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Title: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: hbliam on March 24, 2013, 10:16:45 PM Full circle and loving it. Finally have a Monster in my garage again. My favorite color combo as well. 2007 S4R Testastretta with 840 miles. Already lightly modded with no reflectors, stickers, chopped tail, blacked out rearsets, smoked rear lens with LED's, Rizoma bar, and CRG's. In other words, all the stuff I would have done anyway. Now just screaming for an exhaust and maybe a different seat. And the brakes...holy crap after riding only monoblocks on my last three bikes I can honestly say these brakes suck.
Washed it, put the side panels back on, adjusted the turn stops, put air in the tires (were both under 5 PSI, no wonder it was so hard to roll around), and put my barrel bag from my first Monster on the rear grab rail. Ready to roll. (http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz56/hbliam/1364190962_zps71858836.jpg?t=1364190967) Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: The Don on March 24, 2013, 10:46:35 PM Congratulations, very nice indeed
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: BastrdHK on March 24, 2013, 11:31:25 PM One of my favorite Monsters as well.... [Dolph]
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: bdub on March 25, 2013, 03:51:30 AM Sweeeeet bike
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: Howie on March 25, 2013, 04:06:42 AM [drool]
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: Travman on March 25, 2013, 05:52:48 AM That is a sweet bike. Ducati got a lot of little details right on that bike such as the frame being completely clear of wires and ties. The frame looks a lot cleaner than earlier bikes.
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: jaxduc on March 25, 2013, 06:01:33 AM Very nice bike! I even like what you did with that little white basket in the front [thumbsup]
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: JohnEE on March 25, 2013, 07:46:57 AM Best factory paint scheme IMO. Great bike!
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: MadDuck on March 25, 2013, 08:49:43 AM Those brakes shouldn't be that bad. Maybe they need some basic work. Bleed/pads. Something like that. Heck at one time I put radial master on a 98 Monster, Galfer rotors and lines. Stock calipers and pads and the thing felt like it had superbike brakes. I don't think the rotors had that much to do with it as I put Super super Galfer rotors on a 999 and didn't notice any improvement.
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: hbliam on March 25, 2013, 08:59:27 AM Those brakes shouldn't be that bad. Maybe they need some basic work. Bleed/pads. Something like that. Heck at one time I put radial master on a 98 Monster, Galfer rotors and lines. Stock calipers and pads and the thing felt like it had superbike brakes. I don't thing the rotors had that much to do with it as I put Super super Galfer rotors on a 999 and didn't notice any improvement. They don't need to be bled and the pads have less then 900 miles on them. I think it's simply the fact my last bike was an 1199 which has some of the best brakes ever on a production bike. The brakes on the Monster stop the bike, it just doesn't have near the feel my last three bikes had. Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: Autostrada Pilot on March 25, 2013, 11:02:23 AM More pictures, please. My all time favorite color combo (followed closely by original red on bronze or silve frame).
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: obsidian gt on March 25, 2013, 01:01:41 PM Beautiful bike. Funny though, I just got rid of my Monster a month ago and got a '13 848 Corse. I set out to find that EXACT Monster, and saw the Corse and fell in love! congrats!
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: Grampa on March 25, 2013, 03:18:12 PM i know that bike ;)
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: ducpainter on March 25, 2013, 03:40:25 PM They don't need to be bled and the pads have less then 900 miles on them. I think it's simply the fact my last bike was an 1199 which has some of the best brakes ever on a production bike. The brakes on the Monster stop the bike, it just doesn't have near the feel my last three bikes had. Stock pads leave a lot to be desired.Seriously consider a pad upgrade. Those brakes can be much better. Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: hbliam on March 25, 2013, 05:45:22 PM Stock pads leave a lot to be desired. Seriously consider a pad upgrade. Those brakes can be much better. I'll try that and maybe some iron rotors. Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: hbliam on March 25, 2013, 05:46:10 PM Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: ducpainter on March 25, 2013, 05:54:28 PM I'll try that and maybe some iron rotors. The iron rotors have pluses and minuses.Better pads have no downside. Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: hbliam on March 25, 2013, 06:50:38 PM The iron rotors have pluses and minuses. Better pads have no downside. Which pads are best? Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: IZ on March 25, 2013, 07:02:27 PM Is this one of those "I bought it from a little, old lady" stories?
