I must round off my in depth knowledge of these machines with a few thousand mikes on a DVT...:Angelic: Anyone want to lend me one?
Very happy with my standard dvt. I've ridden my friends 2010 non abs model, and tested a 2014 skyhook for one week. They just can't compare with the revvy excitement of the dvt (my opinion), even more so once I'd dropped a tooth on the front cog. Also the dvt feels so much lighter and chuckable.
I've ridden a 2010 multi for aprox 30 minutes, it could have had its suspension sorted by mr Ohlins himself, with an engine like that, I wouldn't give you a thank you for it ! Owned a 14 plate, which I really enjoyed, test rode a Dvt, I was smitten ! ... The rest as they say is history. Edit - agree with 'fatfingers', even though I'm just running my Dvt in, it definately feels more nimble than my 14 plate.
After much deliberation I've pretty much decided the base DVT is the one for me. I'd like the electronic suspension, but if I can replicate the deal others have gotten and can get a base with panniers for £11,995 then I'd be made up with that. Then I'd get the suspension set for me, change the gearing, look at doing the vinyl paint covering, carbon screen - happy days!
Don't care what anyone has said, the only way you should make a decision is to ride the bikes first over the same route to make a fair comparison. Andy
That's fair enough. You know what you want, so that's great. Hopefully the discussion has also helped @Spinup I think there's a lot to be said for trying the different models, but if you know what you want, then go for it. Unless your budget is flexible, check out the prices/costs of what you want to do to it, just so you know what it will cost. If that's not an issue...well, then it's not an issue! Enjoy...
Ive covered every bike with a particular dealer ie white S / red ST / pikes peak / Non S . A deal can be had on all the above models, I wanted the new pikes peak but being a tight arse I look at value for money and there's no questioning the non s is the better purchase option especially @ £11995 with free panniers, I can also get 10% off any extras, I've already owned the Dvt ST so my original plan was to buy a pikes peak, I wanted to strip a new bike back to some basic spec to enable me to keep it long term without the worry it's going to break at some stage, so with less means there's less to go wrong so the manual ohlins suited me fine but not @ the price even with the discount i can get its still overpriced but I'm keen ! Now I'm eager to buy another one, it will either be a Non s or the pikes peak (if the deal is right on the pp), obviously if your keen on buying i recon I can obtain a better deal on a non s especially if theres two of us. Your also local'ish to me so PM me if your interested,
Yup, I did the exact same when I took out my 2013 Multi GT, rode them back to back with a brand new GS on the same route, then came back again and rode them with the missus pillion to get her opinion .....she wouldn't say anything when we finished with the GS.......... within 2-3 miles on the Ducati on some twisty B roads she tapped me on shoulder and said "this one all day long" handy she agreed with my original choice .... she must be psychic
There was also a light 'Satin' silver cooking Touring model, but yeah, the GT looked great in the dark grey with tank decals and black and red accents. @Spinup - agree with others on properly set suspension being the key whether regular or Skyhook. I will say that Skyhook is much more versatile and easily adaptable. Shameless plug: Get in touch if you're after a Pikes Peak, will do a deal. It does have the lightweight wheels and carbon trim, but otherwise they're not substantially different from the Touring version.
The " Satin silver" was actually called Matt Chrome. And yes, different to the darker GT model. Mine is a Matt Chrome '13. Loads of extras.... Listed in the classifieds: http://ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/20...ook-with-loads-of-extras-just-serviced.38170/ Mind you, there are many examples of the various models about, so happy hunting!
wow great response, thanks for all the info which I am still digesting. So a new dvt base model sounds like a possibility IF I can get a good trade in price for my 2014 Tiger Sport. so the standard ecu for the skyhook is poor and should be upgraded to an Ohlins one or is that just peoples personal preference?
Not quite. The standard ECU on the 2010-12 bikes for the Ohlins suspension isn't semi active (the Skyhook is). The replacement Ohlins ECU makes the early bikes (only the Ohlins on the "S" versions) almost like the Skyhook of the 2013-14 models. I'm guessing that the 2015 DVT is a newer (and better?) evolution of the 2013-14 Skyhook. Skyhook is by Sachs, if I recall... Newer is possibly better, depending on what you are after, and probably has fewer miles. Older is cheaper (probably), has more owners, but also possibly comes with more toys, especially as owners of the older bikes often added things to them. Not to say that newer ones don't/didn't, but the price of the bike will likely be higher because of the bits added. What represents the best "value" to you, depends on your budget and expectations, and what you want/will use the bike for. As I think was posted above, 2012 saw the coolant recall, as some bikes had "head" problems, so it should be that anything after this, and certainly the 2013 onwards "twin spark" engine (of the 2013-14 model) will be fine. Hope that helps.
