2008 Ducati Monster S2R1000
Sold. Apr 2nd, 2011
The long and short of it.
She said she wanted a Ducati. One appeared on her birthday. She was not happy, but it was a very quick shortcut on pre-marital relations.
She learned:
- Not to tell me she wanted something with bold statements and grand gestures, because I might actually be listening.
- That I am more than willing to spend large amounts of effort to make her smile.
- I have not problem thumbing my nose at anyone who gets in my way.
I learned:
- She doesn’t mean everything she says. She means it in that moment, but maybe not so much when considered in the larger picture.
- She has no sense of humor about motorcycles. It’s a sore subject from her ex. She supports my interest but she isn’t addicted like I am.
Here’s the Craiglist Ad I used to sell her bike.
Black 2008 Ducati S2R1000
1229 miles. Never crashed, dropped, or raced. Woman owned.
Over $2000 in extras!
- Full Termignoni Carbon Exhaust kit with ECU and Airbox upgrades.
- Pazzo Levers.
- Puig frame sliders
- Genmar bar risers.
- Low saddle.
- Black Zero Gravity Touring windscreen.
- Ducati tank pad.
- CRG Lane splitter folding mirrors.
- Evoluzione 28.5mm billet clutch slave cylinder.
- Heated grips, Throttle lock, Power outlet, Battery tender outlet.
- Rizoma LED turn signals.
Plus the take off parts including original exhaust/ECU, turn signals, clutch slave cylinder, etc.
So. It’s gone.
My impressions of the bike: Twitchy. Bitchy. Phenomenal.
A better track bike than a street bike.
It is what it is. It’s a Monster. If your’e in the mood to tame it, then go for it. If you want a casual stroll through the country side, find something else.
It corners like a fiend. Telepathic.
Wonderful power deliver once it has warmed up.
Complete and total bitch when it’s cold and it takes a long time to warm it up.
Riding it, effort.
Too small. I feel like a pretzel when I’m on it.
The guy that bought is was getting back into motorcycles. It seemed a bit strange to me that a returning rider would be so fixated on a Ducati, but he was. He had been looking at Monsters and only Monsters. He wanted the 1000cc. <shrug>
