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Title: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: Paigecm on September 06, 2011, 02:18:58 PM OK after reading and reading and all of your input I pulled the trigger on the 07' S4RS. It turn es out it has 4600 miles on it and is completely stock. It has had the tank replaced and I have the paperwork for that it dos have the red key and the card,however not sure yet what that's all about. All services are up to date from the Ducati dealer here in Charlotte NC. I ended up paying 7995.00 for it. Just brought it home 16 miles and holy cow. Coming from a 07 gsxr 600 what a difference. I have a lot of questions but will try the search button before I fire away.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/paigecm/002-2.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/paigecm/003-1.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/paigecm/004-1.jpg) Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: TiNi on September 06, 2011, 02:23:12 PM you are going to have fun with that ;D [thumbsup] [Dolph]
welcome! Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: zarn02 on September 06, 2011, 02:30:40 PM [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: Curmudgeon on September 06, 2011, 02:39:17 PM http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=NC (http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=NC) Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: thought on September 06, 2011, 03:03:37 PM great looking bike man, nice blank canvas for you to blow the kids college fund on ;)
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: the_Journeyman on September 06, 2011, 03:44:59 PM Excellent, that'll be a FUN ride! The red key & card are for the immobilizer.
JM Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: Christian on September 06, 2011, 03:47:20 PM Excellent, that'll be a FUN ride! The red key & card are for the immobilizer. JM To expand on this: Your new bike is equipped with an anti-theft system called an "immobilizer". Basically your key has an electronic chip in it and if the ignition is started without the chip matching what the bike is looking for, the bike turns off. Each key (the black keys) have a chip in them. The red key is the master key. If you lose a black key, you use the red key to recode the chip in the black key. Do not lose the red key. Good luck with the bike. I love my S4RS. Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: muskrat on September 06, 2011, 05:49:23 PM Probably your best impulse buy [thumbsup]
Exhaust exhaust exhaust.......hint [beer] Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: ManaloEA on September 06, 2011, 07:34:00 PM Sweet lookin' ride. [drool]
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: jvax on September 06, 2011, 08:26:38 PM Congrats! Have fun and be safe! Check out the Accessories & Mods forum for ideas [thumbsup] Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: NFJ79 on September 06, 2011, 08:54:22 PM Congrats! Beautiful bike!
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: matt922 on September 06, 2011, 09:19:35 PM gold forks with that goofy Swedish name would make me think irrationally too if given the chance [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: Raux on September 06, 2011, 09:20:56 PM STOP... don't look at the acc and mod section. avoid the temptation. you will suffer long and penniless nights.
plus, that bike is beautiful just as it is. Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: uglyducky on September 06, 2011, 09:22:49 PM that is a good purchase my man. well done. looks like it's in great shape! welcome to the board .. . [Dolph]
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: uglyducky on September 06, 2011, 09:34:39 PM oh and get that new tank sealed with caswell tank sealer asap. they only replace them once and have done nothing different with the replacement tanks (you get the same problematic tank but just new)
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: Howley on September 07, 2011, 03:31:45 AM Haha I can't believe nobody has said it yet...
REFLECTORS!!! Congrats man! Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: corey on September 07, 2011, 08:41:49 AM seriously howey, i was just about to...
also... lose those mickey mouse mirrors and get some bar-ends, or at least something a little more stylish from rizoma ;D kiss your savings account and available credit GOOD BYE sir. Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: GLantern on September 07, 2011, 12:28:00 PM Great choice that is one helluva bike!
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: rideserotta on September 07, 2011, 05:34:40 PM Sweet!!
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: Paigecm on September 07, 2011, 06:40:19 PM Thanks guys. I appreciate all the kind and constructive comments. I need to do some digging. I need to find out how to firm up the front and rear suspension. I weigh 210. I know new springs would be in order but now is not the time. Whats the best way to firm it up with the controls I have?
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: Christian on September 07, 2011, 06:42:09 PM You've got the best suspension setup available on a factory Monster of that area. Ohlins front and back. They're fully adjustable.
Do you have a Ducati dealership near you? You can probably have them tweak it to your tastes. I haven't done suspension setup myself - it seems more like magic than science to me. Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: arai_speed on September 07, 2011, 07:05:18 PM Congrats! She's a beauty.
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: Paigecm on September 07, 2011, 07:21:49 PM Yes I do have a dealership about 20 minutes away. THey are having an open house sat with a stunt rider then a monster show. Maybe i could get some help on it out there.
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: Christian on September 07, 2011, 07:24:25 PM That's your best bet, IMO. There's several levels of adjustment. They can probably get you in a ballpark. I did some research on changing the Ohlins setup on my S4RS but decided I was better off leaving it to the pros.
The bike is generally setup for someone around 150-160lbs, so it should only take a bit of adjustment to get it to your weight of 210. Good luck! Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: DucDodgers on September 07, 2011, 07:34:44 PM Go out and get a set of frame sliders NOW. Hopefully you'll never need them but it's too late to get them when you do.
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: duc996 on September 08, 2011, 02:15:40 AM Congrats! awesome looking bike,i would go nuts customizing that ride man,nice and easy but not too cheesy [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: mjk778 on September 08, 2011, 10:24:25 AM Nice choice!! Bike looks GREAT!!!! Enjoy
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: $Lindz$ on September 08, 2011, 10:33:54 AM I remember when my S4RS looked just like that....
....didn't last very long. Haha. Great bike, man. Enjoy! Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: graydo on September 08, 2011, 11:17:58 AM Congrats,
beautiful bike, very clean....will take a lot of will power to keep it that way... enjoy, enjoy, enjoy... [clap] Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: justinrhenry on September 09, 2011, 05:24:42 PM keep the reflectors [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Bought it (follow up to advice post) Post by: Hellraising-vtec on September 11, 2011, 10:01:52 AM congrats!!! looks great [thumbsup]
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