It's all Albies Fault!

[madhatter]

Well first I made the mistake of asking Albie what he thought of the S4 compared with his old bike.....second, I made the mistake of booking a test ride on a second-hand 20,000 miler at my local bike shop....third, I made the mistake of "just going to have a look" at an absolute mint Senna S4 with only 4,000 on the clock.....a red haze later and now I'm the proud owner of a Senna S4, just need to get a Crash Helmet that matches Running Man now!!

Woo Hoo! What have I been missing! :D :D :burnout: :burnout:

[Chappers]

So there really is a significant difference then? Just that I'm toying with the idea of an S4 for next summer.

[S4 MAD]

hope you enjoy it , i personaly think their great fun and they do sound good with some slightly less than legal cans on. :burnout:

[NattyBoy]

Nice one MH...they look fantastic in senna colours too !

Enjoy..

Nat

[fatbloke]

I'm toying with the idea of an S4 for next summer.
go for the M1000 less servicing costs similar performance (better IMO)
and NO cack plumbing

[NattyBoy]

Oh no he doesnt... :lol:

You dont want a namby pamby aircooled engine of yesteryear..you want a nice state of the art desmoquattro engine you do.... :twisted: :lol:

Nat

[Chappers]

go for the M1000 less servicing costs similar performance (better IMO)
and NO cack plumbing

How much would one of those set me back in comparison to the S4 then?

[steviej]

How much would one of those set me back in comparison to the S4 then?

I reckon they'd prob set you back a similar price used but it's the upkeep that makes the difference. Ducati Manchester charge £484 for a 12thou service compared to £579 for the S4.......... :eek:

DUCATI MANCHESTER (http://www.ducatistore.co.uk/)

[madhatter]

Oh no he doesnt... :lol:

You dont want a namby pamby aircooled engine of yesteryear..you want a nice state of the art desmoquattro engine you do.... :twisted: :lol:

Nat

.....but those of "Heavier Build" do tend to favour the air-cooled version as they don't have the extra weight of water and a radiator to slow them down even further.... :D :lol: .....Ooops, that's my membership knackered.. :twisted:

[Chappers]

I reckon they'd prob set you back a similar price used but it's the upkeep that makes the difference. Ducati Manchester charge £484 for a 12thou service compared to £579 for the S4.......... :eek:

DUCATI MANCHESTER (http://www.ducatistore.co.uk/)

Think that's made my mind up then for my next bike as you've totally agreed with what Fatbloke was telling me last night, only thing is you don't tend to see many 1000's going up for sale, so could be waiting a while :(

[A Yerbury]

one on ebay now I think?

[Rod]

Think that's made my mind up then for my next bike as you've totally agreed with what Fatbloke was telling me last night, only thing is you don't tend to see many 1000's going up for sale, so could be waiting a while :(


You're not joking, 1000 ds's S/H are like hens teeth, I'd been looking for ages. But 4-4.5k will get you a good S4 and you can put the money you've saved towards the servicing! :D

HTH.

[JR]

If you dont see many M1000s for sale does that not tell you a story! I will sell you mine when I hang up my boots!

JR

[Runningman]

Great bike, great colour scheme...well done Steve!
r

[CK & AK]

If you dont see many M1000s for sale does that not tell you a story! I will sell you mine when I hang up my boots!

JR

Z'actly - we all luv 'em soo much, they never get a chance to be sold ;) :D

[Chappers]

If you dont see many M1000s for sale does that not tell you a story! I will sell you mine when I hang up my boots!

JR

Exactly, they must be that good that nobody ever wants to part with them, whereas (only assuming here) S4 owners must either feel they need an upgrade or can't really afford the servicing costs or sell for other reasons ie. new house, holiday etc.

I WANT ONE! :bunny:

[mack541]

rod if you want hens teeth for a monster try finding an s4 cromo for sale even ducati uk didnt know about them and no mine is not for sale ha ha ha .......neil