Hello everyone, I`ve been searching on here now for a couple of weeks to see what you guy`s n gals think of Multistrada`s or MTS i think you call them? I`ve been looking at the usual culprits, MTS 12/1260/Tiger 1200/XR1000/GS1200 so talk me into buying a MTS by telling me all that goes wrong with them The last Ducati i rode was in the 90`s, a 900 Paso(remember them?) so maybe not the best Ducati but after a couple(loan bike till my ZZR11 was ready) of days with it i actually liked it. I`ve read for weeks on the GS`s(not as reliable as they say) XR1000s - definitely not as reliable as you think either, Tigers fair a little better from what ive found so far. I have joined the other Forums to get some info on the bikes i like so now its the Ducati`s turn. In the beggining i kinda thought Hmmm Ducati...service costs/reliability etc but they all seem to be very close bar the old GS, which if your old school you can do a lot yourself!? So i want to hear the good bad & the ugly(especially the ugly) on owning a MTS 1200/1260 PLEASE. I know most of you love the 1260 a little bit more than the 1200 but it`s the more reliable of the two im after. I want Cruise control so that rules out early one`s & i don`t know the difference between a standard & "s" version skyhook suspended one. I`ve seen all the youtube`s on them, just never ridden one. Looking forward to much banter & jovial opinion`s if you can spare the time.. Previous bikes if you want to know, KH`s /LC`s/GS`s JAP/CBX`S/ZX10`S/ZZR/CBR`s/Daytona`s
I had a 1260, it was great, now got V4PP. The chap I bought the 1260 from bought a XR1000, he wished he'd kept the 1260. Defo get an S, Skyhook is very good
I've got the 1200s on a 17 plate. Overall it's a great bike and far more fun and practical than I thought it was going to be, especially fun in sport mode. From what i understand it's a little more raw than the 1260 which personally I like and it has definitely become my go to option. I class it as a sport tourer rather than an adventure bike and kind of see it as a bit of a modern, uprated and refined Gen 2 Tuono V twin from a grin factor perspective. I had to get the seat altered as for me the seat position was a little uncomfortable (the curve pushes you forward into the tank) and a little low, I'm 6'1". Luckily I found one on here that had been raised and flattened out and now it is all day comfortable used in conjunction with a Cool Cover. Don't bother with the phone connectivity, I find it's fairly rubbish. The drain hole by the rear shock blocks constantly so I reamed mine out to 8mm which has improved it but not stopped it from happening, it does make it far easier to clean out though. If I think of anything else I'll add to this later but hopefully it gives you a bit of an insight. Photo taken before the seat change. New seat
