Mr. Black just met his S4RS in person for the first time today. This is a nice preowned 2007 S4RS we had in our used bike line up. The first owner had us install the short Termignoni muffler and a tail chop kit. We also installed a clear alternatives LED tail light integrator.

When Mr. Black rode down from Seattle to see his S4RS in person, he decided that the previous owner made a good start at getting it properly kitted, but he wasn't quite there.  It needed to reflect his person style, to be uniquely his, a little more bad and a little more black.

Stay tuned, more pictures to follow the progression.

Barry bought his 848 after not having a bike in his garage for about 10 years. Like most Bend Euro Moto customers, Barry's bike didn't leave the shop without a few choice parts to to set his bike apart from all the other 848s that will be on the road this year. We started off with a Leo Vince carbon tipped slip-on muffler set. After working with is hands his whole life, even the silky smooth engine of the 848 was uncomfortable for Barry's hands, so Sean (our parts pro) suggested weighting the bar ends. Since Ducati's have so much interchangability it only took a couple of trys and we figured out that bar ends from another model will fit right on. The weighted bar ends combined with the gel grips we installed did the trick.

Almost every bike comes geared a bit too tall. Will you ever really go 190 MPH unless you are at a track with a really long straight? Acceleration is way more valuable and fun. The best bang for the buck is changing the gearing. We choose a Ducati 520 chain with a 40 tooth rear sprocket. Power wheelies now happen at a much safer speed for street use and we can get to 100 MPH a lot quicker.