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so I guess you sold the SF? Mine's in for it's 24k service right now. I'm also finally getting the reflashed ECU redline motorsports does for the rotten fueling under 4k rpm

Castor Troy said:
Zvez, thanks for the heads up. Fellas over on the RSV4 forum say that QS issues get sorted out if you get Race ECU installed, don't really know how true that is. R is more what I need over the factory, my S has all the parts the factory has and then some. I need something smooth as a daily driver but I can't quite bring myself down to get a cruiser/sport tourer just yet.
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zvez said:
so I guess you sold the SF? Mine's in for it's 24k service right now. I'm also finally getting the reflashed ECU redline motorsports does for the rotten fueling under 4k rpm
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Since we got on the topic of SFs. :) I am finally picking mine up from the dealer tomorrow after that epic oil leak that I couldn't manage to figure out on my own. I fell out of love with the bike for a bit and was considering trading it in, but I find myself really looking forward to tomorrow's ride home and having her back.
 
where was the leak?


Capt CF said:
Since we got on the topic of SFs. :) I am finally picking mine up from the dealer tomorrow after that epic oil leak that I couldn't manage to figure out on my own. I fell out of love with the bike for a bit and was considering trading it in, but I find myself really looking forward to tomorrow's ride home and having her back.
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zvez said:
where was the leak?
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That was the problem..I couldn't find it. As far as I could tell I had three leaks - one from the slave, one from the heat exchanger and one from one of the studs on the horizontal cylinder. I even did the dye and blacklight thing, but I couldn't definitively find the source of the one on the horizontal cylinder so I gave up and took it in. The others would have been easy enough - either the O-rings in the lines or new lines for the exchanger and I had already bought a replacement slave (Oberon from Gunny/Belli), but that block leak had me stumped.
 
Capt CF said:
Sorry, Streetfighter. Only the best Ducati ever made! *duck*
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I've been lusting after one ever since they debuted. These darn kids and their daddy-toy-sapping needs!

Let me know if you're disappointed when you get it back, I'm ALWAYS looking at used SF's.
 
My streetfighter is the first duc I've owned that I figure I'll never sell. Unless they come out with an 1199 streetfighter


JeffD said:
I've been lusting after one ever since they debuted. These darn kids and their daddy-toy-sapping needs!

Let me know if you're disappointed when you get it back, I'm ALWAYS looking at used SF's.
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zvez said:
My streetfighter is the first duc I've owned that I figure I'll never sell. Unless they come out with an 1199 streetfighter


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If I can get the old girl back to her prior level of reliability I share your sentiments. It's the only bike I have ever had that can basically do everything - commute, canyon carving, not burn my legs to a crisp or break my wrists, etc. I actually settled for a Pani. What I wanted was to trade up to a newer SF, but when I found out they weren't making the 1098 anymore I switched teams and picked up a Pani. I can't see keeping the Pani the same duration as the SF though. I think the Pani is more of a "keep 2-3 years and trade up" kind of bike.
 
Stw said:
Dream on....:D
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I thought about this some since Chris and I think about Streetfighters a lot. :) Do you think it would be hotter to the rider without the fairings or do you think the bike would actually run cooler since there would be more airflow?
 
I'm guessing they will come out with the new SF based on the 1199's little brother motor. Based on sales, I believe the original SF turned out to be too brutal for most riders. Hence, the 848-based SF and discontinuation of the 1098 motor.

I am not one of those people, and still lust after the new/old stock 2011 Titanium-Gray SF-S sitting in my dealer's showroom. Anyone got a spare $19K sitting around?
 
JeffD said:
I'm guessing they will come out with the new SF based on the 1199's little brother motor. Based on sales, I believe the original SF turned out to be too brutal for most riders. Hence, the 848-based SF and discontinuation of the 1098 motor.

I am not one of those people, and still lust after the new/old stock 2011 Titanium-Gray SF-S sitting in my dealer's showroom. Anyone got a spare $19K sitting around?
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We're cut from the same cloth. I have a 2010 1098. They still want $19k for a 2011? Dang!
 
Capt CF said:
They still want $19k for a 2011? Dang!
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They have the sticker on it with the MSRP. The bike came from the inventory of Jacksonville Duc that went out of business. I think they would take less, but I don't have anything to pay for it! So maybe you can loan me $16K and I'll see if they take it? :D
 
JeffD said:
They have the sticker on it with the MSRP. The bike came from the inventory of Jacksonville Duc that went out of business. I think they would take less, but I don't have anything to pay for it! So maybe you can loan me $16K and I'll see if they take it? :D
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lol.. I wonder if they will give me $10k on my 2010 SF in trade. :)
 

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