696, Motard, M900 - oh what to do! - Page 2

08-11-2007, 09:12 PM

Well thanks everyone for great advice but today I am pretty sure I have found my new baby

Its a surprise as well considering the following:

1 - The colours vile, even the wheels make me wanna puke
2 - Its got a HOOGE great ugly thing bolted to the front of the engine
3 - Its covered, and I mean COVERED in mingin carbon fibre
4 - It has the worlds most uncomfortable corbin seat on it
5 - I'm gonna have a left arm like Arnold Schwazz-thingy coz the clutch needs Goliath to operate it

But... its immaculate, low mileage, full service history, 3 months warranty, good price and the dealers even gonna let me try some of Pinkys bits on it to see if they'll fit!

As long as the weather is dry Saturday I'll be test riding and then part exing Pinky.

Benson - thanks your wise words really swung it for me. For gods sake I'm 27 with my own house, if it gets that bad theres nothing wrong with renting and using my house deposit money for Termis is there?!

WooHoo fingers crossed for Saturday

David Matthews · 08-11-2007, 09:23 PM

You 'forgot' to say what it is.

08-11-2007, 09:29 PM

hehe its a secret

Dont worry only another day and half to wait for the "result"!

Zimbo · 08-11-2007, 09:50 PM

Got to be an S4.

09-11-2007, 01:14 AM

its not air cooled cooled, its gotta be hi-spec to have lots of carbon fibre.

not a pearlescent white S4Rs?

JerryXt · 09-11-2007, 06:45 AM

welcome to the DARK side

09-11-2007, 07:28 AM

OK OK I admit defeat, I'll tell you anyway coz I wanna ask a question about it.

Here it is, I've affectionately named it Daffodil already

DUCATI Monster S4
Capacity 916
Colour Yellow
Year 2001
Price £ 3599
Mileage 8072 miles

Description : A true Italian Stallion sporting the legendary 916 Ducati engine. This bike comes with some very nice Remus cans and a Corbin seat not to mention all the carbon bits

Its from Dave Wood Racing and its all thanks to Stormie for pointing it out to me and Christine taking me there to seeing it yesterday!

Now then, the problem I have is...

I was looking through all the paperwork and in there was a customer comment on a Ducati dealership service sheet saying that there might be a clutch problem as sometimes the owner finds it difficult to select gear. There was also a clutch recall done after that comment was made.

The young lad in there with the TL1000S, forgot his name now said about fitting the oversized master cylinder and it making the clutch a tad lighter which is cool. I'm just a bit worried there might be an underlying clutch/gearbox issue with the bike.

So guys and girls, whaddya reckon?

Zimbo · 09-11-2007, 09:44 AM

eeeuuuggh plumbing yuk

09-11-2007, 11:09 AM

Very tidy looking Thumper. Got my 900 from Dave Wood, couldn't meet a more helpful guy and he did me a good deal as well.
Good luck with it.

09-11-2007, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thumper

...............

So guys and girls, whaddya reckon?

Really, basic S4's ain't pretty are they now? What do you want a bike to do for you? Posing? Sunday riding?, Touring?, Commuting? Track days?

There are so many great bikes around for each of those tasks, some like the 1200GS that do it all

- hmmmm not sure where an S4 sits in the motorcycling world - bit sort of beige really.

09-11-2007, 12:46 PM

S2R1000 and the Sport Classics are the best looking Ducati's at the moment.

JerryXt · 09-11-2007, 01:31 PM

Will, you're back on the naughty stair again

The S4 really does everything. Touring, trackdays and hooning. Monster riding position, storming engine and excellent value.

Good job Ms T. Daffy looks lovely! You might even get to like yellow

JerryXt · 09-11-2007, 01:36 PM

BTW, sorting the clutch isn't terminally expensive if it goes wrong. I would hope that the dealer would rectify it if you found a problem. From the sound of it, it's a decent place.

Do a search for clutch slave cylinder. That should pull up some posts about the aftermarket thing and there's a view that you can pack the standard cylinder with washers to get the same effect.

09-11-2007, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

S2R1000 and the Sport Classics are the best looking Ducati's at the moment.

i have to agree tho the S2R 800 is just as tidy!

Pedro · 09-11-2007, 03:56 PM

I'll have an evoluzion clutch slave cylinder for sale shortly, makes the clutch 30% lighter

09-11-2007, 06:45 AM	#21
JerryXt everyone gets home safe Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Bike: S4Rs Posts: 933	welcome to the DARK side __________________ There is no depth to that mans talent... Sorry, there is no END to the depth of that mans talent.

