Just got myself a S4R

[sportskid1]

So I broke down and decided that the Buell was not worth the savings and got an 03 S4R.  I pick it up next week and can't wait to ride again.  It has been over 2 years since I sold my R1 and have been on a bike so I guess I have to resist the temptation of the redline and take it slow for a while.  I will try to get some pictures up.

I didn't get to test ride it as the guy didn't want anyone to ride it until there was money in hand, which I would do as well, so I was wondering how the power delivery on the bike is compared to my old 02 R1?  Are they pretty mellow at low RPM?  My R1 was a pussy cat until about 6-7K.

[sportskid1]

[hbliam]

So I broke down and decided that the Buell was not worth the savings and got an 03 S4R.  I pick it up next week and can't wait to ride again.  It has been over 2 years since I sold my R1 and have been on a bike so I guess I have to resist the temptation of the redline and take it slow for a while.  I will try to get some pictures up.

I didn't get to test ride it as the guy didn't want anyone to ride it until there was money in hand, which I would do as well, so I was wondering how the power delivery on the bike is compared to my old 02 R1?  Are they pretty mellow at low RPM?  My R1 was a pussy cat until about 6-7K.

The power delivery on your new S4R will be the opposite of your R1. Stomps from the bottom and done by 10K or so. The R1/R6's just get going at 10K.

[Buckethead]

Gorgeous bike! 

[PizzaMonster]

Great looking machine   

+1 on hbliam's comments.  (I've never ridden one but I've tried to follow one).   

[the ron]

good luck boy there is nothing like the monster is there?

the ron

[scduc]

totally jealous. I just bought an 08' S2R. really wish I could have afforded the S4RS TRI.

[LA]

That's my fave color scheme for a Monster - she's a beaut.

You're going to love it.

LA

[He Man]

That's my fave color scheme for a Monster - she's a beaut.

You're going to love it.

LA

+1

that blue....so sexy.

[ROBsS4R]

Congrats 

You picked da bestest color 

[Bbrent]

I got rid of my '05 CBR1000rr for my '08 Tricolor. I gotta tell you i was sceptical at first and although my Ducati doesn't have the speed like my old bike I gotta say it's so much more comfortable and much more enjoyable to ride. But yeah..The power is oposite your R1.

[No_Normale]

  Congrats! Just got a 2004 S4R as well in the same color. Pick it up this week! She is my first duc and wow is she dead sexy!

[Big Troubled Bear]

Congrats on a really nice bike, I use my 04 R1 as a track bike

[LA]

One really good thing about the earlier S4R is that a PCMusb is a "cheap" fix for fueling when performance/open exhaust and intake mods are done. And up to about 8000 rpm the 996 is, for all intent and purpose, just as fast as the deep sump S4RS model. I mean how fast do we really "need" to go - isn't 150 mph fast enough?

The suspension is sweet too when it's properly set up and long range mods could include Ohlis rear and better internals for the fork. There's a bunch of these bikes languishing in garages with few miles on em, bought by people who just thought they wanted a "hot" Italian bike, but really didn't or either scared themselves silly right after they got it.

LA

[johnster]

I was wondering how the power delivery on the bike is compared to my old 02 R1? 

COMPLETELY different!! I've ridden an '01 R1 so I kinda know the differences in power delivery...

-The Monster, you'll notice, will pull as hard as you want it to no matter where you are in the rev range. If you're starting to pick the bike up out of a corner and really want to "get the hell outta there", you can open up the throttle even way down low (4k'ish RPM) and the bike will pull hard. On an R1, you can still boogie on out of the corner, but you have to keep it pretty spooled up which can mean a downshift is neccesary. If you opened the throttle @ 4k on an R1 and didn't downshift, you'd be staring at your watch waiting for that kick in the pants acceleration...

-I actually really enjoyed riding that R1, it handled very nicely, but a Monster's a Monster, let's be honest!!