Ducati Monster S2R800 (2004-2008) Maintenance Schedule

This is the maintenance schedule and service intervals for the Ducati Monster S2R800, made between 2004 and 2008.

The Ducati Monster S2R800 is the “smaller” of the two S2R Ducati Monsters, the larger being the S2R1000.

It’s based on the same engine block as the Ducati Monster 800 — a fuel-injected 803cc air/oil-cooled desmodromic SOHC 2-valve L-twin with belt-driven cams.

The same engine has been used for decades, recently in the Ducati Scrambler 800 (though with more advanced electronics).

In the S2R800, the engine makes 53.7 kW (73 hp) at 8250 rpm, and peak torque of 69 Nm (51 ft-lb) at 6250 rpm — a decent amount of power for a what is meant to be a smaller bike.

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Monster S2R800 Service Intervals

Generally speaking for the Ducati Monster S2R800, the service interval is every 7.5K miles/ 12K km or annually, at which point you change the oil and filter and do a bunch of checks.

Every 7500 miles / 12000 km (with no time interval), you check the valves and maybe change some shims.

Every two services or two years, you have to change the timing belts. This is a must! Note that these days, people tend to leave belts in place for four or five years, arguing that they’re the same belt used in modern bikes with 5-year change intervals. But the manual definitely says two years.

Finally, make sure you attend to the chain, and change the brake and clutch fluid regularly.

What you need to service the Ducati Monster S2R800

Servicing the Ducati Monster S2R800 is much like servicing any of the earlier air/oil-cooled fuel-injected V-twins.

Apart from normal motorcycle maintenance tools, here’s what you need.

Regular maintenance for the Ducati Monster S2R800

This is maintenance that you can do yourself (though the manual says you need a dealer to do it).

Every 1000 km/600 miles or 6 months:

Ducati Monster S2R800 Maintenance Schedule Table

Below is the maintenance schedule for the Ducati Monster S2R800. It’s in a simplified form, with the main items in the first table, and a “standard service checklist” below, separately.

Notes on the maintenance schedule:

• Follow the earlier of distance or time intervals. Not every item has a time interval (or distance interval, e.g. changing brake fluid).
• The break-in schedule is not shown as these bikes are all broken in.

Standard Service Checklist

Below is the standard service checklist for the Ducati Monster S2R800. Do it according to the schedule above.

About the Ducati Monster S2R800

The Ducati Monster S2R800 (often just called the Ducati S2R800) is part of the more modern Ducati Monster family of naked roadsters that Ducati has been making since 2003.

The Monsters are known for being stripped-back sports motorcycles. Back in the 90s, they inherited air-cooled engines while the superbikes (starting with the Ducati 916) were liquid cooled.

But the Ducati Monster S2R800 remained air-cooled for a long, long time. The S2R800 has the last “small capacity” air-cooled motor — small alongside its bigger sibling, the S2R1000.

The S2R800’s engine is a fuel-injected 803cc 90-degree L-twin motor. Each cylinder has a single overhead camshaft that is driven by a belt (so two belts in total), and each camshaft opens and closes two desmodromically actuated valves per cylinder (so four valves in total, but eight clearances).

The S2R800 is built on the platform of the Monster 800 which preceded it. They have a lot in common — not least of which is the engine, which is the same between them.

But the Ducati Monster S2R800 takes all the prizes for style. It has a single-sided swing-arm and a twin exhaust that snake their way around the wheel so you can see its glory. That, plus the little cowl and the dapper colour scheme that the S2R800 comes in, makes it a very handsome motorcycle.

Like most of the smaller Monsters, the S2R800 has a wet clutch rather than the classic dry clutch. So you miss out on the rattly sound of a dry clutch, something many Ducati owners enjoy for its uniqueness.

In terms of ride gear, the Monster S2R800 has capable but simple equipment. The front fork is an inverted 43mm non-adjustable unit. And the rear shock is a fully adjustable Sachs monoshock adjustable for preload and rebound damping.

Front brakes are via twin 300mm discs and four piston calipers.

Since the Monster 800 is relatively light, the engine and braking is adequate for spirited riding. But you may not be able to hurl down the straightways as quickly as on a Ducati superbike. No wonder Motorcyclist says it has “shades of the nasty-boy S4R“. It’s not a superbike, but it looks cool!

A well-maintained S2R800 should last you a long time. But beware that a lot of gremlins can creep up over time if a Ducati Monster S2R800 is not regularly serviced. Check Ducatimonster.org (this thread, for example) — a poorly-maintained Monster will need belts, valves serviced, spark plugs, fuel filters, and maybe a mapping before it will run smoothly. Owning a Ducati is, in the end, very different from owning a Japanese sport bike that may serve you well for an indefinite period.

Ducati Monster S2R800 Owner’s Manual

Below is a screenshot of the S2R800’s maintenance schedule for reference.

The above info was sourced from the owner’s manual. You can download it below.