New bike time! After finishing my M900 I was trying to decide what I wanted to do next. I was keen on another Ducati of course but something different, maybe more valves and watercooled but still has to have a dry clutch and a single sided swingarm would be nice. I didn't want another Monster but this S4R popped up for sale at a good price and it has 4 valves per cylinder, water cooling, a dry clutch and a single sided swingarm. I'd had an idea for an S4R that was to basically build what the Monster could have been in the 90's. 996cc, 3 spoke wheels, single swinger and the classic red and gold paint. We'll see how far I get but that is the direction I'm heading. Now to the bike, it needs some work but has potential and has some goodies already on it such as a full QD exhaust, Power Commander 3, Speedymoto pressure plate and clutch cover, extra carbon bits, braided lines and a Scottoiler. The not so good things include a faulty regulator/rectifier, a worn out clutch and evidence of coolant in the oil. If the engine is a dud I can rebuild it or sling in a new one and I'll still be ahead which is good. If anyone has any S4R specific info I'm happy to hear it
My first Ducati was a 2004 S4R in red with a grey frame, I absolutely loved it! I never liked the look of the rubber cable ties around the trellis frame though, I thought they looked rather untidy. If I can answer any questions, happy to help.
Agreed…those black cable ties were the first thing that grabbed my eye, when looking at the picture.
A pet hate of mine. I Swapped the Black Rubber ties for Red cable ties on my red framed Monster, and have used grey ones on my Silver framed 1000SS and M1000. My Red framed 999 has hardly any that are visible so I didn't bother. It makes such a big difference Silver framed M1000 Monster. Before: After: And I know the 1000SS has undergone a complete transformation between these two images, but those Black cable ties no longer draw the eye:
I don't know much about them other than they are Italian and expensive when new. I definitely prefer the look over the stock system, I don't know why Ducati didn't put the mufflers on the left hand side. It's the same with VFR's, the NC30's look better than the NC24's
I don't mind the rubber straps on the gold frames for some reason. They look ugly on the red frame for sure but I also don't like frame and bodywork the same colour, same as double denim
