2000 Ducati Sport Bike reviews

I had a 98 ST2 several years ago and had bought it as a commuter to keep the miles off my r1100s. Didn't take long to fall in love with that bike. Comfy, decent power, good handling and the sound!! Sadly a garage fire ended that bike and several stable mates. I have since replaced the r11, and just in the last couple months found a low mileage ST2 in FL. Taking care of the typical early ST2 issues and those created by storing a bike for many years. Already falling back in love. Show less

Have owned a Ducati ST2 now for 2 years and did not expect this bike to be so incredible. I have owned many big twins before, this ST beats them all. The handling is so sharp and effetless, now I have the handling tuned. I have fully servi ed every part now and it runs like a dream. I agree it does not have massive power but it just goes on reving and the power keeps coming. The brembo brakes are fantastic and will stop you on a dime. Weighing In around 200kg it is the lightest tourer I have ever owned. Prices in 2021 seem to be appreciating fast for the Ducati ST2. They do of cause offer the scope to make a great cafe racer or street bike, I choose to keep everything original. Show less

I have owned this Ducati ST2 1998 for 2 years and have been right through mechanically. It handles beutifully and revs and revs. I could easily travel hundreds of miles a day on it. When the ST2 came out in the lates 90s I bought a Honda Blackbird which I toured on. I wish now that I bought a ST2. It is lighter, has amazing hard luggage. And sounds incredible. It is also a dream to work on. All I can say is ride one andyou will realise what a bike this really is. Show less

Just clicked 32k, it's tuned and ready for another summer. Nothing but standard maint. Phenominal bike. Show less

I've been the proud owner of a 01 ST2 Ducati now for 3 months. What a machine! It does everything well. It is rock solid and beautifully built. Handles like a sportbike, cruises like a touring bike should. Can romp with the best. Girls love it (yellow paint. Put the bags on (20 minutes) and go across country. This bike might be the best machine out there. Show less

Had a lot of problems with my "act sensible" muscle recently. Hence I have just traded in my perfectly good, clean, GPZ 500S, which always started and was economic, cheap to insure and plenty fast enough, for a new ST2. Why? just cos it's headturningly lovely(had to be red), comfy seat, a gorgeous exhaust note, quick and handles well, even when ridden by an incompetant (me). Yep, one good move eh? Show less

I just bought my ST2 about 2 weeks ago. I only have about 400 miles on the bike but i am thrilled with it. I moved up from a Honda ACE because I wanted something with a lot more sport, a comfortable tourer and something that gets looks. This bike is great in all three areas. I'm 6'1", 225lbs and find the sitting position to be very comfortable. This is a much better highway speed (65-85 MPH)ride then my cruiser. I got a great deal on a leftover 2001. Paid $8200 + $400 prep with 24 month unlimited mile warranty and 24 free maintenance. Beat the hell out of the 2002 Honda Interceptor I was considering plus the Ducati comes with hard bags! Only thing to get use to is the noisey dry clutch at idle. Will update when I get more miles on the bike. Show less

We had our 2001 ST4 for about 2 months before putting it up for the winter a week ago. In that time we put 1600 miles on it. We've had no mechanical problems, and we've constantly gotten compliments on our bike. We installed a set of bar risers and we're planning on installing the taller windscreen before we go on vacation next summer - we're thinking about going to Cape Cod, a 1200 mile trip and have no qualms about riding the bike so far. We're curious about how the Corbin seat might improve riding comfort. The only real complaint I would have is the time and labor involved in removing the bag rails etc. We're not hard-core sport riders, and the bike is definitely more than able to handle any sport-riding we would do. As a passenger, the seat is pretty comfortable even on long hauls unless you spend much time on the very end of the seat where the cushion is considerably thinner. The bags seem to have plenty of room to pack for a week of vacation. As newlyweds, we look forward to several years of riding with this bike. Show less

