High resolution pictures of my ST4s

Ducati ST4s 996cc
I have owned this bike since 2006.

I have owned Ducati’s for over 25 years and know how to look after them.

This bike has done just over 16,000 miles and I have used it mostly to teach Advanced riding for the Institute of Advanced Motorists, so it has had a gentle life – no track days and pampered. It lives in a warm dry garage. I have stopped doing this Training for the IAM and have barely ridden in the last 12 months so it is time for it to find another home.
As standard an ST4s is an excellent bike. I have made a number of improvements. I have owned quite a few of these and this is definitely the nicest one I have ridden. The engine is lovely and strong and full of grunt.

Brembo Radial pump brake master cylinder. This dramatically increases the feel and power of the front brake – it is now spectacularly good. Strong progressive braking with loads of feel. This cost over £250.

Stainless Steel braided brake lines to optimise the braking.

Front forks have been lowered in the yolks to put a little more weight on the front end so she turns quickly and still retains the legendary Ducati mid corner stability.
Rear ride height raised to complement the front end.
Up rated and rewired Ducati (BMW style) external power plug. As standard they have a habit of shorting out and even catching fire, so if you don’t buy this bike then budget to have yours updated.
Additional power feed wired into battery for direct connection of electrically heated clothing. Socket connected.
Optimate style trickle charger connection wired into to battery
Scott Oiler fitted to keep the chain perfected lubricated

Sil Moto Carbon exhaust. If you read all of the forums you will see that this system is the best regarded for power and a nice deep burble, without being overly loud. The ideal exhaust for the bike.
Seat. It appears to me as if ST’s have been fitted with three types of seat by the Ducati Factory. They have done a soft foam seat that you sink into and gets uncomfortable after an hour as you are sitting on compressed foam. They did a hard foam seat which hardly gives and is again uncomfortable and a mid firmness foam which is ideal and I can ride all day without any aches. I had to buy many seats to discover all of this. This bike comes with the mid firmness seat.
Tyres. It is fitted with dual compound Michelins which are quite superb and give huge grip in the dry and wet. The tyres have lots of life in them.
Chain. I fitted a new quality gold linked chain about 600 miles ago and it is still like new. With the Scott oilier it should last for years.
Wheel Bearings. For some reason ST’s are prone to wear out these – probably because people pressure wash them. When I bought mine all the bearings were original and OK, but I removed then all and fitted higher spec ones with better seals against the elements.
Front Forks. I have rebuilt these with slightly thinker oil as a well known tweek for optimising the forks.
The bike has the Ducati factory pannier frame attached and comes with a pair of factory panniers in grey. The panniers have a few small scratches but are in working order.
Screen. The bike is currently fitted with a low screen. I am 6ft4 and the air hits me in the middle of the visor which is ideal for me. The bike also comes with a factory high screen if you want the air to clear your head.
The bodywork/fairing/Tank has just been freshly professionally painted in a nice bright metallic orange – the Ford Motorsport colour. As I taught advanced riding I have done lots of research into accidents and it seems that bikes with multiple colours are more difficult for other drivers to see as it break up the “bike” shape and camouflages the outline – hence the bike being in one solid bright colour – It also looks stunning.
Front Brake Pads. I fitted new pads about 400 miles ago. They are Bremo sintered - they were the ones that all my research revealed to have the best feedback for users. They give lovely feel and lots of progressive power.
Battery. I have just fitted a new correct battery.
Servicing. I change the oil and filter every thousand miles, which is many times more frequently than the servicing requires, but I have always done this with all my Ducati’s. It is easy to do and keeps the motor healthy. The last oil/filter change was about 400 miles ago. The belts were changed about 1400 miles ago and the valves checked – none of them needed adjusting. It also had new plugs and a complete service. At this time I also changed the oil pressure switch as these are prone to failure. My grandfather had a motorcycle shop from 1919 and my father rebuilt Merlin engines in the War and was an Aero engineer so I was well taught in how to maintain a bike. Before I bought it, it was serviced at a London dealer. It was fitted with another fuel filter when I fitted the orange tank. All fairing bolts have been replaced with new alloy ones and the rubber well nuts are all new.
I have treated the bikes exterior with ACF50 – a corrosion inhibitor that the military use to protect aircraft at sea. It is excellent stuff.
You might find one with lower miles but I doubt you will find one that has been properly sorted out to get the very best from the basic bike.

First registered on 20 08 2001. I am the second owner.
MoT runs to April 2012
Comes with the panniers, all sets of keys including the red master key. Also has a printed factory workshop manual and the manual as a PDF file – so you can carry the workshop manual around on your Smartphone. Comes with original owners handbook and V5.
Not taxed at the moment (Sorn), but I could tax it for you if you pay.
You are welcome to view it in Midhurst, West Sussex. 07776 140245