Hello, New From West Sussex With A New Ms V2s

Hi all,
I'm Stevokickstart and new to:
1) having a full license (2 weeks and 1 day) 2) having a new bike (2 weeks) 3) this forum
I have a new V2S Travel and I've done ~400 miles so far
I LOVE IT!
Hope to swap some MS stories with you all; as I'm new to all this, I'll take all the advice that I can
I live nr Horsham in case there are any friendly Ducati owners nearby
Stevo

 

Thanks RickyX, nice picture; I'll have to get one taken of me!

 

Thanks; my MOD 2 was in torrential rain.... I thought I was doomed from the start, but I passed so all good!!

 

Thanks Lizziefan, we should keep in touch

 

I’m loving it already

 

Thank you, I sat on one at the London bike show after Suzuki 1000 tourer and the Yamaha Tracer GT; the MS struck a chord with me!

 

Thank you, you all seem a friendly bunch so far

 

WARNING- this may bore some people, I just thought I'd give a bit of feedback
MS V2S Travel (Bought from new March-22)
So, 3000 miles in and just back from a 800 miler over a long weekend to mid-Wales and back (West Sussex) with 4 mates (2x KTM's, MT09 GT & a GS)
Comments:

• Very happy with the bike
• The noticeable low end/ low speed ~28 mph lumpiness in 3rd got better after the first service
• It revs so well and comes alive after 6000 rpm
• I'm getting ~60 mpg (I'm not trying on getting as high as I can, this is through mixed riding)
• On my Wales trip, the temps were up to 36 C on the roads; I felt the heat from the engine, but not too bad actually
• I've not ridden it in the wet yet! (its becoming a bit of an obsession, so this Summer has been good for me!)
• The back brake is fairly weak (this may be normal as this is my first bike; and I'm used to mountain bike brakes!)
• I do still get throttle hand cramps on a long ride
• On the recent Wales trip, I found the seat extremely uncomfortable (I hope I get used to it more as it could spoil my experiences on the bike) If it doesn't get better, I may look to swap bikes
• It is still spotless (which is so different to my car! which I don't clean very often)
• I've not seen another V2 on the roads since March, are they still scarce all over the country?

The ONLY drawback for me is the uncomfortable seat; it could force me to change bikes.....
I hope someone found this useful
cheers
Stevo