Rear brake and Shift levers

[Punx Clever]

Just wondering if anyone knows of any kind of decent replacement levers for the stock s*R rearsets.  I don't want to go GP shifting, and as anyone who has had to replace these levers knows, the stock prices are crazy.  I've made my levers work, but they certainly aren't pretty.

Right now, the ultimate goal is some aftermarket rearsets... but that is a bit of money.  If I could find some decent levers, i wouldn't need rearsets... quite frankly I'm happy with the locations as it is.

Any ideas?

[He Man]

any reason you dont want GP shift? 

Its like heroin, but worst. 

[Punx Clever]

Most of the GP shift setups I see available just have the lever attached directly to the engine as opposed to a connecting rod.  Don't like the idea of going down and having that stress put on the case.  with rearsets I know I could try it out, but who knows if I will.

[He Man]

That connecting rod is made of steel, and the shifter youd get would be aluminum. The aluminum would flex and bend before that part breaks.

The toe piece would probably snap off before that happens, theres nothing to worry about. my bike skidded on the left side with the toe piece digging into dirt and its fine.

Ive also had it droped on the left side when a car hit it, it bent, but the actual connecting rod is perfectly fine, though the shifter needed replacement. i woudlnt worry about it.

[junior varsity]

yeah, no concerns over here about the direct spline attachment. The alu shifter will get bent out of the way or break off long before it damages that spline. There is a titanium shifter out there, and that might be more of a concern, but again, the toe piece itself will disembark before that occurs.

Then you've got the footpeg taking the brunt of the impact anyhow.

Direct spline connection feels fantastic. I understand that some people are just used to the conventional shift pattern that comes from the factory, and won't switch, but i likes it a lot.

If you are looking at rearsets, any rearsets, they are going to expensive.

[Punx Clever]

Oh I know rears are expensive.  But I found a good deal on Gilles rearsets from indy superbikes.  Only 500

[He Man]

Direct spline connection feels fantastic.

Thats what she said! 

[stopintime]

Gilles for 500 is a bargain If you get those, make sure they come with the new shouldered washer for the main bolt - to avoid binding. The seller SHOULD know about this. Link to the bargain?

Good looking and affordable(?) rearset bling could be powder coating them black as on some S4R models. Looks great.
IMO, leave the pegs natural. Carbon heel guards?

[Punx Clever]

http://www.indysuperbikes.com/Isb1/Rearsets__Accessories_Gilles_Rearsets_Ducati_S2R-p-1-c-36265.html

they have black/black, black/gold, and gold/gold, but not gold/black

actually, make the beast with two backs it.  I'm just going with these.. black and gold accent

[stopintime]

Just a heads up. The ones in your link is not the ones for S*R. At least the photo is incorrect.
As I mentioned, get the newly added parts. GillesToolig corrected their design flaw by adding some washer/spacer thingy.
This is a thread where this was discussed. In my first post you can see a link to the thread where the Gilles design flaw was discussed - and the solution to the issue.http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=31180.msg540937#msg540937

This is what the S*R rearsets look like:
Link to another vendor with more pictures
http://www.oppracing.com/images/13461-gilles-tooling-vcr-rear-sets-ducati-monster-s2r-2004-2008-s4r-rs-2003-2008/

[Punx Clever]

I understand that the picture is incorrect.  But indy is only a hour away so I will probably just drive down to get them when I get some parts from teh duc shop there

[stopintime]

If not for your own peace of mind, then at least for mine, please confirm the corrective added parts.
And of course: pictures when it's done

[FastAndLight]

If you change your mind, I just bought this rear brake lever:


and this reverse shifter:


from http://www.slingshotracing.net
I'll let you know how they look once I get them.  A lot cheaper than $500, each part was $70. 

[Punx Clever]

But does it properly fit the stock rearsets on an s*r?

[NAKID]

But does it properly fit the stock rearsets on an s*r?

It does, I have used the SSR one before, but have this one now and prefer it (it was cheaper too)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DUCATI-REVERSE-SHIFTER-Monster-S2R-S4R-695-620-ST2-ST4_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem45ed5e3f6fQQitemZ300335120239QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories