First Time Ducati Owner

Lessaint · 14-08-2020, 09:39 PM

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.

Flip · 14-08-2020, 10:13 PM

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

Nickj · 14-08-2020, 10:32 PM

I for one refuse to rise to this question .....

well nearly .....

Off with it

Grumpy · 14-08-2020, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lessaint

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.

Welcome aboard.
Monsters are built to be modified. Enjoy !

15-08-2020, 06:20 AM

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 )

Darren69 · 15-08-2020, 07:07 AM

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.

Blah blah · 15-08-2020, 09:27 AM

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?

mickj · 15-08-2020, 10:35 AM

Welcome to the forum Lessaint.

I would never mod a bike in any way that cannot be fully reversed.

Darkness · 15-08-2020, 11:14 AM

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!

Darren69 · 15-08-2020, 12:31 PM

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

Lessaint · 17-08-2020, 08:06 PM

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

cactus · 08-09-2020, 09:25 PM

High, hope you're enjoying the bike.

14-08-2020, 09:39 PM	#1
Lessaint Registered User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: New Ollerton Bike: S4Rs Posts: 61	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.

14-08-2020, 10:13 PM	#2
Flip Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Beachtown Bike: M900 Posts: 2,188	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 __________________ You're perfect, yes, it's true- But without me you're only you!

14-08-2020, 10:32 PM	#3
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,207	I for one refuse to rise to this question ..... well nearly ..... Off with it __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature

15-08-2020, 06:20 AM	#5
Moco1961 Guest Posts: n/a	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..

15-08-2020, 07:07 AM	#6
Darren69 Transmaniacon MOC Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sutton In Ashfield Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 6,091	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. __________________ Roast Beef Monster! Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage

15-08-2020, 09:27 AM	#7
Blah blah Upsetting normal people.. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Portreath Bike: S2r Posts: 833	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? __________________ Power is nothing without control... I have neither !

15-08-2020, 10:35 AM	#8
mickj Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Clevedon Bike: M1200s Posts: 565	Welcome to the forum Lessaint. I would never mod a bike in any way that cannot be fully reversed. __________________ Keep the rubber side down. Mick

15-08-2020, 11:14 AM	#9
Darkness . Join Date: May 2007 Location: Stockbridge Bike: M900 Posts: 1,984	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! __________________ Original and Best since 1993

15-08-2020, 12:31 PM	#10
Darren69 Transmaniacon MOC Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sutton In Ashfield Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 6,091	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 __________________ Roast Beef Monster! Termignoni and Bucci - Italian for pipe and slippers! S4 Fogarty, S4R 07T, 748, Series 1 Mirage

17-08-2020, 08:06 PM	#11
Lessaint Registered User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: New Ollerton Bike: S4Rs Posts: 61	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

08-09-2020, 09:25 PM	#12
cactus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dundee Bike: M900ie Posts: 299	High, hope you're enjoying the bike. __________________ Ripsnorting