Hi all new to a multi strada 1200 2014 one issue I seem to have is the first gear seems to be too long I let the clutch out it bites but when I let go it feels like the bikes in second gear. Unless I pull off quite sharply it seems a bit of a pain Does anyone have any tips to not burn any components out (and no pulling off faster isn’t the answer I’m looking for )
Check the primary sprocket to see whether the gearing has been raised. Count the teeth, standard gearing is ... 14 teeth(?) (someone who actually knows will be along in a minute to let you know, I don’t, I’m just guessing - sorry)
I believe that it's 15 teeth for the front sprocket, it is on the 1260. Changed mine to 14T and it's town manners are improved. However, it's a big V twin so slow speed riding isn't really it's thing. Currently on the ferry on way back from France; in some of the cities in costal Brittany, where the holiday traffic was slow, were torture. Got out into the rural central areas and it was wonderful.
stock gearing is 15t front and 40t rear, its fairly well accepted that either changing to a 14t front, which can be done without splitting the chain if you arent changing that, or a 42T rear if you are changing the whole lot as you need a longer chain, is the way forward the result isnt mind blowing acceleration or wheelies everywhere, but it does make setting off much more normal and town riding much easier as you are not between gears or clutch slipping all the time, and whilst there is a theoretical reduction in top speed, I cant say I've noticed it
Many thanks all. The pulling off isn’t right. the paperwork shows a 15 front tooth and 40 rear tooth renthal sprocket set it feels like you can’t pull off properly until about 10 mph which is a bit of a nightmare around town
At 70 in 6th it’s at about 4000 revs or maybe even lower The gearing just seems to tall for me at the moment getting used to it slowly but would like to improve if possible
Sounds like your are not using enough revs, which is not uncommon if you have never ridden a Ducati 11 degree V twin before. Despite the DVT being better at low revs compared to the first generation engine and the twin spark bikes, you need to use the revs. Andy
What bike did you ride before? Big twin is always a bit ‘chuggy’ at low revs, it’s the nature of the beast
Triumph Tiger 1050 and a Kawasaki z1000 before that I’ve always been told I’m quite gentle on clutches and brakes If I rev more it flies off so a compromise would be good
Just wondering if your clutch might be a bit grabby? May be due a rebuild or something? I'm on a '16 Enduro and pulling away is fine but obviously very different to a jap bike of any flavour.
Just ridden my 1st gen 1200 to a local cafe and I'm changing out of first gear at 25/30mph having dropped a tooth on the front sprocket. Bike is still happier in 2nd gear at 30mph. Andy
I ride a 2018 Monster1200, I have gone from 15 t to14t on the front and 2 teeth bigger on the rear. Has made a huge difference in slow riding manners, I recently completed am IAM machine control day (slow riding) with little problem. Also ups the revs at 70 by about 500rpm, makes the ride a lot less chugging in 6th.
Yes I was experiencing the same, the trade off is you will loose a bit of speed at the top end, and slightly higher fuel consumption. But who buys a 1200 vee twin, that is going to worry about fuel. In the real world mid range is where we ride 99.9% of the time, I used JT sprockets and rear adaptor. The stock chain was OK with length, the bike is so much more user friendly and a bit of extra acceleration.
I don’t think I need any more acceleration just wondered how a smaller sprocket will affect the power torque band I do have a ecu plug in thing for an aftermarket exhaust. It’s currently running a standard pipe just wondered if this is worth fitting
If this is for the exhaust valve servo motor, don't fit unless you disconnect the servo cable and lock the valve fully open.
One tooth down on the front makes a world of difference. It's the first mod I'd do. That said, I can still remember my test ride on a Multi and stalling it twice riding away from the dealer! It's no the first twin I'd ridden, coming from both BMW and Aprilia, but I found the bike needed a few more revs to get it going.
If you fit this you don’t need to disconnect the servo cable, the gizmo simply stops the valve closing and leaves it open all the time. This will have limited effect on pulling away etc but will prevent problems with the valve seizing in the future.
