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Monsterlover

#219165
October 05, 2026, 11:29:37 AM
Quote from: ungeheuer on October 05, 2026, 11:17:28 AMMore road focused version for (perhaps) me.... GT PRO..  I've test ridden one and it's lighter and more nimble than my 1260 Multi.  It's also slower of course.  But still not exactly lacking.  @ a mere 5'8" I found it very manageable....  Only thing I didn't particularly enjoy was the enthusiastic fork dive under even moderate braking....

Put some heavier springs in it. Tubby  [laugh]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

herm

#219166
October 05, 2026, 02:25:51 PM
Quote from: ungeheuer on October 05, 2026, 11:17:28 AMMore road focused version for (perhaps) me.... GT PRO..  I've test ridden one and it's lighter and more nimble than my 1260 Multi.  It's also slower of course.  But still not exactly lacking.  @ a mere 5'8" I found it very manageable....  Only thing I didn't particularly enjoy was the enthusiastic fork dive under even moderate braking....
The suspension on the RP is really nice. I think my biggest complaints are 1) Some pretty basic information, such as odometer reading, trip meter, etc... are buried several menus deep. 2) same for the fuel mileage until empty. What good is that information if I have to stop and search for it?? 3) Having to stop the bike and set it to off road mode is a real pain in the ass. What's worse is that if you shut it off (or stall it when you drop it...) you have to set it to off road mode every time.. But the absolute WORST!! are the TPMS sensors. They randomly freak out and tell you a tire has gone from normal pressure to 10 psi. So you pull over, and the sensor changes its mind. So you ignore them...

Still love the bike though! [Dolph]
If you drive the nicest car in the neighborhood, work in a cash business, and don't pay taxes, you're either a preacher or a drug dealer...

No more Monster. But my Triumph Tiger 900 RP is wicked fun!

ungeheuer

#219167
October 05, 2026, 02:36:41 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on October 05, 2026, 11:29:37 AMPut some heavier springs in it. Tubby  [laugh]
I'm spoiled by the electro-semi-active gadgetry of the Multi.... very little fork dive there.... 
Ducati 1100S Monster + Ducati 1260S Multistrada + Moto Guzzi Griso 1200SE

Previously: Ducati1200SMultistradaDucatiMonster696DucatiSD900MotoMorini31/2

Monsterlover

#219168
October 05, 2026, 02:56:51 PM
Quote from: ungeheuer on October 05, 2026, 02:36:41 PMI'm spoiled by the electro-semi-active gadgetry of the Multi.... very little fork dive there.... 

I would be too.

I've been able to go fairly fast on all the bikes I've owned. Even the ones with non functional compression/rebound adjusters on the forks so I'm not used to all that technology.  [Dolph]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#219169
October 06, 2026, 03:54:57 AM
morning
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Howie

#219170
October 06, 2026, 05:19:53 AM
Good morning [coffee]

Duck-Stew

#219171
October 06, 2026, 01:24:25 PM
evening

Finished writing my first screenplay.  Got a reading party on the seventeenth with some friends.

Never done anything like this.  Should be fun.
Bike-less Portuguese immigrant enjoying life.

ducpainter

#219172
Yesterday at 03:24:00 AM
morning
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Howie

#219173
Yesterday at 08:03:48 AM
Good morning [coffee]

ducpainter

#219174
Today at 02:44:03 AM
morning
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Duck-Stew

#219175
Today at 03:35:10 AM
morning
Bike-less Portuguese immigrant enjoying life.

Howie

#219176
Today at 06:49:43 AM
Good morning [coffee]

Randimus Maximus

#219177
Today at 08:03:32 AM
Good morning.

Having my A/C looked at. Had a bit of a hot spell over the weekend and it wasn't cooling. Of course, it seems to be working fine today with the technician here.  [bang]  [bang]  [bang]

Duck-Stew

#219178
Today at 08:48:58 AM
afternoon

^^
Always happens that way.
Bike-less Portuguese immigrant enjoying life.
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