From cruising the highway, to canyons, to cruising the strip, to making a run to get a gallon of milk this Italian machine has all the versatility and character that can't seemingly be asked of a single Motorcycle. On the highways the ST2 is clearly at home. At 80 MPH (4700 RPM) it cruises so easily along you feel like it's sippin' margaritas during happy hour. The fairings are well designed to keep wind off of your legs and hands, and your chest and head receive a nice even blast that makes touring on a slightly canted-forward sport bike very endurable for the long hauls. The suspension absorbs highway nasties like a Polaris handles snow. I'm most amazed by the uneven surfaces, or shallow-angle ruts that normally cause heart palpitations, but the ST2 nearly ignores even the worst of those DOT indifference marks. Obviously when the Ducati ST2 is opened up in the back roads it is even more at home. The 944 engine has plenty of power and useable torque to come off a hairpin, throttle up down the straightway to 60+ mph, and back-off for the next corner without any gear changing, bogging in the low rpm, or gasping at the top. The hydraulic brakes are very adequate for this 467 pound 2-up cycle, and it shifts (hydraulic actuated clutch as well) as smooth as it cruises on the interstate. One short-coming (pun intended) is the ridiculously small shift lever the ST2 is outfitted with as standard gear. I quickly lengthened mine a whole inch, and now it works how it should from the factory. And dang, if this bike does not like to go into neutral while sitting still. If you don't get the green light on before you stop, then you basically have to kill the motor to hit neutral again. Of course, considering the aforementioned, the ST2 rarely misses gears during normal driving which is what those Italian boys thought was more important, and I guess I can't argue that point. Since I'm on annoyances; the dry clutch when depressed at low speeds or in neutral draws a lot of , "Is that the way it's supposed to sound" from the uninitiated or non bike-o-philes. One Harley friend of mine even told me, "It's loud"! I think it's cool, but maybe the little loss of power you get from a wet clutch is worth not having some people wonder if it's broke, and reduce me to always telling everyone it has a dry clutch before I crank it up, but on the other hand, it does add character. On second thought, keep the clutch, character rules! On the strip this machine draws more attention than Pamela Anderson at Venice Beach. On one jaunt through the canyons I was following a new Mercedes Coupe that was traveling at a good nautical heading, so I left him in front of me. When we finished through the twisties I pulled up next to him at a stop light, and he, and all aboard his vessel were starring at me, my wife, and our machine like it was an Italian made exotic automobile. I don't think it hurt that just a few minutes earlier I let him get about a ﾽ mile out in front me, and on a fairly short straight-away, I reeled him in like a crappie on a bait-casting fishing rod either. As I touched on earlier, this Duc has character. It's even got a cool nickname. How cool is that? When driven slowly it thumps along to the delight of it's pilot and onlookers the same. When people see and hear you coming, they know your not on the usual crotch rocket, and they know your not on some BORING touring bike, and they know your not on some one-dimensional noise-maker on two wheels either, they know your on something different, something cool, something fast, and something loaded with character. My neighbor sums it best; "A Ducati! Nice bike! My friend has a Honda, but it's just not like a Ducati." Show less

I bought a blue '00 ST2 about 13 months ago and really love this Sport Tourer. Move over BMW. I took my Duc to Nova Scotia at 9.5K miles and had an incredible time on the famous Cabot Trail. At it's 600 mile checkup, I put the Duc Carbon Fiber Pipes and Performance chip in it. At 6K I dropped in a K&#038;N (it needed more air) and had the back area of the restrictor plate cut out <smile>. Getting 80HP (but only 35 mpg) at rear wheel on a nice cool/dry day is possible. I did see an '02 ST4s (996)<drool> at my dealer and told him I would help him Web auction this limited (1 of 300) Grey rocket if someone doesn't swoop it off the showroom floor first for just under 15K. I see why no STANDARD ST4's (916) are reportedly going to be produced. Anyway the ST2 (which I bought for $11K) is a great bike and unlike the ST4s available in Blue. Get one. FYI, the '01 &'02 ST2 and '01 ST4 (not the '02 ST4s) prices were lowered BUT they remove the adjustable front and rear suspension...in otherwords, you might want to look for an '00 with low miles. BTW, the previous articles that were here 13 months ago help convince me to get this bike! Thanks! pacman@townisp.com Show less