09-11-2007, 01:31 PM	#27
JerryXt everyone gets home safe Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Bike: S4Rs Posts: 933	Will, you're back on the naughty stair again The S4 really does everything. Touring, trackdays and hooning. Monster riding position, storming engine and excellent value. Good job Ms T. Daffy looks lovely! You might even get to like yellow __________________ There is no depth to that mans talent... Sorry, there is no END to the depth of that mans talent.

09-11-2007, 01:36 PM	#28
JerryXt everyone gets home safe Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Bike: S4Rs Posts: 933	BTW, sorting the clutch isn't terminally expensive if it goes wrong. I would hope that the dealer would rectify it if you found a problem. From the sound of it, it's a decent place. Do a search for clutch slave cylinder. That should pull up some posts about the aftermarket thing and there's a view that you can pack the standard cylinder with washers to get the same effect. __________________ There is no depth to that mans talent... Sorry, there is no END to the depth of that mans talent.

09-11-2007, 03:56 PM	#30
Pedro Ciao, come stai? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Somewhere Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 4,157	I'll have an evoluzion clutch slave cylinder for sale shortly, makes the clutch 30% lighter __________________ Monster 1200R! KTM 990 SuperDuke

08-11-2007, 09:12 PM	#16
Thumper Guest Posts: n/a	Well thanks everyone for great advice but today I am pretty sure I have found my new baby Its a surprise as well considering the following: 1 - The colours vile, even the wheels make me wanna puke 2 - Its got a HOOGE great ugly thing bolted to the front of the engine 3 - Its covered, and I mean COVERED in mingin carbon fibre 4 - It has the worlds most uncomfortable corbin seat on it 5 - I'm gonna have a left arm like Arnold Schwazz-thingy coz the clutch needs Goliath to operate it But... its immaculate, low mileage, full service history, 3 months warranty, good price and the dealers even gonna let me try some of Pinkys bits on it to see if they'll fit! As long as the weather is dry Saturday I'll be test riding and then part exing Pinky. Benson - thanks your wise words really swung it for me. For gods sake I'm 27 with my own house, if it gets that bad theres nothing wrong with renting and using my house deposit money for Termis is there?! WooHoo fingers crossed for Saturday

08-11-2007, 09:23 PM	#17
David Matthews Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sturminster Newton Bike: S2r 1000 Posts: 162	You 'forgot' to say what it is.

08-11-2007, 09:29 PM	#18
Thumper Guest Posts: n/a	hehe its a secret Dont worry only another day and half to wait for the "result"!

08-11-2007, 09:50 PM	#19
Zimbo Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Stonehouse, Glos Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,080	Got to be an S4.

09-11-2007, 01:14 AM	#20
neilbaldry Guest Posts: n/a	its not air cooled cooled, its gotta be hi-spec to have lots of carbon fibre. not a pearlescent white S4Rs?

09-11-2007, 07:28 AM	#22
Thumper Guest Posts: n/a	OK OK I admit defeat, I'll tell you anyway coz I wanna ask a question about it. Here it is, I've affectionately named it Daffodil already DUCATI Monster S4 Capacity 916 Colour Yellow Year 2001 Price £ 3599 Mileage 8072 miles Description : A true Italian Stallion sporting the legendary 916 Ducati engine. This bike comes with some very nice Remus cans and a Corbin seat not to mention all the carbon bits Its from Dave Wood Racing and its all thanks to Stormie for pointing it out to me and Christine taking me there to seeing it yesterday! Now then, the problem I have is... I was looking through all the paperwork and in there was a customer comment on a Ducati dealership service sheet saying that there might be a clutch problem as sometimes the owner finds it difficult to select gear. There was also a clutch recall done after that comment was made. The young lad in there with the TL1000S, forgot his name now said about fitting the oversized master cylinder and it making the clutch a tad lighter which is cool. I'm just a bit worried there might be an underlying clutch/gearbox issue with the bike. So guys and girls, whaddya reckon?

09-11-2007, 09:44 AM	#23
Zimbo Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Stonehouse, Glos Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,080	eeeuuuggh plumbing yuk

09-11-2007, 11:09 AM	#24
giler Guest Posts: n/a	Very tidy looking Thumper. Got my 900 from Dave Wood, couldn't meet a more helpful guy and he did me a good deal as well. Good luck with it.

09-11-2007, 12:46 PM	#26
Will Guest Posts: n/a	S2R1000 and the Sport Classics are the best looking Ducati's at the moment.