Yep, have to agree with Keefy. ST2's are worthy, under rated bikes but they ain't no glamour machines. So it depends on how long you expect to keep it whether you think the outlay is worth it.
I've though about 'customisation' as well but largely discounted all of my more outlandish ideas. The most stupid of these pipe (and slippers) dreams was when I saw a 996 SPS engine on ebay...you can guess the rest.
Other things I've thought of include getting a white number board to disguise the bulbous front end a bit...they look great on a 996 or 999, but then they're in context. On an ST2? I think that's trying to make it something it's not. Sticker kits and things like 'Ducati Performance' emblazoned on the side of an ST2 are also out of place IMHO and bound to raise a s****** from people with proper performance Ducatis (let alone Gixer man)
Another example, there's a lighting modification by
Ducati Designs which improves the front end (you might have sussed that I really don't like that front end)
BUT it's nearly £500 by the time you've imported it and that's a lot of money to put on a bike like mine.
I've also thought about repairing my Rockingham lowside scrapes with a complete respray in some unique colour but decided against that as well.
So after all this pondering, I've just decided to stick to the bits that everyone wants, like braided hydraulic hoses, adjustable levers, decent brake pads, a smattering of carbon bits and generally keep the bike as a nice clean ST and as true to it's nature as I can.
Oh, I wouldn't mind an ally swinging arm off an ST4S/Monster S4 (same part I think) so I'll keep an eye out to see if I can source a decent unbent one at a breakers somewhere
[Edited on 27-10-2003 by Jools]
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