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2009 Ducati Multistrada 1100 S Review

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Kenneth_Moore · 04-30-2009, 03:57 PM

Thanks for the write up Pete. I don't feel so bad now about missing the Multi when I got my Vee. I tried to buy one, I really did, but the damn dealer refused to tell me how much it cost. The Vee now has almost 20k miles on it with nothing but oil and filter changes. Oh, and some plugs at 10k. Runs perfectly, as fast as it needs to be, and the looks sort of grow on you.

The_AirHawk · 04-30-2009, 04:00 PM

I would LOVE to have a Multi, but I just can't stand to look at the goddam things from the front. You can't see it when you're ridin' it, but I'd never be able to get close-enough to actually throw a leg over - it's like they should have named it the "Gorgon-Strada" or somethin'..............

12er · 04-30-2009, 05:22 PM

What was the robot in "The Black Hole?" I dont think it was called multistrada...

Kenneth_Moore · 04-30-2009, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The_AirHawk

- it's like they should have named it the "Gorgon-Strada" or somethin'..............

Or Versystrada. I saw a guy walk over to the wrong bike when the two were sitting nearby... That would suck; "Dude, my bike cost three times as much as that stupid Kawi!!"

mugwump58 · 04-30-2009, 05:28 PM

Dammit, yes the V-Strom makes way more sense. Especially since only the S 'Strada is now available. The dealership understands and I am still allowed to go stand by the 'Strada for short measured amounts of time. No I'll probably never have one and yes I think it's pretty. Here you can look at the brochure that I keep under the mattress.

So the real question is Wee or Vee?

jmdonald · 04-30-2009, 08:22 PM

I want this bike. Another for the will or should have one list. Nice write up.

Fenton · 04-30-2009, 10:03 PM

I really loved my '04 but couldn't get the wind flow right. When you have to wear leathers just to keep the shoulders from flopping around at hwy speeds in the 'stich, there's a problem.(no, I wasn't holding the bars too tight)
For reference, I have a naked bike and love the wind. The multi hated me at 6'3" with 3 separate screens. I couldn't even wave at HD riders above 75.

But, I really want a new 1100S.

tripleripple · 05-01-2009, 12:07 AM

U-G-L-Y, You ain't got no alibi!

I'll take a Tiger. 'Specially that black one, natch.

seruzawa · 05-01-2009, 08:13 AM

Yeesh, that front end view. Yikes! What happened to Ducati? We just barely got over the 999. Guess I'll just have to get a Tiger.

04-30-2009, 03:25 PM	#1
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04-30-2009, 03:57 PM	#2
Kenneth_Moore Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 5,573	Thanks for the write up Pete. I don't feel so bad now about missing the Multi when I got my Vee. I tried to buy one, I really did, but the damn dealer refused to tell me how much it cost. The Vee now has almost 20k miles on it with nothing but oil and filter changes. Oh, and some plugs at 10k. Runs perfectly, as fast as it needs to be, and the looks sort of grow on you. __________________ The Internet doesn't make you stupid, it just makes your stupidity more accessible to others.

04-30-2009, 04:00 PM	#3
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Egypt; in the State of DeNile....... Posts: 7,507	I would LOVE to have a Multi, but I just can't stand to look at the goddam things from the front. You can't see it when you're ridin' it, but I'd never be able to get close-enough to actually throw a leg over - it's like they should have named it the "Gorgon-Strada" or somethin'.............. __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend *Tuez L'Homme Blanc* Kill Whitey Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear Gustatus Similis Pullus Tastes like Chicken Arbeit macht frei, you Nazi SOB's Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now.........

04-30-2009, 05:28 PM	#6
mugwump58 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 43.47N-76.48W Posts: 461	Dammit, yes the V-Strom makes way more sense. Especially since only the S 'Strada is now available. The dealership understands and I am still allowed to go stand by the 'Strada for short measured amounts of time. No I'll probably never have one and yes I think it's pretty. Here you can look at the brochure that I keep under the mattress. So the real question is Wee or Vee? __________________ I'll be dead in 20 years. DILLIGAF. Pave the earth.

04-30-2009, 08:22 PM	#7
jmdonald Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mission Viejo Posts: 65	Ducati Lust I want this bike. Another for the will or should have one list. Nice write up.

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04-30-2009, 05:22 PM	#4
12er Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SF Posts: 1,991	What was the robot in "The Black Hole?" I dont think it was called multistrada...

04-30-2009, 10:03 PM	#8
Fenton Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Califoreclosure Posts: 1,887	I really loved my '04 but couldn't get the wind flow right. When you have to wear leathers just to keep the shoulders from flopping around at hwy speeds in the 'stich, there's a problem.(no, I wasn't holding the bars too tight) For reference, I have a naked bike and love the wind. The multi hated me at 6'3" with 3 separate screens. I couldn't even wave at HD riders above 75. But, I really want a new 1100S.

05-01-2009, 12:07 AM	#9
tripleripple Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lightly Fortified Compound (apartment): Chicago, IL Posts: 339	U-G-L-Y, You ain't got no alibi! I'll take a Tiger. 'Specially that black one, natch.

05-01-2009, 08:13 AM	#10
seruzawa Balrog of Morgoth Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 13,539	Yeesh, that front end view. Yikes! What happened to Ducati? We just barely got over the 999. Guess I'll just have to get a Tiger. __________________ These N*****, they're getting pretty uppity these days and that's a problem for us since they've got something now they never had before, the political pull to back up their uppityness. Now we've got to do something about this, we've got to give them a little something, just enough to quiet them down, not enough to make a difference. -LBJ, Father of the Great Society