Ducati Monster Forum

I am curious to see what others have found when they have done upgrades to there Duc's

About a week ago I finally had my Termi/DPECU/Air Filter kit finished on my S2R 800 (took 4 -6 weeks to get right, bit of long story, lets just say Ducati Italy make the beast with two backsed up)

The bike already had a DP Cat bypass pipe fitted at the 1000k service

Now with a good highway run I could get 185k's before the fuel light came on, around town (commuting) roughly 175k's before the Kit was fitted.

I have just gotten with a mixture of both highway and commuting this week, 220k's (checked it seconds after the fuel light came on) put 10.9 L in the tank

The dealer said the TPO setting is spot on and the gas mix was spot on (DDS gas analyzer) after the kit was fitted.

Is that normal? bike runs very well, lots of power, normal temps, no coughing or spitting (from the bike or me) I keep reading of people barely able to get 150k's
Not that I'm complaining, the more K's the better!  [thumbsup]

Just wanted to get others experience with there amount of K's from a tank.  [moto]

I recall my S2R800 going further on a tank after fitting termi slip ons/ecu/open air box kit.
Can't remember actual KM's.

On  S2R1000 get between 130km to 190km when fuel light comes on (full exhaust no cat/ecu/open airbox).

on average on 95 fuel i get 180 , when i run 98 fuel i get 220 be for light comes on  [thumbsup]

S4RT with full open Zards, DP ECU & Open Airbox...

160km before light comes on the open road "riding" the Monster

120km round town......

But it does run like a dream......  [moto]

OOohhh 95 or 98 fuel no difference.....

Most of the guys complaining about only 150km out of a tank are on the S4RS/T thingies. They say all that extra power uses the fuel ... I think it has more to do with carrying that radiator around all the time, the weight'll cost ya.

Us, with our humble little 800's, should be getting far better economy than that and would think 200km before the light coming on would be the norm, but there is no such thing as 'normal' riding. I don't really get the opportunity to check these things as riding is normally out of town so I fill up when I can. On a ride with the Sydney mob I seem to recall being a fair way short of the 200 mark when the light came on, so I would say it is heavily dependent on the riding 'mood'.

Sometimes I think my consumption has gone up since the new exhaust install (full custom, but no changes to ECU or airbox) but again I think it has more to do with the 'mood'. With a standard exhaust there is no incentive to keep the revs up, so the exhaust has probably made my riding style a little less economical rather than the machine itself.

Actually agree with you Betty.... (Except the Radiator bit.....  [cheeky]  [cheeky])

When you have a Monster that sounds good and you have that extra bit of power.... You use it...

I love nothing better than to crank it up leaving the lights or coming out of a corner and listen to the growl and lighten up the front wheel.... So yes my riding style has changed with the addition of "bling".... Hence I do use more Gas...  [moto] .. And I wouldn't have it any other way.... ;D

220 city riding on teh little 620 before the light comes on. Fill up when around 240km.

No diff between city/highway riding. Well, maybe a little diff.  ???

I've got the open box, ecu and termis and run pretty much bang on 5L/100km

750.... Open airbox, K&N filter, Staintune mufflers = 230 ish when light comes on when commuting.

1000DS.... Open air box, K&N Filter, Arrows high mounts = 190 ish when light comes on when commuting.

Of course all this is subject to change depending on the mood of the pilot at the time ;) [evil].

Oh yes, the least octane for the 750, wont tolerate the more potent stuff and 95 is fine for the DS, 98 doesnt really make much differnce 'cept in the wallet  ;)

CairnsDuc, this sounds consistent with my S2R800 with Termis/ECU/DP Cat Bypass. I'm getting around 210kms before the fuel light comes on running 95RON with mixed riding. Once the fuel light comes on, I put ~10.5-11 litres in to fill it up (normally about 10-20kms after the fuel light comes on).  If I'm doing freeway miles I've squeezed 235kms out of a tank before the fuel light comes on.

Yeah, I'm one of those whingers. I was getting 100km before the fuel light came on (about 10 liters) when commuting, but I had the 12,000km service done recently and they did some tuning and I'm getting about 115km on the commute now. Yet to try the open road.

But its not just the weight, the thing is a sail ... I mean, its meant to catch the breeze right  ;) :P

Now you are making me think about it ... so is the more powerful engine only to overcome the radiator?  :-\

(plus a bit more for the fun of it)


A 15% improvement in economy, you've gotta be happy with that (if you needed to find a bright side)

It is an aerodynamically designed wing like the Alan Bonds Australia II. It makes up for the bad riding posture (not that I have one.... [laugh]), it actually provided better fuel consumption as it lifts the bike off the road thus less friction, it protects my delicate legs from all those nasty bugs, it keeps me warm in the winter, it picks up chicks and makes me a Chai Latte on demand....  [cheeky]   [clap]

I bet you wish you had one now.....  [roll]

Thanks everyone, I figured there would be a difference, just didn't think it would be that much.

