That's the one, yep. Really awesome place full of custom projects and perfect examples of OEM Ducatis. The owner and I had a nice little chat, I've asked they map my Multi whilst it's with them as I've always been curious what, if anything it offers over the Termi factory map.
LSL Superbike with a LSL strut bar. I made the change because I find the OEM bars too wide which caused drastically increased pain from a life long injury (rotary cuff micro tears in the muscles, specifically the subscapularis muscle). Additionally, I really enjoy the feeling of the bike with shorter bars, it 'feels' more nimble, planted and generally more sporty. I've combined the bars with a Gilles bar riser kit (note, this link is from an unknown merchant to me).
So, a blast from the past: I've had my OG 1200S from new, in May 2010. I'd not intended to keep it remotely this long but, with embarrassingly few miles on the clock, it's always been a question of finding something that notably improved on it. I've ridden most iterations of the Multistrada since, and have yet to find one that ticks all the boxes, with the possible exception of the 1260. I rode the V4S Rally and didn't like it, but I'm trying the V4 PP next week. So, until I find that elusive combination of (relatively) light weight, agility and touring-to-hooligan schizophrenia, I'll be tooling around on this while longer - pic as of yesterday, along with the mods I've made along the way…
Autumn is here !!! 130 miles on the lanes and B roads of Sussex and Kent in heavy rain for the morning and sun in the afternoon. I really need to clean the bike soon
In very basic terms, I excelled at thermodynamics not aerodynamics, ideally, you’d have a lamina flow of air over you as you make progress but the very not aerodynamic rider creates turbulence behind them. That turbulent air flow creates a vacuum which sucks up all the shit disturbed by the tyre. Add moisture and it cakes the bike and you. Andy
