I came about *THIS* close to signing the paperwork on a 2018 Multistrada 1260s. Spent about 4 hours at the dealer and took 3 test rides (one solo, two with my lady). The test rides were fairly positive so why didnt I do it?
-The stock windscreen is dogshit...like, one of the most annoying and useless stock screens Ive ever encountered. It has two settings basically: loud and LOUDER WITH BUFFETING.
-The stock seat....holy christ. In both the rider and passenger seat it has a convex ridge that is hard to see in the pictures but its basically a rail for your taint. By the end of the 3rd ride, my balls were starting to go numb. The comfort seat is......$535 for JUST THE RIDER and an additional $300 for the passenger!
-the top case racks are absurdly expensive ($300 for an SW motech one!?)
None of these issues are dealbreakers but ive spent the last year getting my Versys 1000 to a good spot where I like it and the idea of plopping down $23k for a bike that needs at least another $1k right off the bat to be even tolerable is kind of deflating.
Im still tempted because it is an absolute barn burner and all the electronic gizmo suspension and aides absolutely work but its just a tough pill to swallow at this time.
-The stock windscreen is dogshit...like, one of the most annoying and useless stock screens Ive ever encountered. It has two settings basically: loud and LOUDER WITH BUFFETING.
-The stock seat....holy christ. In both the rider and passenger seat it has a convex ridge that is hard to see in the pictures but its basically a rail for your taint. By the end of the 3rd ride, my balls were starting to go numb. The comfort seat is......$535 for JUST THE RIDER and an additional $300 for the passenger!
-the top case racks are absurdly expensive ($300 for an SW motech one!?)
None of these issues are dealbreakers but ive spent the last year getting my Versys 1000 to a good spot where I like it and the idea of plopping down $23k for a bike that needs at least another $1k right off the bat to be even tolerable is kind of deflating.
Im still tempted because it is an absolute barn burner and all the electronic gizmo suspension and aides absolutely work but its just a tough pill to swallow at this time.