Hi all, considering possible change of bike and would like some opinions/advice on which way to go. Cheers
S requires you to press a button to adjust rear suspension when riding with pillion or heavy luggage. The PP means you need to manually adjust things & when you drop off pillion or luggage, again adjust ride a bit. Re-adjust suspension because its not right et cetra. Electronic suspension is revolutionary. Followed quicky with cruise control..
Members that have bought the S will tell you to buy one of those, guess what the PP owners will advise? If you want my opinion, you should buy a Pikes Peak!
Personally i think the £3.5k extra for the PP is a lot for what it is but it depends what you want from it i guess. If you want the bike for touring and occasional two up riding then the S is the better bike IMHO.
gc6259 is right. People will always justify their choice/purchase. I’m no different. I went for the S as I wanted the adjustable suspension. When it’s at the touch of a button you do it. When you have to manually adjust it you don’t or I don’t but I suspect most people are as lazy as me. I wanted to be able to switch from one up to two up with luggage. That was the deciding factor for me. Having said that I haven’t ridden a PP but it’s a tourer for me and the Mrs. I have another bike for solo, it’s called a Panigale.
The extra paid for the PP covers the Ti exhaust and the best fork money can buy. If you're a sport rider then the PP, if you want to tour then the S
Looks like you have a 2013pp already ?, go look in the mirror and give yourself a slap round the face and get real, you already have the best multi made to date. I have just saved you 10k, thank me when you see me next.
I wondered what the numbers meant. Oh well, if you’re a Barry Sheene fan you must have some miles on the clock. Remember, you’re only as old as the woman you feel.
So here’s my thoughts on S v PP. Two of my previous bikes had Ohlins f&r, both were set up for my weight and riding style. They were the first bikes I’d owned with proper suspension. I bought a GS WC in 2013 with all the electronic gizmos. For 90% of the time the suspension was great, but every now and again it would get confused with the road surface and the bike would behave on an unexpected way. It’s not a 100% fair criticism of the bike, the times it occurred were generally when I was ‘making good progress’ on back roads. So maybe not exactly what the bike was designed for. I test rode the S and wasn’t totally sure about the suspension but loved everything else. I also like the look of the PP and didn’t mind paying a bit extra for something a little different. I’m delighted with my 2nd PP (now on a 1260) and just about to get the bike set up properly, so should only get better.
I had a previous S and loved the electronic suspension But I was smitten with the PP looks when it was time to upgrade and changed for a 1260PP Main deciding factor was I don’t do as much two up riding were I think the previous S suspension is superb and really comes into its own I had the Ohlins suspension set up on my PP by an Ohlins tec and it’s sublime I do mainly brisk sporty riding with the occasional 2–3 day tour, and I couldn’t be more happy, just a few turns on the rear adjuster for your added luggage weight and your good to go So my advice as had been suggested buy others is 2 up riding and lots of touring, by the S Mostly solo brisk riding, but still good for occasional Touring buy the PP
I disagrees with the ‘if you ride spirited, buy the ohlins shod bike’ Spirited over the bread on beacons is very different to spirited over the local b-roads which is massively different to spirited on the fast, sweeping A roads around Hampshire. With the skyhook, you can set the bike up for the, all: slightly softer for the smooth b-road stuff, softer suspension but higher preload for the breaking or harder and higher for the fast fast stuff (and track). All from the comfort of your seat while on the fly Having now owned and ridden the BMW equivalent, the Ducati system is head and shoulders above that. If it were a bmw, I’d be saying go online and accept compromise. It’s not, so go skyhook and kick compromise in the bollocks
Not really, it more covers Ducati’s accountants - it’s a cosmetic end can and manual Ohlins, slightly less sophisticated than the system fitted to the 2019-12 S. If they could afford to fit it then... now were Ducati offering a full exhaust system and the semi-active Ohlins, calibrated for the uses of the Multistrada, then I’d be straight in.
Well some excellent replies, I ride solo don’t tour and simmytt has a great point it’s just the bike will need the belts changed shortly plus fuel sender(again) and service which won’t be cheap but lot cheaper than a change of bike. Haven’t seen another like mine super low miles so maybe a keeper.
