I had a 2003 VFR w/staintune pipes and it sounded awesome. My only gripe was the Vtec, which I hated. The nice thing about the VFR is it always started, idled, and ran perfect, I wouldn't hesitate to take it on a long ride. While it may have lacked soul, it was reliable.

Now, my MTS. It is fun, it ...

I currently ride and S4R and can say that the gearing needs to be changed for general street duty. I dropped the front on mine to a 14t. It helps a good bit. Prior to that it was luggy in stop and go traffic. I may also add to the rear once I have the $$$. A friend did a 520 conversion on his to go ...

dialysis wrote:if you can afford it, everyone should have 2 bikes

i think three is the magic number!

i have a bmw K1200LT, the S4R, and I'm picking up the Multi on Friday - can't wait.

wish my insurance bills were a bit lower though......

Joe Lohr wrote:Sure,two Ducati's would not suck. But to only have one. The multi will do. But my 2 cents. the S4R looks to buzy to be naked. needs some cooling fins.

i think the S4R is hands down the best looking Ducati they make. But then again I like red Ducatis with white wheels.

[quote="lotus54"]I sold my ST2 and bought the Multi because I felt the ST liked going fast, and the MTS liked it anywhere (Ok, the ST is better over about 80mph).
The MTS is great all the way down to those slow 15mph roads. I really liked the ST, but it liked going faster speeds and I seldom do ...

I wondered what you were talking about when you said you bought the S4R with your trade and a little money and the Multi would have taken a little "more" money.

As to the sprocket, you are wrong. I'm not talking about the sprocket at the wheel. I'm talking about the countersprocket, the one off ...

Hello Jim,

It will be worth trying a lighter flywheel and dropping a teeth or two on the front sprocket on your S4R - it makes the bike easier to ride at lower revs, but, have to say, also unleashes the desmo devils easier when at pace. Still, for little money you can have more flexability at ...

Sounds similar to the Multi in two areas. The motor on the multi is happiest at about 5k rpm too. And, like most Ducatis, the Multi is geared too high from the factory too. Put a new countersprocket on that is one tooth smaller and it will help.

How about selling the S4R and getting a used Multi ...

Hello all - usually I lurk. I traded an older Ducati for a 2005 S4R plus some cash - could have had a 2004 silver multi plus a little more cash but I wanted the 4 valve motor and the bike was newer and it was.....red!

The S4R is a beast, amazing power, but (I never thought I'd hear myself saying ...