@Multirider75 I'm looking at luggage options. The one you use looks very neat. I like the idea of being able to just take the whole thing off easily. How does it perform in the rain? I don't think the bag is classed as waterproof? Do you have to make sure the contents are all in separate waterproof bags? I'm currently using a Ventura system which would fit the PP but the SW bag looks much better. TIA.
It’s a great bag. You get a waterproof inner bag, which velcros to the inside. When I travel, I have to take my work laptop/ iPad & other valuable items, have been caught in some proper monsoons, and not a drop of water has ever got in, so it’s fully waterproof.
Can someone help. Want to change the Riding mode settings to passenger and or luggage. I go into: Settings Riding Mode Touring Preload Rider and Luggage Select High / Low and nothing happens, scroll back and no display for rider and luggage. I can change in solo rider but not when adding passenger ?
Swapped from my S1000RR to this. Its going to take some getting used to after only ever having sports bikes!
I’m sure you will love it, once you get dialled in, you will be quicker than the sports bike and more comfortable!
Not sure why the 17/17 combo would be twitchy? these bikes had 17/17 throughout the years and PP will be set up like the previous with the single sided SA.. had a 13 PP and I never felt it was twitchy
I think you're smiling not because of that new bike feeling, rather that you're sitting straight up and your back is loving it....lol Don't let the long legs fool ya- it's a sport bike
The MTS V4 PP is the 1st bike in a long time that I feel confident pitching it deep into corners at "sporty" speeds on curvy back roads. I am not quite to chicken strips, but I'm dam close. I have a regular riding buddy with a '17 Yamaha R1, and I typically lead when back road blasting, and he's impressed how much speed we can carry through the corners. I also enjoy the midrange torque of this V4 motor - it really helps with corner exits, among other things.
Not sure if anyone has replied? but if I understand what your asking...? I think you just hit the button with the shock icon and choose from there
Just got back from playing on the IOM , second time this year and I can confirm that having gone originally on the supplied Pirelli Scorpions and now Michelin road 6’s that the 19 front is not twichy at all. 19 is very slightly slower turning in compared to the 17 but rides over uneven surfaces a little better.
The recent review by LCR on YouTube he sounded a little disappointed by the PP and said it was not noticeably different to the V4S in terms of handling and ride. Obviously there are other differences which help to sway people to buy it but engine and handling would appear to not be one of them. My V4S has been serviced today and a two software updates added plus the new phone pocket lid. It is just the lid that is replaced not the whole cover so the phone pocket size remains the same.
You mean this review? Disappointed? He was falling all over himself at one point in the video. As for handling and ride, LCR needs to find backroads more suited to the PP suspension & wheel setup. Also, riding on the 2-up setting because he's a "porker"? He mentions the preload setting, but you can make adjustments within each riding mode to better adapt to your weight and riding style. He needs to set the electronic suspension up properly before making comaprisons to the standard V4S. At any rate, looks to me like he was bombing down some English country roads, with very little in the quality of low- & high-speed curves & turns to exercise the PP capabilities. Another YTuber I follow is DucatiBiker, who gave an extended review on some more challenging roadways: Here in the Pacific Northwest USA, we have our share of challenging backroads like those experienced by DucatiBiker, where the PP really shines, yet doesn't wear out my back, legs, or arms that would occur if I was riding a CBR/ZX/R1, etc.
Said at the start he thought he wanted to buy one. By the end he said he wouldn’t. Like everything in life it’s great we don’t all like the same thing otherwise everything would be the same. The V4 is probably the best distance travel motorbike you can buy. Find a really twisty road and there are more fun bikes to ride, imho.
I did chuckle when I watched LC’s review, the first thing I thought was this guy weighs 20 stone and clearly hasn’t bothered to set the bike up properly.
nice vid cheers. quite like the look without the mirrors and handguards, keep thinking about dropping the guards, hate them.
