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.
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you are going to have fun with that ;D [thumbsup] [Dolph]
welcome!
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great looking bike man, nice blank canvas for you to blow the kids college fund on ;)
Excellent, that'll be a FUN ride! The red key & card are for the immobilizer.
JM
Quote from: the_Journeyman on September 06, 2011, 04:44:59 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.
Probably your best impulse buy [thumbsup]
Exhaust exhaust exhaust.......hint [beer]
Sweet lookin' ride. [drool]
Congrats! Have fun and be safe!
Check out the Accessories & Mods forum for ideas [thumbsup]
Congrats! Beautiful bike!
gold forks with that goofy Swedish name would make me think irrationally too if given the chance [thumbsup]
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.
that is a good purchase my man. well done. looks like it's in great shape! welcome to the board .. . [Dolph]
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)
Haha I can't believe nobody has said it yet...
REFLECTORS!!!
Congrats man!
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.
Great choice that is one helluva bike!
Sweet!!
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?
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.
Congrats! She's a beauty.
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.
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!
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.
Congrats! awesome looking bike,i would go nuts customizing that ride man,nice and easy but not too cheesy [thumbsup]
Nice choice!! Bike looks GREAT!!!! Enjoy
I remember when my S4RS looked just like that....
....didn't last very long. Haha.
Great bike, man. Enjoy!
Congrats,
beautiful bike, very clean....will take a lot of will power to keep it that way...
enjoy, enjoy, enjoy... [clap]
keep the reflectors [thumbsup]
congrats!!! looks great [thumbsup]