Multistrada

[woodman]

Best looking Multistrada I have ever seen

[Magi]

tell me about these multistrada - are they any good - is that picture of a factory or custom bike

d magi

[Quirky]

"Are they any good," well, that depends. Define what's good in your world first. It might float your boat, or maybe not. It's a nice concept, a cross-breed between a regular sportsbike and a trailie, with the weight on the sportbike end.

That one looks like to be a self-made mod, and reasonably well made at that.
I believe one can also buy such mod, or more like the parts for such mod from Ducati-Kaemna, a German company. Well, at least you'll get good ideas.
Check out http://www.ducati-kaemna.de

Example 1 (http://www.ducati-kaemna.de/pic/tuning/TN250_multistradablaue_003.jpg)
Example 2 (http://www.ducati-kaemna.de/pic/tuning/TN250_multijokisch_029.jpg)

Both of those models are being shown in more detail in the website. Just click on the Tuning Examples link.

[DanB]

Losing that gawdawful front fairing is the best thing that could happen to a Multistrada.

Stupid impossible-to-execute design concept (they wanted the whole upper fairing to rotate with the fork, but the styling angle was in the opposite direction to the fork rake), which they stubbornly clung to anyway. They shoulda thrown the whole front end in the trash bin before even prototype parts were made!

[Arnie]

Ah, the much maligned Multistrada. Another Tereblanche design that missed the mark for aesthetics. If you can get past it lookwise, people that own them swear by them. However, would you take an ugly girl to the dance because she gives the best blowjobs in town? If the answer is yes, then you are well suited for the Multi. :burnout:

[Prilliant03]

I think the Multistrada styling is very unfairly maligned. Of course it's never going to rival a 998/MV/RSV-R in the prettiness stakes, and why should it? They are as different as chalk and cheese. Instead compare it to bikes like the Varadero, V Strom, 1200GS etc. Suddenly it doesn't look bad at all, and it has a delightful rear 3/4 view.

Of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What is not in any doubt is that the Multistrada is a fantastic bike to ride. Superb chassis, great brakes, and a lovely grunty motor. The high riding position makes it ideal for urban work, and when you hit the twisties it just dazzles, especially if the bends are tight and the surface less than perfect. Think of it as a big powerful supermoto.

There were some problems with early Multis, mostly electronics, but these seem to have been addressed now. I had one for 2 years and it never failed to make me smile when I rode it.

[Quirky]

I agree that the MTS is not that bad. It only looks quirky from the front part, but when compared to a bike like V-Storm, which is IMO butt-ugly, the MTS is not that bad.
Nevertheless, the logical competition of MTS come from the ranks of the new Tiger, Tre K and possibly some others, as it's not really a trailie. It's a matter of taste, but perhaps those rivals do look a bit better, and mods like those described above, but only a wee bit less teeny bling-bling at least in the first example, don't actually ruin the bike.
Therefore, at least after a low-sider or dropping the bike on rocks or another damage to the fairing, it would be easy to decide what to do.
So perhaps the MTS is a 'married man's bike,' a bike for fellows who don't need to impress the babes on the streets to get l*id. :D

[thejayman]

Only......I think that's hypermotard in that pix, not the Mstrada. Yeah same frame but check out the front fender, fairing....hand protectors.

[Prilliant03]

Only......I think that's hypermotard in that pix, not the Mstrada. Yeah same frame but check out the front fender, fairing....hand protectors.

Definitely a Multi. No radial brakes and a completely different seat arrangement to the new Hypermotard.

[ZAWA]

It is a Multi located in Deland Fl.. It looks even better closeup.

[Tee-Dub]

You don't want to know about my experience with a Multistrada, but then I guess any brand can make a lemon every now and then.

[Magi]

I think the Multistrada styling is very unfairly maligned. Of course it's never going to rival a 998/MV/RSV-R in the prettiness stakes, and why should it? They are as different as chalk and cheese. Instead compare it to bikes like the Varadero, V Strom, 1200GS etc. Suddenly it doesn't look bad at all, and it has a delightful rear 3/4 view.

Of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What is not in any doubt is that the Multistrada is a fantastic bike to ride. Superb chassis, great brakes, and a lovely grunty motor. The high riding position makes it ideal for urban work, and when you hit the twisties it just dazzles, especially if the bends are tight and the surface less than perfect. Think of it as a big powerful supermoto.