No complaints, the only reason I asked was the dealer said he could set it to get 200k's from a tank, but that wouldn't be any fun, so you can imagine my surprise when I get 220, and I'm not exactly gentle with the throttle.

It's all good  [thumbsup]

2 sessions per tank at the track,thats about 78km  ;D

05 S2r 800 with 20,000Km's on it No Mod at all.
City riding 160Km.
Going for a fang 160km-200km a tank.
Going for a trip easy riding 190km-240km per tank.

that's cause you always ride like a .............  [cheeky]

anywhere from 170-ish to 210-ish on my M800

from my reckoning, factors need to include:

- engine capacity
- vintage (differing tank capacities etc)
- intake, exhaust and fueling mods
- gearing mods - 14T etc..
- riding style (how heavy handed you are on the throttle)
- the total weight the engine is moving along, bike and rider.

I say the last cause my bike used to do much better fuel economy when kickstart was riding it...... probably due to a number of factors, but mostly cause it's carying me around rather than him .... oh and he rides like adam as well  [cheeky]

the quality of the offset map for the rear cylinder can make a huge difference to fuel economy.  maybe the dp s2r800 offset is better than the std offset.  or it might have more spark advance - lots of the later marelli mapping jobs seem to lack spark advance at lower throttle openings.

i think i've read of a lot of people who get pc3 fitted and tuned with an "advanced" map get better fuel economy.  having said that my 851 will (did) get great economy when not in the city, even riding it hard.  i think there's something very wrong with the mapping on the 4v bikes that only get 100km to a tank - they should do much better than that with the compression and good chambers and all.

I should quantify the 100km per tank. Its 100km until the fuel light comes on, which is about 10 litres, so whats that, 2-3 usable liters left, say another 20kays.

This is inner city commuting, 0-60 in half a second at the lights, lots of idling and running below 4000rpm and under 60 km/h all the way. Fun though  ;D

I sure it has the ability to run better and more efficient with some better fuelling, can the Power Commander be used in conjuction with the standard ECU, stock air filter/box and udder and make a noticeble difference?

160km on a stock S2R800 ... you know it has more than two gears right  :D ;D

Thrasher ;D [cheeky] [thumbsup] [moto]

nice  [clap]

mines about 200km before the light comes on, 240 before I start a 'leg workout'.

992ds, open air, termi, dp ecu and some wind-catching lanky bastard sitting on top.

Termi's made a huge difference: it ran like crap until Brad 'the Ducati-whisperer' Black got her back!  [bacon]

Sorry, i do have one Mod i've got a DP 14T front Sprocket on it.

 ;D

Just shit-stirrin'. It would seem that you are having a great time ... not too shy to use the juice, good onya.

00 M900ie termi, openbox, and dp ECU, 14T

I get about 180km communiting running on PULP ie 95 octane and it'll stretch out to 210km before I have to walk.

That's communiting early morning and evening, it's really start stop and hard of the lights etc .... lots of fun.
ie 98 the bike runs terribly and my mechanic says I should be using standard unleaded ie ULP 91. If I use ULP I only get about 160km before the light comes on and the power seams nowhere near as responsive.

Open road I'll get 200km before the light comes on.

Fairy?

The reason is I try to ride behind big objects, less wind resistance, which is why I ride behind you on group rides.  [cheeky]



Fixed it for ya.  ;)

Dont do much city ridin' (cos I dont live in the city) but my worstest wuz 150, and my bestest wuz 260 before I got the orange glow of " dare to go past the pump" light.







                                                 Mmick

and here I was thinking you liked checking out my arse  [moto]  [cheeky]

You shouldn't be calling yourself goldFiSh, crayFiSh would be more appropriate.  ;)




 [cheeky]

If you troll back to the Hooligans DownUnder days on the DML you'll find that I didn't make up that name  ;D but I'll pass your comments on to the originator  [thumbsup]

So you know what i mean by crayFiSh.  ???

obviously not, it would seem!

crayFiSh= All the meat is in your arse.  ;D

ah  [laugh]

I'm running a standard S2R800 but with a cat replacement mid pipe and 14t sprocket. I usually see about 200 before the light comes on. I've tested it and I can get another 40km riding conservatively before it cuts out. It doesn't seem to matter how I ride.