you're enjoying the bike.
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