There were some problems with early Multis, mostly electronics, but these seem to have been addressed now. I had one for 2 years and it never failed to make me smile when I rode it.

the looks dont bother me - ive got an old bemer gs a hot roded 89 the heads are off right now - back in the south west there are a lot of tight lumpy mountian roads - tough on a sport bike - my tuono wouldnt keep up with my gs on many of them and its hard to haul gear on it.

the tuono is a great bike and im going to keep it but i need a sport touring bike that will do well on a tight rough road - im just not sure what that is.

thanks guys

magi

[woodman]

the looks dont bother me - ive got an old bemer gs a hot roded 89 the heads are off right now - back in the south west there are a lot of tight lumpy mountian roads - tough on a sport bike - my tuono wouldnt keep up with my gs on many of them and its hard to haul gear on it.

the tuono is a great bike and im going to keep it but i need a sport touring bike that will do well on a tight rough road - im just mot sure what that is.

thanks guys

magi

You just said it....a GS.
I have 4 friends that have V Stroms, 2 1000's and 2 650's, they love them and the 650 handles like a dream. All of them make rough roads feel smooth.

[mikeyyc]

the tuono is a great bike and im going to keep it but i need a sport touring bike that will do well on a tight rough road - im just mot sure what that is.


magi

Cough, cough, Caponord.......cough cough

[Magi]

Cough, cough, Caponord.......cough cough

the caponord is to fat and kind of ugly - great motor though and i like being an aprilia guy.

im wore out on bmw - ive been on a bunch oh them - not big on the front end either - i will say there getting better, way better.

all the others are to ugly or fat or both - i would consider a little ugly if it works well when pushed.

the multistrada would be the one - but the valve train design is unnecessarily complicated vain and expensive to maintain.

ktm could be it - yet its so hard on my eye.

i know ill have to compromise somewhere here - just not sure where -
no fat bike though - when you get used to quick steering bike its hard to go back to fat.

d magi

[olie]

the caponord is to fat and kind of ugly - great motor though and i like being an aprilia guy.

d magi

Ugly?? or just CLASSY??:rolleyes:

[Quirky]

You don't want to know about my experience with a Multistrada, but then I guess any brand can make a lemon every now and then.
So what makes it a lemon? Perhaps we do want to know, after all.

[mikeyyc]

the caponord is to fat and kind of ugly - great motor though and i like being an aprilia guy.

im wore out on bmw - ive been on a bunch oh them - not big on the front end either - i will say there getting better, way better.

all the others are to ugly or fat or both - i would consider a little ugly if it works well when pushed.

the multistrada would be the one - but the valve train design is unnecessarily complicated vain and expensive to maintain.

ktm could be it - yet its so hard on my eye.

i know ill have to compromise somewhere here - just not sure where -
no fat bike though - when you get used to quick steering bike its hard to go back to fat.

d magi

I think you really need to ride one. It will hang with anything out there. I was out at the AF1 ride in in May, and rode with all the RSV's and Tuonos all day. The only difference was that in the slow bits I didn't have to shake out my legs.

[muamer]

I rode both Capo and Multi and my comparison is that Duc feels a lot lighter and wind protection is a lot better(a am 6ft ) Remotely adjustable preload makes it a sinch to tighten the rear end on the pavement or loosen it for bumpy stuff. Capo fell like real adventure bike in that it fellt softer sprung and comfortable.

[Infallible]

the caponord is to fat and kind of ugly - great motor though
+1. Overall a great bike but that frame looks hideous.

[Antuonio]

it's not so hard to do something looking nicer than a multistrada :p

[Magi]

thanks for the comments - still thinking and doing homework

d magi

[Magi]

I think you really need to ride one. It will hang with anything out there. I was out at the AF1 ride in in May, and rode with all the RSV's and Tuonos all day. The only difference was that in the slow bits I didn't have to shake out my legs.

id like to

d magi

[Magi]

I rode both Capo and Multi and my comparison is that Duc feels a lot lighter and wind protection is a lot better(a am 6ft ) Remotely adjustable preload makes it a sinch to tighten the rear end on the pavement or loosen it for bumpy stuff. Capo fell like real adventure bike in that it fellt softer sprung and comfortable.

is that you in the avatar - you are waaaaay over - very cool.

? are you a muamer.

d magi

[rlmoon61]

I purchased an '05 Multistrada 1000s last March.We were going to do a 7000 mile trip in June,which was going to include about 500 miles of dirt and gravel roads.
The Multi has been a great bike and does everything reasonably well.Cornering clearance does leave a little to be desired but replacing the pipe with the Staintune header helps.For traveling the hardbags and trunk give plenty of storage.The only complaint I have is the range,180 miles is tops.

[fzr400tony]

the updated seat, mirrors and windshield really helped the mts a lot in my opinion (i believe these started in 2006).

it's cool to see someone doing something different with one. bravo on finding the one that started this thread.