Which bike is better?

[Ducrappy]

Oddly enough, even though this post was about the inline-4 liter bikes, I have given up on them and have to decide between a Ducati Monster S4r and the Aprilia RSV 1000R. And before anyone comments, I realize that one is a race bike and the other is a comfortable street bike. I just seem to have an obsession with italian twins (no pun intended), and I hate the look of the Ducati 999, so I have to choose between the horsepower and uncomfortable ride of the Aprilia and the comfort and huge torque of the Monster. I will let you guys know what I decide on, but I can tell you right now that I won't be riding an inline-4 bike anytime soon.

[02SuperHawkRdr]

Several testers of the Monsters state that they like the air-cooled monsters more than the liquid-cooled variants. The Monster 1000 is actually torquier than the S4R and is a lot less maintenance-intesive than the S4R. That is something to think about as well.

Let's hear it for V-twins!

[Ducrappy]

Originally posted by 02SuperHawkRdr
The Monster 1000 is actually torquier than the S4R

Actually, the 1000 only has about 63 lbs/ft of torque, whereas the S4R has about 70, only the max torque of the 1000 comes at a lower RPM.

[02SuperHawkRdr]

Originally posted by A996S
Actually, the 1000 only has about 63 lbs/ft of torque, whereas the S4R has about 70, only the max torque of the 1000 comes at a lower RPM.

Yeah, that's what I meant.

[Wayne-o]

Hey.............You're avatar picture looks familiar.

[legalspeed]

Originally posted by sandman
what tranny problems

I don't know about them, go to an R-1 board, that's where I saw all the complaints about the 04's.

[slingblade]

Last year of the RC51. You gotta love the feel and sound of the twins!!

[02SuperHawkRdr]

Originally posted by slingblade
Last year of the RC51. You gotta love the feel and sound of the twins!!

You work on those chicken strips on your RC yet? Yikes!

[By-Tor]

I was just thinkin the same thing Hawk. Hope those pics were taken after the maiden voyage home from the dealer

[slingblade]

Originally posted by 02SuperHawkRdr
You work on those chicken strips on your RC yet? Yikes!

Its just a bad angle and rolling it back and forth in the driveway picks up the light stuff in the middle I havn't pushed it REAL hard... yet. I've only put about 800miles on it so far. It just ticked 14k.

I gotta get some new pics too, with the Sato Low Mounts I just picked up

[coffee]

Monster Monster Monster Monster Monster Monster Monster!!!!!!

[odduc]

Hey, 996...
Do yerself a favor and take a look at the Aprilia Tuono. That bike is a super-duper torque monster.

[02SuperHawkRdr]

Originally posted by lrrs167
Hey, 996...
Do yerself a favor and take a look at the Aprilia Tuono. That bike is a super-duper torque monster.

And, to me, ugly as hell. But, beauty is in th eye of the beholder, right?

[patricia929]

i took a test ride on the tuono on saturday. awesome bike - it was so much fun i didn't even notice how ugly it was

[Ducrappy]

I honestly think that I will be getting a 2004 Ducati Monster S4R. It's a beautiful bike, I can get a great deal on it, and its going to be much more comfortable than any bike I've ever owned. I looked at the Tuono for about 30 seconds and couldn't get over how ugly it is. It seems to have retained everything that I don't like about the 2003 Mille. Its just not for me.

[Tarmac]

Yeah, I can see how it'd be tough to go from the classic lines of a 996/8 to the 999; PT really hosed that one up, eh?

I've heard the 999 performs pretty well and is a bit more comfortable/adjustable. That ass bucket is as wide as my trashcan lid. With some mods you could prolly make it look pretty decent. First shitcan those mirrors! Think I also remember hearing it get's pretty hot around the seat.

The S4R is nice. I still don't like the one-sided cans, CC, and something about the SSS bugs me; wish they'd just kept it simple and straight instead of gettin' all fancy near the rear sprocket.

But it's got the 996 DQ... THAT's nice.

[Kham]

Originally posted by sandman
what tranny problems

this tranny problem.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/d...199054&navID=1

[sandman]

no, thats a clutch problem a few bikes had.

a transmission problem is what the 04 zx10 had.

Originally posted by Kham
this tranny problem.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/d...199054&navID=1

[SWEET_Z]

Stopped into brockton cycles. They had a slew of zx-10's. Several R1's as well.

If I was buying a weekend/trackday only bike it'd be the zx-10 in black. It's not a flat black either, looks amazing in person. For an everyday ride it'd prob be a toss up between R1 and the CBR. I like the red R1, saw it out in the sunshine yesterday.

If you don't need a race rep I have been dreaming of a aprillia falco.