former Ducati Multistrada owners now on Super Tenere?

[decooney]

Any former Ducati Multistrada owners now on on a Super Tenere? Are you glad you made the switch to the super easy-to-ride S10?

Background:
I have a good friend who bought a nice 2013 Ducati Multistrada S a few years ago. We ride day trips together. As it turns out he is not as excited about it as he once dreamed the bike would be. Looks wise he loves it. Functionally, he is getting aggravated with the bike at times. We have headsets and he tells me what is going on during long twisty roads and canyons. Straight runs, sure its fine. In the turns, or riding slow - this is where he is not so thrilled commenting about the Twitchy handling with the small 17" front wheel, wants to run above 3500rpms - cammed up, bad mpg... he fills up when I'm at 1/2 tank on the Tenere so this doubles our fuel stops on multi-day trips, and he keeps saying he just can't get use to the bike and he is a pretty good rider on-road and offroad. Both of us ride 500cc offroad bikes and he is a capable rider.

Both of us see the new 2016 Multistrada Enduro coming out with the larger 19" from wheel, larger fuel tank, possibly different engine characteristics, spoke wheels like the Tenere. Now he is asking, might sell it and just buy a Tenere ES. Maybe others here... I've ridden his Multi. You do have to concentrate to ride it slower and through turns, need to stay on the throttle a bit, and keep the rpms up and shift up/down in turns - unlike the S10. I explained it's not just him and I've seen other posts on Duc forums about "hard to ride", etc. Perhaps someone here has made the switch to the S10. Yes, he rode my S10 ES and says it's very confidence inspiring. He loved his former and more docile KLR650 bike, and how easy and effortless it was to ride. I explained the S10 turns out to be like like a big KLR with great handling, larger, goes further - very capable. I will pass along your comments and a link to this thread. If you have not ridden a Multi this might not make sense. He is really interested in hearing from others who've ridden or owned both. thx

 

[La Knee]

Hey decooney did your buddy get his Ducs ECU flashed ? I seen in one of the magazines that they have a new map for the problems


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[Rasher]

IMO the MTS is a sportsbike on stilts.

Dunno about US bikes, but I know a guy who makes a living sorting fueling on Ducati's and he told me the MTS is particularly bad (well, good for him I guess)

I am sure a full dyno setup would work wonders and be wrth doing if he liked everything else about the bike, but it sounds to me like he would prefer a lazier kind of bike, in the UK the Yamaha is a lot less expensive to buy and run than an MTS, over here you could probably sell a two year old Ducati and have more than enough change to buy a one year old S10.

 

[barkingllizard]

 

[JackN]

I switched from a 2010 Multi to my 2012 S10. I wrote up a comparison shortly after I got the Yamaha. Here's the link http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=9140.msg151767#msg151767.
Now that I'm almost 3 years into being an S10 owner I am seriously considering going back to the Multi. Although I find the S10 more comfortable on long rides. It just doesn't put a grin on my face the way the Ducati did. The Yamaha is a great bike but at this point I find it kind of boring. For me the Ducati is just way more fun to ride.
I did have some minor issues with the Multi all of which were warrantied, but none of them ever left me stranded or unable to ride. Unfortunately for me, I am one of the minority of S10 owners who has had trouble with the hard starting issue. On several occasions the Yamaha has refused to start and ruined my riding plans for the day. That is the primary reason I will likely make a change soon.

 

[LJM]

Yep had a 2011 Multi with the ES and I always thought Ohlins couldn't be beat but the ES on my 2014 is much better. I had the Multi for a little ove a year and I agree that the Multi was more "fun" to ride but it was only gun when pushed way beyond any leagel speed limit at normal speeds it's a boring bike kinda like driving a 911 Carrara in parking lot. The Duc has de-tuned super bike motor that was designed for road racing with suspension to match. I found myself doing 70-80mph wheelies, setting traction control low and then go out try and break the rear tire loose while railing corners BIG fun but that kind of riding dosnt belong on the street. They Multi was pretty scary off road I'm a very good dirt bike rider and almost killed my self on the Duc and the thought of dropping a $21,000 bike with parts that are crazy over priced did sit well with me. So if you want an awesome bike that that IMO is really fun at high speeds get the Duc. If you want to do 500 mile days, hit the trails every so often, have a great commuter and not worry about the next Ducati "fix" for crap that should never be present on a new bike get the Yamaha. Oh forgot to add my new Multi was about $6,000.00 more OTD the the ST.

 

[decooney]

Well, we just got back from doing a 250 mile faced paced back road day ride with a group of 25 ADV bikes and four of us on Super Tenere's. My buddy brought his brand new 2015 S10 ES with 20 miles on it. The guys we rode with are all the same guys we ride 500 dirt bikes with for dual sporting and offroad enduro. There was a variety of euro bikes, Triumphs, BMWs, and more. It was a great day. Short summary, my buddies Multi "S" is up for sale, 7k miles, bags, going to send it down the road to someone who wants a fast-twitch bike. He's much more comfortable and confident on the S10, even at higher speeds and turns, and particularly so on rough paved roads. Bottom line is he felt much less fatigue after the all day ride, enjoying it so much he went out for another ride again doing some 2-up. In the past, that Multi would sit for weeks at a time after one our of our regular fast-paced all day group rides. Not the case with the new S10, he absolutely loves the bike and now sort of wishing he hand not waited so long. Better late than never i guess.

 

[kgfire]

I had a '14 Multistrada S and it was the most exciting bike I've ever owned. Except for the nonexistent rear brake the bike was reliable, fun, and always left me with a huge grin after every ride. The Sky Hook suspension was great and with the different engine and suspension settings the bike could go from a Superbike track bike to a touring bike to a docile urban commuter -- very impressive. The Yamaha on the other hand may not be as impressive but in the real world it's the go to trouble free bike that will take you almost anywhere.
I recently got a chance to test ride the BMW XR 1000 ... OMG that bike is so stinking fast it makes the Multistrada feel like a Tenere!