I saw a black 05 S model at the intenational bike show in LA a couple of weeks ago. It was nice, but then again, the regular Multi is nice. I'm not planning to trade my 04 in on an 05 S.

Ron

Joe.



I said something about track times. I said it because you asked if the Multistrada made any of us " better, more confident and faster...". Since it is difficult to acurately measure how fast you ride on the street I chose to use the more measureable example of track times.

I can honestly ...

Once again I will agree with Ian.

The Multistrada is not a particularly great track tool. My 916 is much more confidence inspiring and better suited to the acute lean angles commonly achieved on the track. However the my Multistrada is infinitely more comfortable for those 400 to 500 mile days ...

I think the bike is up to it but the street tires that are fitted from the factory are not going to be much use in the dirt or gravel.

Ron

Monroe Motors in San Francisco has a pretty good reputation. I have never had a bike serviced by them but Ihave bought parts from them and have had good results.

Ron Mousouris

I was going to reply, however Multiman has express my feelings better than I could have hoped to!

Ron

While I am not fond of having a passenger on the back, my wife loves riding riding along on the back of my Multistrada. I have several bikes and she really has only liked riding on the back of the Multi, and a 1976 Honda CB400F super sport.

In answer to your question about missing the power of the ...