Terra Mostro - Ducati.ms

Ted Shred · Jan 27th, 2009, 3:36 pm

My buddy Kevin just got his S2R back complete with the "Terra Mostro" package. He let me take it for a spin and it is SWEET.

Tons of power of course. Much more comfortable for a big guy than a stock bike and the custom/XR650R suspension seems to handle damn well on the street.

We're headed to Death Valley tomorrow so we'll see how it does in the dirt. I'm sure it will be freakin' great though.

Only flaw I can see so far is the brakes. I over shot a turn into drive way by about 50 feet. The knobbies and the small single front brake are not a good combo. He's already looking into a dual disk set-up for the front.

mysuv · Jan 27th, 2009, 7:55 pm

Having owned an Elefant, I sure wish Ducati would join the big "adventure" bike trend in line with the BMW GSA, KTM 990 Adventure. I loved my Elefant, but the parts are just too rare. The Multistrada leans in this direction, but is still just a street bike.

**duc_748** · Jan 27th, 2009, 8:11 pm

OMG the horror!!!!!

clackingdesmo · Jan 27th, 2009, 10:44 pm

holy shit, that's bad ass.

**Chuckracer** · Jan 27th, 2009, 10:59 pm

Those things are just cool as hell! Love it!!

KPick · Feb 4th, 2009, 4:07 pm

They can fly...really badly but that can fly:

http://vimeo.com/3011503

Ted Shred · Feb 4th, 2009, 4:17 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by KPick

They can fly...really badly but that can fly:

http://vimeo.com/3011503

Yer an ANIMAL Pick!!!

Thanks for letting me ride your bike

arai_speed · Feb 4th, 2009, 4:52 pm

Crazy looking. How does the bike compare to a regular dirt bike?

Dirt_Monster · Feb 5th, 2009, 10:39 pm

I've already got it to it's first valve adjust which I'm doing myself.

This ain't yer daddy's thumper... A DR650 valve check / adjust takes two wrenches and 15 minutes. It's worth it for me to do it myself though... Adventure/dual-sport touring to remote areas means you've got to know your ride inside and out.

At the end of last season I had a ball with the stock wheels and street tires... a mini-motard set-up.

My brakes are quite crisp... It probably has more to do with the tires / surface than the brakes... if you're not used to knobbies on pavement, you're in for a surprise. I'm coming at this bike from the dirt side, so what I've learned is that street tires stick to pavement as well as knobbies stick to dirt. Who knew?

I'm glad to see that Overland is still kicking them out in this tough economy.

Dirt_Monster · Feb 5th, 2009, 10:49 pm

Ted, I just saw the list of bikes that you own and clearly you know your way around with knobs on pavement. Then I looked closer at your friend's front wheel set-up and realize that mine is different. I have one stock monster front disk on each of my 21" and 17" wheels. It stops better than any dirt-bike I've ever ridden, certainly a head and shoulders above my old DR650, my wife's F650GS, and either of our DRZ400's... I presume that's the XR650R brake on his... curious why he went with that, instead of the custom mount / stock monster binder? Trying for less sprung front wheel mass?