Bought it (follow up to advice post)

[Howley]

Haha I can't believe nobody has said it yet...
















REFLECTORS!!!



Congrats man!

[corey]

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

kiss your savings account and available credit GOOD BYE sir.

[GLantern]

Great choice that is one helluva bike!

[rideserotta]

Sweet!!

[Paigecm]

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?

[Christian]

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.

[arai_speed]

Congrats! She's a beauty.

[Paigecm]

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.

[Christian]

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!

[DucDodgers]

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.

[duc996]

Congrats! awesome looking bike,i would go nuts customizing that ride man,nice and easy but not too cheesy 

[mjk778]

Nice choice!!  Bike looks GREAT!!!!  Enjoy

[$Lindz$]

I remember when my S4RS looked just like that....


....didn't last very long. Haha.


Great bike, man. Enjoy!

[graydo]

Congrats,
beautiful bike, very clean....will take a lot of will power to keep it that way...


enjoy, enjoy, enjoy...

[justinrhenry]

keep the reflectors