For many years I rode in Daytona Roadstar boots, just before Covid I bought a pair of m2m Altberg Roadrunners, both these have given me dry warm feet and no other issues. At the weekend I think I missed gear changes 3 or 4 times, which is probably more than in the last five years. In February I changed from a BMW to a V4S Multistrada and it occurred to me it could be a boot issue. I’m going to have a look in the loft to see if I have an old pair of something a bit sportier. I think I was wearing Alpinestars last time I had a Ducati, I prefer a boot that gives protection rather than style. Has anyone else had a similar issue?
Might be you just need to adapt your gear changes, or adjust the lever. I have a monster 1200 and a triumph tiger 1200 and have no difficulty swopping between the two.
No issues changing gears on my V4 mutley in my Revit Discovery H20s though Id say the gearchange does feel a bit clunky at times (compared to my 916 or 900SL) and its in urban use its best to turn the QS off as it seems to get a bit confused giving a delayed ignition cut after the change has happened , noticed changing up at lower revs, I think URBAN mode turns the QS off as default?.
This very reason is why I hate buying new boots. And is the reason I use my summer riding Alpinestar Trainer boot style short boots more than I should.
I used to wear daytona roadstars (terrific boots btw) before I migrated to Dainese, due to the leathers requiring 'in' boots. It took me a while to adjust as the roadstars are soooooo comfy and pliable by comparison. The 'in' boots have a more solid toe which can give a firmer push but at the expense of 'feel'. I had a weird time adjusting myself to the more solid feel but eventually you adapt. Maybe you just need to adapt. Possibly adjust the lever on the rod too.
How many miles do you have on your new bike? Not sure about the gearbox on the V4 but the one on my 1260 MTS took about a 1,000 miles for the gearbox to bed in and become much smother. Until that point it wasn't great. It's improved further since, now on 16,000 miles. Still an occasional false neutral if I'm not 'positive' with the gear lever though.
Almost certainly you need to adjust the lever position. Its set very low as standard. It will be much cheaper to try that first.
I’ve just come back to the Ducati fold. My MTS 1200 (owned 2102 to 2014) had a neutral between every pair of gears, up and down the box. False neutrals were a way of life, even after 25k miles. My new V4S has no neutral most of the time, even where it’s supposed to be! Let’s hope a few miles loosen it up
My 1260 was difficult to get into neutral at a stand-still when new, far better after the 600 mile service. Was told that "they all do that" and for once that was correct... However, by the break-in service I'd gotten used to going from 2nd to neutral just before pulling up. Not ideal to do that while still moving from a safety point of view but where needs must... Also my bike is quite sensitive, in respect of gear changing, to the chain tension being correct. The V4s MTS demo that I was leant last time my bike was in for service gave me a few false neutrals over 120 miles and wasn't that slick in respect of gear changes but it was practically box fresh. Would expect improvement with more miles.
About 600, so maybe that's part of the problem, Ive had numerous bikes and aware about adjusting the gear lever. I do struggle with lightweight boots as the top of my foot gets sore with the many gear changes especially in the mountains. Im going to leave it a bit longer before buying new boots, but I think that will be the answer in the long run.
I rode with Roadrunners and now the taller Bahnriders, I have a small selection of bikes including an 1198 and MTS1200 and they cause no issues on either. The MTS however does occassionally find a false neutral between 5-6th still.
