From Kawi To Ducati

Black Rabbit · January 16th, 2013, 06:00 PM

I learned on the 250 and it will always have a special place in my heart but I needed more power. I know alot of you guys say the 250 has more than enough power but I beg to differ... I dont need to be speeding down the highway doing 150 but a boost in acceleration is more of what I was looking for. And 2 up was nooot cool lol.

Now for the specs! I got a 2002 Ducati Monster S4 900. The 900 has the 916 motor and a dry clutch. The previous owner installed an open clutch cover, staintune exhaust and crg barend mirrors (just about everything I would do) I absolutely love this bike the power is amazing and after about 2 months im starting to really feel at home with it!

What took me the longest to get used to was the decreased leverage to really be able to whip the bike around like the ninja, after I got used to that I was gold!

Alex · January 16th, 2013, 06:54 PM

Neat bike.

joshuajcrouch · January 16th, 2013, 08:16 PM

Nice bike! You have a few mods to go though:
-Tail chop
-Drop dem clocks/lower headlight
-Remove fork reflectors
-Flip handlebars or better yet get some clip-ons

BlackNinja8 · January 16th, 2013, 08:36 PM

Love it! Congratulations. No need to explain yourself on the upgrade - to me any time spent in the seat of a 250 is time well spent. If you don't mind my asking, how did you make out financially with the price you paid for your 250, price you sold it for, and the cost of the Duc?

How do you feel about the windblast on the naked?

Jono · January 16th, 2013, 10:29 PM

Nice ride!

csmith12 · January 17th, 2013, 05:47 AM

sharky nrk · January 17th, 2013, 06:21 AM

Nice, after spending some time riding on my brothers monster, I really wanted one. Great every day bike.

Black Rabbit · January 17th, 2013, 09:09 AM

thanks guys! as far as wind blast it was alot at first but after taking off the windscreen it got alot better.. weird lol. And now im pretty used it to, def want to remove the reflectors, i still dont know how I feel about the tail chop yet though. Cant wait for the riding season to come back!

Black Rabbit · January 17th, 2013, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackNinja8

Love it! Congratulations. No need to explain yourself on the upgrade - to me any time spent in the seat of a 250 is time well spent. If you don't mind my asking, how did you make out financially with the price you paid for your 250, price you sold it for, and the cost of the Duc?

How do you feel about the windblast on the naked?

As far as cost, I traded in my 2008 250 for 1700, and bought the Ducati for 4500. The ducati also came with hard bags and the whole mounting system... I promptly took them off lol, but it'll be great for long trips, we're doing Sturgis in 2014!

MKlein3004 · January 18th, 2013, 10:55 AM

Nice buy, I am the aformention brother with the Monster that SharkyNRK is talking about. I love my 05 620, cant wait to put the extra mods on it and for the riding season to officially start in Texas.

Jiggles · January 18th, 2013, 11:02 AM

Nothing wrong with wanting more power, only with saying you NEED it

CC Cowboy · January 18th, 2013, 11:15 AM

Nice bike. Don't forget to stay on top of the maintenance.

250rr · January 28th, 2013, 08:15 AM

Enjoy that bike! I looked at a Monster before I settled on a 750SS. Love. The. Bike. I'm no where good enough to ride it well, but I still love it.

January 16th, 2013, 06:54 PM	#2
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Neat bike. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

January 17th, 2013, 05:47 AM	#6
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	__________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

January 18th, 2013, 11:02 AM	#11
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Nothing wrong with wanting more power, only with saying you NEED it __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

January 18th, 2013, 11:15 AM	#12
CC Cowboy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Whodat Location: Ware Is.,MA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14	Nice bike. Don't forget to stay on top of the maintenance. __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

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January 17th, 2013, 09:09 AM	#8
Black Rabbit ninjette.org member Name: Ray Location: Lancaster, Pa Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 250 Ninja Posts: 38	thanks guys! as far as wind blast it was alot at first but after taking off the windscreen it got alot better.. weird lol. And now im pretty used it to, def want to remove the reflectors, i still dont know how I feel about the tail chop yet though. Cant wait for the riding season to come back!

January 18th, 2013, 10:55 AM	#10
MKlein3004 Fighting Texas Aggie '08 Name: Mitchell Location: Allen, Tx Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r (Race), 2005 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 636 (Track), 2005 Ducati Monster 620 (Street) Posts: 541	Nice buy, I am the aformention brother with the Monster that SharkyNRK is talking about. I love my 05 620, cant wait to put the extra mods on it and for the riding season to officially start in Texas.

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250rr ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Mark Location: Portland Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): Cheap Italian Suit. Otherwise known as Dew Kitty Posts: A lot.	Enjoy that bike! I looked at a Monster before I settled on a 750SS. Love. The. Bike. I'm no where good enough to ride it well, but I still love it.