[Red Duc]

Taking a good buddy with me, who knows Ducs, as well.

Outside of flaking rockers, anything else I should be made aware of? What were the problem areas on this bike?

It's very low mileage.

Thanks;

LJB

 

[Red Duc]

Thanks...!

The current owner added a Sargeant Seat, Ducati Design dual lights, and is throwing in new tires and timing belts. Belts are origional to the bike, so they got to go. Tires, too.

 

[Red Duc]

IMHO, the 03-ST4s is the best of the "old style" ST models as Ducati made a few factory upgrades from the MY 02. With a Sargeant seat and DD headlights, you are ready to travel coast-to-coast and don't have to call it a day when the sun goes down.

If you have never owned a Ducati ST, they do not like life under 3,000 rpm and the engine is not fully broken in until 10,000 miles are on the odometer. As previously mentioned; if the bike still has its OEM 38T rear sprocket, get a 42T or 43T one for the smoothest operation at legal street and highway speeds as well as saving a lot of wear & tear on your clutch when starting up a hill.

Yup...and yup. The first thing I did to my '06 S2R 800 is put a 14 tooth front gear on it. I like 3 gears in town rather than 2 tall ones.

I'll be checking out the bike soon. If I buy it, I won't ride it home, but immediately put it in the shop for belt and rocker changes, new tires, fuel line service, etc etc etc. No shortcuts.

Lee

 

[Red Duc]

The Seller is including a new set of Pirelli Angel ST tires, and a set of Genuine Ducati Timing Belts.

Are the tires good? Are the timing belts the good kevlar ones?

 

[Red Duc]

If I buy the bike, I'm guessing power commanders, less restrictive air boxes and exhaust, are available for the bike...?

 

[Red Duc]

I checked the Staintune website. None shown for an '03 ST4S.

What blue headlights...?

 

[Red Duc]

Read it again, highlights not headlights dickhead

Craig

Excuse me, just come home from an evening on the beer, enjoy!

How good is life? I love it, poor old bastards don't realise what fun I am having!

Yeah, you're right. The blue bits are jarring to the eye, detracting from the ST4S's smooth, flowing form. They will be immediately replaced with the stock pieces, which are included in the sale.

...and, that's "Mr" Dickhead, You Dick!

 

[Red Duc]

Did you miss these? Ducati ST4S Exhaust

That wasn't shown on the main page drop down. Thanks for the link.

 

[Red Duc]

All good info, Dan. Thanks!

So, the ST4 and ST4S mufflers, with their 45mm inlets, are identical? That include internal and external dimensions, baffling, restrictive properties, etc?

Obviously, there are differences between brands. But, within the brands, the ST4 and ST4S mufflers are the same?