So you don't think the silver matches the forks the exhaust the hand protectors and the engine guard? I do. they look a lot better than those awful red colour coded ones, they just look tacky.
So am I right in thinking that at this time, if I want to buy a top box plate for my dvt touring(get mine 1st June), the only way I can get one is by buying a dvt urban as well
The top box kit (plate and box) on its own is not much cheaper than the Urban option, so might as well get the Urban which includes a handy tank top bag and USB charger set.
At first I was disappointed the luggage didn't come in red. But now I've seen it, the silver matches my helmet (fortuitously), so it looks rather neat. Well I think so.
Had my 1200s touring 3 weeks now and just covered 650 miles. Have been running it under 6000 revs until today where I hit the 600 miles and bloody hell, roll it on to 7000 and it is just insane! What an amazing bike and in my opinion so much better than my 2012 model, ducati have nailed it with this bike. out again tomorrow and can't wait.
Good news and not surprising. I would be interested to know tank range now you will be thrashing it everywhere!
Had my 1200S Touring 36 hours now and just covered 380 miles. Booked the 600 miles service for Monday.
Have now covered 510 miles. The run down to Snell's of Alton tomorrow will take up another 90 miles, if I go the pretty way. Looking forward to using a little more throttle. The gearbox is really easy to use, light and positive, neutral is easy to find with no false neutrals at all. Not yet used the brakes hard enough to invoke the ABS, so looking forward to that. Last night riding after dark I enjoyed the headlamps, now vastly improved including the "cornering" feature which works really well. I've fitted R&G bungs on the front and rear axles, and foam grips on the handlebars. The pannier rubbers are now glued in place - I don't want to lose them. The tool box under the pillion seat is now much smaller, annoyingly. I like to supplement the standard (hopeless) tool kit with a carefully chosen selection of proper tools, and worked out a way of packing them all tightly in the old tool box. Not any more. I'll have to carry tools in the top box mainly. My phone is now connected by Bluetooth to the bike, now I've worked out how to do the pairing. If there's an incoming call, the dashboard lets me know.
@Pete1950 is the area smaller or just the kit? Habe you traded the old one in? Maybe get it back? If not I may have an old (bit grubby) Ducati tool holder you can have if it still fits
The space under the pillion seat of the DVT is totally different from the 2010-14. It's a different shape entirely, much shallower, and the pillion seat has a big lump underneath which protrudes down into the tool box. As a result, the volume available for putting tools in is much smaller. On the other hand, there is both a 12 volt socket and a USB socket in there, in case you want to charge up some device while you're riding along. Incidentally, the 12 volt socket at the front (just to the right of the dashboard) is positioned very usefully, ideal for powering satnavs, phones, etc. It's also supposedly waterproof - though I'll believe that when I've tested it.
Re: toolkits. The tools provided by Ducatis have always been useless on all models, as far as I know. The toolkit of the new DVT is just as bad as ever. Some bikes I have owned, such as BMWs and MZs, have had excellent toolkits, so it can be done.
There's a take-off point to hardwire the sat nav just under the left of the bars. Take off the cover to the keyless start button and rummage down to the left. You'll find a connector and a blanked off pair of wires. You can hard wire the sat nav to these wires. (the connector is for the fuel cap) Easy job but you'll probably need to shorten the sat nav cable.
Ducati tool kit, CO2 puncture outfit repacked, and a thin cable lock for my helmet only just went in.
