My heart bleeds Ducati.
On a Saturday afternoon, I managed to demo-ride the new Multistrada 1200 S. The bike wasn’t what I expected as hyped up, heavy, or whichever opinions from my mouth that would negate the new motorcycle. This machine is the sweetest (not one of the sweetest, IT is the SWEETEST) ride of all rides. Quoting like Tolkien wrote on his famous books, this bike is the Motorcycle to Rule All Motorcycles! If you’re a good rider, it’s imperative that you must demo it or, heck, buy it.
Okay, I have list of the sweetest rides I have ridden: Honda Hawk GT650, KTM SuperDuke 990, Ducati Multistrada 1000s (which I have now), Ducati HyperMotard, BMW K1200R, Leo’s Harley Davidson FXDX and KTM SMC 640. I have ridden a lot more bikes but they never do much for me and “Yawn” factor setting were high and I am not going to list them at all. Well, if you ask me which is the worst, the list is short or which is mediocre, the list is long. The worst I’ve ridden was a Harley Davidson Classic Heritage. Possibly the worst of all worst, maybe worst than an Enfield. Okay, Ducati’s new Multistada 1200s is the sweetest of all because it does everything you want it to do for you. It’s a combo of all bikes. Like your favorite smoothie, it’s a mix of my favorite bikes, the craziest D. Hypermotard, the comfy HD FXDX, the 160hp of madness from BMW K1200R, the versatility of the old Multistrada, and the trustworthy of the fabled Honda Hawk GT. Set it to blend it and pour it in a cup, you’ll have the Multistrada 1200s. It’s that awesome!
This bike will be your Swiss Army Knife. Using your left thumb, click and hold the button five second, find a setting that matches the environment you’re at. You’re in NYC, press to Urban then the bike set itself to 100 hp, soften up the rear and front shocks. You’re on a fast sweeping Pacific Coast Highway, press to Sport, the bike growl itself to 150hp, stiffen it’s leg readying to tear the road apart leaving blistering marks. You got a hot woman wanting to go to Vegas on your hot bike as quickly as possible for a weekend of romping, set it to Touring plus two up rider with three hard luggage full of lingeries and sex toys, you two will get there in no time with no complaints. Need to escape a fat-doughnut-eating-highway cop, set it to Enduro and disappear to San Cabos Lucas. Enduro will power down to 100hp and grow long legs.
My experience with this bike is YEOW! Gas it, the rush’s a warp-zone. The seat’s a couch unlike previous Multistrada’s plank seats. The computer dashboard’s an easy read. Starting up the bike is way too easy, keyless, really! Keep your keys in your pocket, walk up to your bike after drinking a espresso and flirting with some hot gal, sit on your bike, push the button and GO! Windscreen’s adjustable, perfect! The bike center of gravity is pure perfection, easily flickable!
Okay okay, I’ll say it… the Ducati Multistrada 1200S is pure perfection!
