Comments on: Ducati S2R 1000 Monster : The Definition of Fun

by: lefteris

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:43:44 +0000

I have a Ducati S2R and before that, the Monster City 600. I don’t think I would love another bike so much. It has everything that a good biker needs.

by: Marty Gaetz

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:09:40 +0000

Wow. I live in Vancouver and have just experienced a couple weeks of sunny days. They have been scarce for a few months now, so all that vitamin D has got me thinking about bikes again. I just went for my first ride on a Ducati S2R 1000 today. If that ride didn’t sell me on the Duc your article certainly did. Thanks.

by: Jonny Van Allen

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:23:33 +0000

Cool is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Ducati. The look and sound, unfortunatley I have not had the privilage of riding one yet. I have ridden the sv650 and want somthing with a little more umph, I think the duc can produce. I was sitting on one today in the store with various other makes triumph, BMW, Kawi and the S2R 1000 just seems too have it. Enought talk I think I’ll go put a down payment on it!.

by: John Bercic

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:59:51 +0000

Great articale! Great pics !! I have had monsters for a long time.
My first was a 1994 900 with flat slides, arrow exhaust, carbon everything and a fox twin clicker rear shock. I kept that bike for almost 10 years !! I still remember how I felt when I first purchased it. The power scared me a little at first but soon felt very at home with it. I remember staring at the bike all the time, The Monster has to be the most timeless beauty of all time. I purchased a 2005 1000s DS I loved that bike aswell. I now have a 2006 1000 S2R… If anyone is looking to by a monster go for 904cc or 1000cc You will never out grow these bikes they sound very cool with the chik chik chik of the dry clutch and they tend to hold there value much better. ***desmo_monster Canada***

by: Aaron

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:19:49 +0000

Got my ‘07 Monster S2R 1000 a week ago. What a bike. Excellent article…it truly articulates what this bike does to you. It is difficult to explain, but the author got it right. I also have wanted a Ducati since I visited the factory, and I finally got it. I can’t begin to express how truly special this bike is. I’ve had Japanese and German bikes, but none of them have the intangibles that the Monster has. Difficult to explain, easy to understand once you ride it. You will be laughing out loud, grinning and making all sorts of enthusiastic sounds in that helmet. Thanks again for such a great read.

by: s.parker

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:53:49 +0000

Great write up. I own an all black monster 1000s i.e. Awesome bike to ride. Def get some ducati performance cans onboard with a power commander. Bike turns heads everywhere i go. Go Ducati !

by: AlaskaRider

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:23:37 +0000

Well-written article and gorgeous pictures which do justice to an amazing bike… I’m into my second season of riding my S2R1000 (Glossy Black, White Wheels) and am hooked with the beauty and comfort of a bike which exudes “coolness”. The distinct, throaty V-twin exhaust note, the sharp handling, gobs of torque, and excellent fuel mileage (50 mph ), not to mention drop-dead sexy looks, will make it very difficult to part with this motorcycle, if and when the time comes. I currently have 8,300 trouble-free miles on this beauty, and look forward to riding until the snow flies here in the Last Frontier—Alaska.

by: Viking

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:26:40 +0000

Hello everyone! Great article!
I got my S2R 1000 this spring, and did put on Termignoni exhaust, chip and air filter from Ducati Corse after one month. This bike is the best ever. Not only just the bike, but the whole package: Sound, power, looks and handling. This bike really enjoy our poor Norwegian roads, which are narrow and curvy! I look forward to every day after work to enjoy a ride on the Ducati. But the dream is still the 1098, but it don’t fit the Norwegian roads. They are to bumpy!

by: Greg

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:39:56 +0000

Thanks for the excellent review. this is exactly what I was looking for. I was very interested in the S2r but have seriously been considering the KTM Superduke. Your review has caused me to revisit the Monster-I plan to test ride both in the next month-then decide.

by: JustMike

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:49:10 +0000

GREAT BIKE, Great Review, Super photo’s Had mine since June 2006… Love every minute

by: A10 Wedge

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:45:48 +0000

Sold! I’m buying a Red S2R 1000 the day I return from Iraq. I was unsure of which Monter to buy prior to reading this great article… thanks.

by: Fatboy

Thu, 31 May 2007 01:56:09 +0000

OK, 2,000 miles now. Full Arrow upgrade with FI Blue printed Map - PCIII, and air box mod. 14 t sproket. One word - PERFECT.

No surging - before or after exhaust. Clutch pull is heavier than an 800 because it’s dry!Go to use turn signal and you have to work at pulling it, but it is fine for a experienced rider. IT IS HEAVIER than a Monster 800 because it is a different clutch. Buy the wife the 800, this bike is more than she needs!
Too much clutch pull, too much engine pull. I don’t consider this bike a beginner bike (37 years riding)
Headlite beam has a triangle missing out of it on the road??? Miles per tank a bit low around 120 ish.

Sound is pure Ducati - awesome, but a bit loud. Still quieter than a Harley straight pipe bike.

Put 14 t sproket on and rev range is better, but miss the 15 a bit on long haul hwy.

The bike will stand up at will. 14 t helped there.
Overall a great bike - have suspension set for your weight. Forget handlebar risers - you don’t need them.

Mine silver / black.

More at 4,ooo miles.

by: Colin

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:27:27 +0000

Thanks for a wonderful review.
I test rode one at the weekend. In 30 years of riding, it was my first ride on a Ducati…I agree with everything you wrote. Great bike…mine will be in the garage in time to go to the MotoGP at Laguna. I rode a black one, but mine will be red.

by: Ari

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:21:19 +0000

Beautiful writing style, of course I am partial having lived in the area often referred to in the article. I love the s2r 1000 have yet to buy one though.

by: Bob Albright

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:52:35 +0000

I bought my ‘07 S2R 1000 a month ago and haven’t had a chance to actually ride it yet. Up here in the Northest USA it’s still winter and right now we are having another snow storm. I won’t be able to get on it for another three weeks. Time has slowed to a geriatric snails crawl.