So i saw a video of a Mutley being spanked off road and it looked like it was a hell of a lot of fun. I'm thinking of doing a training course with the guys I did DAS with; Off The Kerb. They are local and specialise in off roading and very good (IMHO), so it's a no brainier. I've got PR4 GTs on Mutley, which are obvs not a recipe for off roading success. Does anyone use their Mutley off road and do you have a spare set of wheels with off road tires on? Any idea how much a set of wheels costs?
There was a thread somewhere on here about someone going off road. I'll try and find it. Edit: 1200 - Real Off Road Mutley | Ducati Forum
I'd suggest you put the money you'd spend on "off-road" wheels and tyres for the Multi together with the estimated cost of repairing the damage from the first time you might drop it - go out and buy a nice, little, second hand, trail bike - then have some real fun. Only an idea.
Personally speaking if you are going to spend out on training, its better spent on keeping you safe on the road where all the danger is. As a complete newbie to biking (you've been riding about a month from what I remember?) that is best place to spend your money IMO. If you want to go off road as a bit of an arse about you can pick up a knackered dirt bike, kick the crap out of it and not worry about dropping £12K (and up!) of Ducati on it's side. Damage a front fork or something and you are looking at serious cash (£1600 a side RRP from what I remember) which is more than you can buy a bike to spank around on in the mud which would be far more fun, lighter for a start (you will sure get bored of picking up 200kg with any frequency), cheaper on parts and you wouldn't worry about how you are going to get to work on Monday morning when you break the MTS at the weekend. If you really must do it on the MTS, then you are looking at probably £400 to £700 for a set of wheels second hand
Think you need to tell us what you think qualifies off roading Riding down gravel, or slightly muddy/grassy tracks generally is not classed off roading. I certainly would not Off Road an MTS, as it is all about tyres, and off roading tyres are not what you would put on a MTS for general road use.
There is a company called free style East Sussexs, who sell off road/ on road bikes and do sessions most weekends you can hire their bikes to take on the green laning trips. Home » Freestyle Bikes: Off-Road Motocross and Enduro Bikes for Sale in Sussex and the UK http://www.freestyletraining.net/
JimboP, hate to be a killjoy but don't do it, I do a bit of off roading and I promise you you will fall off. Having said that you should see Nick Plumb (Touratech) chucking a Mutly around on the dirt.
Get a cheap 2-smoke....bags of fun. Motorcycle Off Road Training Demo video.....here's one I prepared earlier
Having had 3 GS's over the past 8 years I cash confidently say the GS is not really anymore 'off road'than a Multi, sure you can go to the ORS and do semi hard core off road on one but they are prepped as far as possible to reduce damage (breakable bits removed) but still break when you fall off, they all suffer extensive damage throughout the year. If you off roaded your own GS it would cost you a fortune when you fell off, although I do accept that the multi would cost you more and the GS is probably slightly tougher but in the big scheme of things it ain't no off roader, it isn't even a big traily.