Seriously..how the hell do you find an '07 with less then 900 miles?! [bang] [bang] [bang] Good for you. ^That is directed at previous owner. Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: hbliam on March 25, 2013, 08:41:51 PM Is this one of those "I bought it from a little, old lady" stories? Seriously..how the hell do you find an '07 with less then 900 miles?! [bang] [bang] [bang] Good for you. ^That is directed at previous owner. Life happens. Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: Novelo on March 25, 2013, 10:03:15 PM [thumbsup] Never get tired of seeing that paint scheme or the S4's.
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: ungeheuer on March 26, 2013, 02:07:04 AM Very nice [thumbsup]
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: ducpainter on March 26, 2013, 02:25:14 AM Which pads are best? Best is certainly subjective.I like Dunlop Pads (DP). Probably because that is what my local shop recommended and they worked well for me with stock stainless rotors. The HH+ rated street version give a very progressive feel and excellent stopping power. If you like more initial bite then try the race version. If you have your mind set on iron rotors they would cause more rapid wear as they are a metallic pad. Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: Grampa on March 26, 2013, 03:39:08 AM It's your bikes brother. i thought bikes were female. a sister from another mister [thumbsup] good to see her in your hands [beer] Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: MadDuck on March 26, 2013, 08:21:18 AM Doesn't anyone know the difference between "then" and "than" anymore? ???
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: ducpainter on March 26, 2013, 12:35:14 PM Doesn't anyone know the difference between "then" and "than" anymore? ??? To whom is that directed?Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: MadDuck on March 26, 2013, 02:51:46 PM I'm sorry. I don't mean to be the grammar nazi but it just bugs me sometimes. You see it everywhere these days. It's in a couple different posts from different folks.
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: ducpainter on March 26, 2013, 02:55:45 PM I'm sorry. I don't mean to be the grammar nazi but it just bugs me sometimes. You see it everywhere these days. It's in a couple different posts from different folks. I'm seriously curious, because I only see one use of the word then, and as far as I know it was correct.More detail please. Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: hbliam on March 26, 2013, 03:05:54 PM I'm sorry. I don't mean to be the grammar nazi but it just bugs me sometimes. You see it everywhere these days. It's in a couple different posts from different folks. Make up your mind. Double space after a period or single space. Triple space? Never. Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: MadDuck on March 26, 2013, 03:08:02 PM Make up your mind. Double space after a period or single space. Triple space? Never. ;D Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: Grampa on March 26, 2013, 03:57:19 PM my mothizzle told mizzle " unlizzle you hizzle somizzle nizzle to sizzle kizzle your trizzle shut"
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: roggie on March 26, 2013, 04:03:18 PM Best factory paint scheme IMO. Great bike! +1 congrats! nice ride... Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: SpikeC on March 26, 2013, 04:38:04 PM Snerk
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: MadDuck on March 26, 2013, 07:10:39 PM Oh, no............... I'm sorry guys. I didn't really want to start something like this. [bow_down]
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: hbliam on March 26, 2013, 09:08:13 PM It's ok. Most of my threads get locked anyway.
Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: zooom on March 27, 2013, 05:49:47 AM It's ok. Most of my threads get locked anyway. that's only because you think that the popo be keepin you down and treatin' you unfairly! ;) seriously though...welcome back to the fold...change the pads or perhaps talk to Fred at Yoyodyne about potential solutions to give you better brake feel... Title: Re: The Universe is right again or .....Monster in my garage.... Post by: JohnEE on March 27, 2013, 06:19:48 AM No upgrades are going to come close to the 1199's monoblocks. It not that the S4R brakes are bad. But the 1199 brakes are so good that they are going to blow pretty much everything out of water when compared. Just my 2 cents.
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