Power and speed are great and until you experience that no one will ever know the thrill of it. That said this summer on my Hyper 698 in the UK and Scrambler 400x in France I have had more fun riding than for many a year. Have to choose the roads wisely though.
Great on track but that is not where it’s ridden 90+% of the time. As you say you can have a great deal of fun with less powerful bikes on the road and being able to ride them more to their full potential in more than second gear whilst remaining legal. You pays your money…..
I’d seen rumours of a new Multistrada for next year. I’m assuming this update means any new model is another 12 months away.
Pah! Just been chasing two Multi RS in Italy on a GS. Even thieves prefer the superior and cheaper GS….() as proven a day later when the Multis were left untouched and the GS did a disappearing act from the same supposed secure parking..!
I wonder if those placing deposits on the 2026 V4R will receive it before Ducati announce another special edition version that’s got a stipe on it for £5k more? Appealing to the YouTube crowd more and more by the day.
I guess its all PCP nowadays I bought a hyperstrada a while back and had way more fun than the sports bikes before it .
So it's a PP with new paint, few flashy upgrades under the RS name without any actual RS engine modifications? So, it's not a RS?
Aye, so again, not an actual RS then? I'm not shitting on the bike, more Ducati slapping what ever tags will get the most views onto a bike without actually following it's own creed of what those names mean.
Yep, the rental brigade with the argument 'but I do own it' 24 months before they actually have purchased it
Huh? EDIT - To elaborate my confusion, assuming a fixed rate of 8% (referenced from Chris Walker bikes website), and the standard PCP playbook by Ducati. You agree to several terms upon engaging in a PCP contract - 1 - You state how many miles you will complete on the motorcycle per year during it's lease. If you exceed these miles, you pay a charge per mile to Ducati (7.2p per mile with a 20% VAT slapped on top = 8.65p. A sneaky extra 2,000 mile trip you didn't account for will cost you an additional couple hundred quid almost. Ona bike that you own? Sounds odd...) 2 - You are expected to do one of three actions at the end of the lease, you trade in your bike with no expected further costs to the consumer, aka, you give the bike back which is the closest representation to rental. Alternatively you pay the remainder of the lease and any additional charges on top to then own the bike. Or you trade in for a new shiny model and restart the whole lease again with some new keys. 3 - Any and all damage to the motorcycle before the end of lease is to be covered by the consumer and has to be done so by the end of lease if you do not wish to purchase the bike outright... So if you have a scuff on a fairing, that'll come out of the final trade in price or out of pocket. I could very well be wrong on all of the above as I personally learnt my lesson decades ago not to use PCP or similar to 'buy' products, as at the end of the day, you are renting on that lease until you're paid up. So what does PCP actually get you? A bike you shouldn't have afforded in the first place, that's all there is on offer. Buy smaller, scale up and don't use PCP. Source for the above poison - https://www.chriswalkermotorcycles.com/ducati/ducati-range/multistrada/multisrada-v4-rs#offer-3323 One that I own I'm bitter and looking for excuses to keep my 1260
Having just bought a Diavel V4 i have no regrets seeing the RS variant! i wont notice 14hp difference but would notice the extra £14000 to buy it
me and my mate had this exact convo the other night, ooooh the diavel is lovely, hit here an ex demo standard model at a dealer for £19995, and save £15k, serious chunk of change
PCP can work if the buyer is sensible. Don’t sign up to a high interest rate, be realistic in mileage, don’t put in a big deposit and don’t use it to buy a vehicle that will be worth less than the GmFV at the end of the agreement. If you are clever it can be made to work in your favour rather than the manufacturers.
