The Street Fighter....

[Big T]

Hmmm. Maybe I should stop typing now in case I talk BigT out of this any further.   

I'm still sitting on the the fence re the SF..... 

Need to see it in RED and go for a ride.....  [moto]

And the "bling" cost at this point in time is a bit of a worry.... 

And agree with Serious Groper re the wind blast... But then again I'm sure somebody will come up with a screen..... 

I keep checking the Zard site for another exhaust option.... "It won't happen over night, but it will happen"....

I love my Monster (now)....... 

[Betty]

Quick side note regarding the pillion pegs. A pommy bloke on his honeymoon took one out the other day, she lasted 4 corners before getting off ... they moved to the M1100S for the rest of the day.

I haven't checked out the fixings but pillion pegs seem a bit superfluous ... you'd wanta hope they come off clean and easy.

[mattyvas]

You still need to mount the pipes to something.
So why was it they got off the SF, bad ergo's I guess for pillion riding.

[ptooey]

she lasted 4 corners before getting off ...

So why was it they got off the SF, bad ergo's I guess for pillion riding.

maybe the implied meaning was "she lasted 4 corners before 'getting off'"? 

[Betty]

No, no ... poor ergos for the pillion.

But I have had a chat to the guys from Ducati Tours who have spent some time on their SFS (one is a Superbike guy ... think 1198S, 1098R - the other had created his own SF from a 1098 before the SF was released). So, some random comments I remember from our discussions:

. The exhaust routing is a real problem, riding with toes on the footpegs was causing knee pain the way it kicks out your heel and keeps your leg at the wrong angle
. 155 HP is according to them ... ahem ... bullshit. It may be the way the power is delivered but feels nothing like a 1098 and they suggest maybe 100-120HP would be more accurate
. They didn't rate the body positioning ... but bear in mind what they normally ride. They find the 'old-style' monster posture just wrong and too different to all the 'other' bikes. I liked the positioning better than the 'new-style' monsters which they say are more like the 'other' bikes if that gives you an idea of viewpoints.
. If you want more power the SFS is not really the bike ... buy a 1098/1198. They had two guys ride the bike who were looking at buying ... one had an S4R the other a HM ... having ridden it, neither were interested. Apparently the power doesn't feel as good as the S4R - the S4R has more low down.
. The thing is too docile. It is (so far) impossible to trigger the traction control system whereas on the 1198S with a reasonably 'free' traction control setting the system seems to light up with gay abandon 

Other things may come back to me, but what I suggested and got some agreement:
. Ducati are catering for the US market ... big written down power number, probably only used for highway riding or posing around town (sort of Harley with Ducati pedigree if that makes any sense).
. It would probably be the right bike for someone like me looking for an upgrade (S2R 800). Because I could really notice the power difference and the ergos are probably closer to my Monster than they are to 'other' bikes.
. The headlight and instrument cluster (discussed above) ... I didn't find the instruments that low, it does provide better forward visibility. So you need to look a little lower ... we shift by feeeel remember  . I like the low-ness of the headlight - it flows with the tank better (something I hate about the Sport Classics is the direction the tank takes your eye).

[feral]

I'm still sitting on the the fence re the SF..... 

Need to see it in RED and go for a ride.....  [moto]

And the "bling" cost at this point in time is a bit of a worry.... 

And agree with Serious Groper re the wind blast... But then again I'm sure somebody will come up with a screen..... 

I keep checking the Zard site for another exhaust option.... "It won't happen over night, but it will happen"....

I love my Monster (now).......  hey big check this out http://www.ducati.ms/forums/showthread.php?t=66957


We installed a Termi slip-on system for now.

Quat D is making a very interesting modular system for the Streetfighter that will allow you to use the same cannisters in three different configurations: STD position, Higher position with new midpipe (where the top pipe will be mounted above the current top pipe) and a full system with one cannister on each side using all new pipe.

-M

dont know why they didnt use an S



bsbd  feral

[feral]

I'm still sitting on the the fence re the SF.....  

Need to see it in RED and go for a ride.....  [moto]

And the "bling" cost at this point in time is a bit of a worry....  

And agree with Serious Groper re the wind blast... But then again I'm sure somebody will come up with a screen.....  

I keep checking the Zard site for another exhaust option.... "It won't happen over night, but it will happen"....

I love my Monster (now).......  

another one now for Zard

bsbd  feral
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[Big T]

The Motowheels SF is pretttyyyyyyy....... 

Pitty it wasn't a red one....... 

Still on the fence..... 

[craigo]

Oh.My.GOD:




and you know you are in trouble when you have to bin THIS MANY PARTS from the non S model to make it look shiny enough (and that doesnt include those god awful stock cans either)

[mattyvas]

Ducati Streetfighter test report

Just for you Big T, a little more fodder to tip you over or off the S4R-T and pass it on to it's new owner.....

[Big T]

Just for you Big T, a little more fodder to tip you over or off the S4R-T and pass it on to it's new owner.....

HHhhhmmmmmmmm...... Interesting....       

[Jukie]

No Trev keep the Virgins, now that you have something to put in the seat you have to keep it

[mattyvas]

Couple more for you Big T.

[Big T]

Now your talking Matty............

MMMmmmmmmmmmm under seat exhausts.....   

[Jukie]

no no no don't do it