I had an ST2 then moved onto an ST4. Its a complete pig to ride around town and in slow traffic. The heavy clutch doesnt bother me, its just the lumpyness of it at slow (walking pace) speeds. Get it going a bit quicker though and its superb, by far the best bike i have ever owned. The harder you ride it the smoother it gets. My ST2 wasnt my favourite bike, i could never get it to run correctly and neither could JHP. The main problem was the huge flat spot just above tickover and the occasional spit back through the airbox. Of course i didnt know Nelly at the time. I didnt mod the ST2 but i've done the 14 tooth mod on the ST4 and its well worth doing for £25. I've recently been trying to decide if i should stick with Ducati's but i cant honestly say i could think of another bike that's got the same character, performance and heritage as the Ducati. Park up somewhere, even amongst a load of UJM's and i can guarantee that someone will come over and want to chat to you about your bike. We parked up at Donington last weekend in a row of jap bikes and loads more people looked at our bikes than looked at the others. That almost makes all the other agro worth it!! [Edited on 10-6-2005 by rockhopper] |