IMO the HMS will give you thrills like a sexy 1 night stand but leave you looking for the stability the Multi offers
But from what I have experienced and heard the tank is too small you sit to far forward, on long trips wind is a major factor and it’s twitchy on sweepers
You are probably thinking the same as I was at the time??? It looks a bit like a multi its got the 1100 donk its lighter should go better than the multi wt:
The Muti is going to be a hard bike to replace with just 1 bike unless you buy another multi it is a special machine and unless you have owned one you will never know why
I think the S2R is a special machine also has the same motor as the 06 multi and handles great almost as good as multi
Thats right if I was to challenge my self on my S4rs with a multi I would run rings around the my self on the multi
The s4r is an awesome machine and if your looking for a precision machine that will need to be ridden as one go for it wt:
It can be a hand full some times, especially in traffic, power is not everything its how you use it that counts and with the price of fuel the s4r is a gas guzzler
I give my vote to the S2R great motor, handles like a train, great fuel economy good touring ability wt:
I miss my mulit
Thanks for the advice Dock, doesn't sound like you remember-- the passing of my MTS has meant that your custom header and the topbox you sold me has gone to the heap as well. Boy was the header a beautiful piece of kit. Topbox rackmount was quite sexy as far as standard equipment goes too.
I agree with you that the MTS was really stable. It gave me so much confidence riding it around. Also agree that the MTS is a severely underrated bike. Looks were initially a deal-breaker, but I now love the looks.
I do miss the MTS, and I wouldn't mind considering another one as a replacement, but I didn't really find it... practical enough for me. As in, city riding-wise it was top heavy and also clutch heavy. However, touring-wise it could not be beat, even fully loaded.
So, ideally I'd still love to have the MTS in the garage as a 2nd/3rd bike, used more for touring. But right now my focus is having a good bike for city riding and weekend fanging in the hills. Hence the HM.
But yeah like you say, problems that concern me about the HM is (in order):
1) I'm too used to large, secure MTS storage [can't find *anything* in the way of Hard storage for the HM so far. HELP anyone?]/Practicality
2) Tank capacity/Fuel range/Touring ability
3) Lane splitting with the mirrors [Don't really like the other DP alternative, so that's not the answer either]
4) Riding on something that makes you feel like you're riding on a penny farthing
5) Wind protection/Touring ability
6) Handlebar vibration/Mirrors coming loose due to vibration
7) Theft target
So yeah the Monsters would all in all suit the purpose much better. But I'm absolutely IN LOVE with the HM with 2:1 termi kit, so I'm willing to compromise on those above issues to get one.
s2r1000 is my #2 choice for my familiarity with the engine and that it's air-cooled. I don't know what additional maintenance is involved with the S4R's extra cooling.
Also would love to hear details about the s2r/s4r replacement *WITH BETTER LOOKS* than the 696. ugh. Single swingarms FTW. I did see the thread on the s2r1098-- interesting. Definitely a candidate for bike #2 in my garage.
