Well if you like the Multi and feel comfortable with it just buy it. I too started with a 1000er bike as a beginner and that was a good decision. Because it was so powerful i was very careful, which i guess would have been different with a lighter bike like a japanese 650er.

From my experience its ...

Hi Captain Starlight,

while i testrode the GS12 i didn't thought that it was lower than my GS1150, maybe only the seat of your bike was in lowest positon. OTOH they made the pegs now 3 cm lower, which makes the handling easier too.

Thanks for your short essay El Capitano :wink:

So the new GS12 has electronic failures too after only 2500 miles, glad that Multi owners are not alone. You were always telling the new GS12 runs so smooth, well after my one hour test ride i can't believe that they added a balancer, it was not ...

What are you saying here? That, because I had a MTS, It's strange for me to pick the KTM? Because it's different? :think:
So, after picking a Ducati once, you're stuck with it? Hope not! :)

And the BMW Dakar compares to the KTM you mean? It -maybe- compares to the KTM LC4 Adventure, but never ...

Well Cap Scarlet, as Erwin mentioned the realworld numbers are different. The same test was in the german magazine "PS" with similar numbers. So overall the GS12 is only 10 kilos lighter than the GS1150, but 30 kilos than the GS1150 Adventure. And sorry, i meant crank numbers and not clutch :oops ...

To add my personal view as a GS1150 (two years now) driver and a maybe future Multi owner :

First i have to disagree that the GS12 is good in the quality department, it is worse than the 1150 with cheap plastic parts and as usual with new electronics they failed also sometimes, like with the Multi ...

Well i found more flying Multi's, seems it survived well :

http://www.superwheels.net/80/multistrada.htm

Here is an article with a guy who landed the bike after a smaller jump :

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?s=7b7e4d6c93237326f3a643936226ccc0&threadid=22791&highlight=Multistrada

Seems that the MTS is made for that, i remember another of these flying MTS photos, but i don't know ...

Look here http://www.multistrada.net/modules/mx_a ... pic_id=178 and here with the MTS GS klone http://www.multistrada.net/modules/mx_a ... pic_id=179 . I think we need some better protection for the motor first, but knobbies would be a nice idea ....[/url]

Hi Indy, i'm in the process of looking for a replacement of my GS1150 in the next few months too, and the MTS is high on my list too.
But other options i have are the Triumph Tiger, a more soft version of the MTS but a lotta fun to ride too. The other option is the Aprilia Caponord with a better ...

Hi mike, since you had a testride you maybe had a new MTS with less kilometers/miles on it. When i testdrove the MTS in november it had 7000 km's on it, and vibration was no issue for me.