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Blah blah Scooby Slapper
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I've got an S2r 800 and it's a great bike, either pootling behind the child on their moped or having a moment to myself on full attack mode.
They didn't make many of them so you may struggle to find a good one.
The suspension and brakes are a bit 'budget' - they're fine and more than enough for most situations and you can get to the edges of the tyres but they're just not stunning. Plastic tanks can swell (as they do on various other makes), engine paint flakes, belts every couple of years (that seem to have got significantly more expensive since Ducati were taken over by VAG so I now use exactfit with a 3 year life) and sod all steering lock.
I've changed the suspension on mine and will be doing the front brakes next, it's all simple to do as other Ducati stuff drops straight in but the standard stuff will be over 10 years old so they'll probably need a refresh anyway.
Excuse for a pic
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struan80 World Chat Champion
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I always like to try new things. If I was spending £3k on an upright bike I would consider a Fireblade with modified bars ie. CB1000 , in my head so please ignore anything I say.
Going to use the phrase Variety is the spice of life. |
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Is it a straightforward thing to change the bars on an SV? It's an S you say, so is there room around the fairing - not going to impede steering in any way? Only other thing I can think of is would it make the riding position overall a bit odd, maybe need a change of footrest position to compensate? And if so, is that going to be easy to do? ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Keep the original bar incase you come to sell it. Other than that why not play around and see what it's like, especially if you like the bike.
I haven't changed bars on a bike for years but when I did, back when customising was regarded as something good , sometimes the foot position and new bar position never felt quite matched if you get my meaning.
Until you try it you will never know. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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Irezumi Nitrous Nuisance
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 3 years, 155 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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