Wanna buy

Post Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:03 pm

Since I've decided to buy before I've ridden , what kind of ride should I expect , smoothness , comfort . ? What question would be complete without asking about maintenence , are these things really a hassle to care for ? Thanks

Post Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:21 pm

kd1659 wrote:Since I've decided to buy before I've ridden , what kind of ride should I expect , smoothness , comfort . ? What question would be complete without asking about maintenence , are these things really a hassle to care for ? Thanks

In your previous post you had a good question on the 2007 vs 2009. I assume you're refering to one of these bikes, but why would you decide to buy before riding them? Sometimes people don't have the opportunity to and take the plunge, is that the case? It you don't have any Ducati experience, I'd highly recommend you ride one before taking the plunge. They're different than most anything else out there. Smoothness and comfort are all relative. What is your experience with bikes? They're generally reliable as long as they're maintained. They're not just a put gas in them and change the oil bike. Give us more info please if you want a good answer.

Post Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:01 pm

Ridden and raced all types of bikes except Duc's , currently have Harley Tourer but like to have a sport tourer to play with also and ride to Indy. Gotta own one Ducati but not close to dealers . Do all my own service , hope this helps .

Post Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:52 pm

Since you're used to big twins I'm guessing you'll think it's pretty smooth, but you'll have to keep it spinning a little higher than your Harley. These motors don't like to be lugged like a Harley big twin, they're best ridden over 4k rpm. Most people find the riding position of a Multistrada comfortable, but the seats on that generation aren't too generously padded. Aftermarket seats are pretty common. There's nothing much that's complicated on them and if you do your own service now, you probably could on a two valve Multistrada too. With the introduction of the new Multistrada 1200 there are some good deals to be had on the previous generation and they're fine bikes, I've had an '04 and an '07 and they were both trouble free for almost 40k miles combined.

My brother lives just east of Carbondale and if you're in that area you have some good roads that a Multistrada would be fun on.

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