Ducati S2R Monster for sale
SELLER SAYS: Beautiful Ducati S2R1000 in Silver/Black colour scheme. Old-school trellis framed Ducati Monster with single-sided swing arm, twin spark 992cc L-Twin motor, classic dry clutch rattle and trademark V-twin symphony from the dual exhaust pipes. I’ve owned it for three years and put on less than 2000km during that time. Current mileage is 30,600km. It’s been kept under a bike cover in a garage the whole time and only ridden on sunny weekends. Full stainless steel exhaust system with CF twin pipes by Dan Moto. K&N panel filter. Oberon slave clutch cylinder. Bar-end mirrors. Aftermarket adjustable levers. Oxford heated grips. Tail tidy with silver number plates. Tires (front and rear) are Michelin Roads 5 with plenty of tread. Superstart Powersport Lithium battery. Belts replaced. Clutch plates replaced. Aftermarket open clutch cover (original included). Oil + filter + brake / clutch fluids last changed in Jan 2024 at 30,370km. Bike starts first time every time, runs flawlessly and is an absolute pleasure to ride. Two keys, toolkit and OEM handbooks included, Service manual CD included. OEM pillion foot pegs and bikini fairing included (not installed on bike). NSW registration due 9th June 2025. Can assist with transportation for interstate buyer. Regretful sale, they’re becoming a collectable bike. Contact Steve on 0450 988 688 (West Pymble, New South Wales).
EDITOR TERLICK SAYS: In the world of motorcycle economics, there’s a wide range of “things that matter”. The most obvious one is that the machine is competent at its job. We would all quickly add reliability, comfort and performance for a motorcycle to be desirable, and styling because who wants an ugly bike? Well, I’m glad you asked. When the Monster concept was first presented to Ducati management, it didn’t have a name. Management immediately referred to the bike as “il Monstro” because they deemed it to be so darned ugly. Of course, history tells us the Monster sold it’s socks off. Right from the start, buyers really liked the Monster’s flavour of ugliness – a semi-naked twin, relatively affordable, with big-fun performance and the street cred of a Ducati badge. To me, the Monster was the grandson of the Pantah – with the belt-drive engine, trellis frame and lightly faired clothing, it too was gorgeous in an ugly kinda way. Moto historians will tell you it has been the Monster that’s driven Ducati’s financial success all the way through the 1990s and into the 21st Century — a high-volume profitable bike that lives at the very core of “things that matter” for a motorcycle manufacturer, and allowing it to build other things that matter to the marketing department like crazy-fast sports bikes and MotoGP teams to fly the flag and ensure the brand remains exotically desirable. The Monster’s evolution through the decades has been extraordinary, with a vast array of sizes, models, and performance specs. Some deliver mad sports-bike performance, totally absurd on a naked street bike if you ask me, some are LAMS-friendly and rather soft for a Ducati, and some — like this S2R of Steve’s — are Goldilocks-just-right. That two-valve 1000cc motor delivers glorious gobs of power across a wide rev range, delivering genuine track day fun with your mates while maintaining road bike manners for ordinary folk who spend more time in city traffic than on a race track. Lovely.
