Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > Monsters > Which is better ?? S2R 1000 or M1000 ??

[KeefyB]

Originally Posted by UglyDuckling

Both the S2R 1000 and the M1000 appear to fit the bill, but what is the advantage of the S2R over the M1000 ?

Ive been lucky enough to test both bikes.I loved the M1000DS,....it was lively and handled very well.I felt at home on it straight away.
The S2R looks pretty but those upswept exhausts forced my foot off the footpegs.(I guess thats my fault for having bloody great feet! )My left heal also was rubbing on something over the bumps.(Swingarm??)
As for exhausts,the M1000 would just be a simple slip-on can job.You can get slip-ons for the S2R but you still have the ugly cat box underneath,....this also strangles the noise from the cans.To remove this you will need a complete,and more expensive full system.
My advice would be to test both bikes before parting with your cash.