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Used Bike Guide : 2007 Ducati Monster S4R S

The 2007 Ducati Monster S4R S has the strange allure of a fit East German weightlifter...

No self-respecting list of Ducati metal would be without a mental Monster, but which one do you pick? The latest models, both the 1200 and the 821 are exceptionally good, but there are versions that are packed with character and power that offer that brilliant belligerence that we’re after in the marque.


Il Mostro was supposed to be utilitarian transport, born from the bits box by Miguel Angel Galluzzi, but engineers, designers and marketing men always want boundaries broken, hence the Monster’s move to the sporting arena.

The first generation of nutty nakeds (600, 750 and 900, not forgetting the 400 for Japan) clearly had potential, and hence the addition of suffixes wasn’t a giant leap. The original S4 was the first to switch to the superbike engine and gratefully received a donation of uprated brakes and suspension to make the machine live up to the name. But this bike, The 2007 Ducati Monster S4R S, quickly became the scariest Monster in town with a booming 130 HP Testastretta motor packed into a parcel of sophisticated accoutrements.




On paper, all looked good. But said paper didn’t pick up on an odd riding position, wild power delivery and hectic antics. That was all part of the fun, if you’ve got plenty of experience under your belt and don’t mind being taken along for a roller coaster of a ride. But for the more nervous, the 2007 Ducati Monster S4R S couldn’t be more of an inappropriate machine, looks aside.

They’re not a mileage machine, so you’ll not find too many that have bothered the tacho too much, and as long as they’ve been back to a Ducati dealership on a regular basis, you’ll not find that there’s much that goes wrong with this tried and tested technology. The earlier Ducati S4R model goes for well south of £ 5,000, but with a spec list including Öhlins, Brembo, Marchesini (as well as the likely Termignoni pipes that will have been fitted), most of these machines hover around the £ 8,000 mark.

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2007 Ducati Monster S4R S Prices : Start From £ 8,000