since chopping in my FT and getting the dvt, I kinda miss the raw simplicity, don't get me wrong I love the dvt it's a phenomenal piece of kit but for popping to the pub on a sunny evening, with jeans on I don't think you can beat the scrambler! So much so that I'm off to test ride this, I think it's got that sort of timeless look that won't look out of place in a few years time and it will compliment the multi!
Know what you mean chopped my FT in for New Multistrada miss the Scrambler lookaly i have a cafe racer on order
It's got smoother delivery, turns in really quickly and has better brakes than my FT, Seating position is reasonably comfortable and not too much weight on wrists, although I was only out for an hour, what's not to like?.....a hoot and can't wait
How does the gearing compare ? I have the italia independent & I find that in slow moving traffic in 1st & 2nd its a bit lumpy...1st gear too low & 2nd too high...apart from that its great. if you like Café Racers you might like these:sunglasses:
Sounds great just hope it hasn't been sanitised to much and made the same mistake as the Japanese always did when they updated models they always seem to loose something
It seemed smoother with less "jerkiness" I haven't looked into the gearing ratio's so can't advise wether these are different, the only thing that caught me out was the massive play on the throttle compared to me multi
As a DVT owner I completely agree! Although for me the attraction as a second bike is the Desert Sled. Btw here is a picture of my old cafe racer from back in the day...
Had a sit on the sled, v tall and designed for some trail riding, something I'd never do so not a consideration as my choice was channeled into something I'm going to keep! I think the cafe raceri will always look kinda retro but not "old" if you know what I mean!
Desert Sled was to tall for me as well plus i won't be going off road, i think the cafe racer will be a future classic
The Desert Sled is my second bike to my multi, and it's a great choice Easy to ride, very nimble, great street bike, great height in traffic, and the standard tyres grip the road very well if you want to press on a bit, not mega powerful (especially compared to the multi) but you would be surprised how quick you can make progress And have some serious fun to boot
