I bought my 2013 Multistrada GT 2 years ago with 5000 on the clock as the previous owner had barely used it .......... that all changed when i got it Its now done 2 years commuting 250 miles a week including the winters in the snow and ice, done 6000 miles in 2 weeks touring Norway including off road gravel tracks for hundreds of miles and rock laden trails fully loaded (only dropped it once ) We are now on 28000 amd recently had the 3rd DSS Failure warning light....1st was rear wheel speed sensor, 2nd was front wheel sensor. the heated grips failed and an LED cluster headlight failed but all were replaced under warranty........also had a mapping sensor failure and a gear return selector arm failure i had to pay for I did look at a trade in for a bike that incurred less servicing costs as i am approaching the 2nd belt service in a few weeks about 14 months after the last one but its a superb bike and good enough to pass sports bikes in twisty roads but do 800 miles in a day without a massage after
Bought my SMT used same time as my current aircooled,about 5 years ago. Well oviously you know which one I kept! The 1200s came and went, along with a couple of others,Nuda,MT9. Don't misunderstand me the SMT is a mighty fine performance riding machine. But,as standard, it is (for me) not a very comfortable seat, no easy spring pre-load adjustment, a tad nervous/twitchy at speed. Also 35mpg average and 2000miles for a rear tyre are unacceptable for a sport touring bike. A well sorted aircooled Multi is still THE best all round motorcycle for my style of riding on my type of roads - twisty mountain like on the EMM.
Super thrilled with my bike! was out all weekend in all weathers, just clicked on to 5000 miles, everything is fantastic apart from the Continental tyres, bleddy awful!! gunna get me some dunflops at the earliest opportunity!! this bike has been set up beautifully, got 150 miles before the fuel light came on! fortunately for me the screen is fine & the seat is lovely so that's money I don't need to spend!! Thanks again all !! Jimmy
That looks a bloody horrible bike, a pig to ride and manky, best you give it to me to save your public image
M7RRs are absolutely ace on a well sorted SMT. The great thing is the amount of grip and feel they bring to the front. You can brake so late and feel the tyre working through your hands and they make the whole bike feel light on its feet without being knife-edge flighty. And if you keep to the twisties even if you rag it you should get at least 3500 out of the rear.
Bike looks great Jimmy, brings back happy memories of my SMT, modified pic attached to protect those of a sensitive nature!:- A couple of tips for you :- Take the chain adjusters out of the swingarm and check there's no water in it, I kid you not, the first time I took them out of mine to grease them up there was about a pint of water poured out of the swingarm !! Its quite a common problem apparently, if it is filling with water, drill a small 3mm dia hole at the rear underside of each arm, to let the water drain out. Also if you plan on doing your own oil changes, be really, really careful of over tightening and stripping the drain plug on the underside of the oil sump tank, its only 12mm diameter, but the pitch is really fine at 1.25mm and it strips sooo easily, mine was already buggered when I got the bike, so I had to buy a helicoil kit and chew on taking the tank off to drill it and helicoil it. Using a torque wrench is essential here! Great bikes though, really good all rounders and can fly down bumpy gravel strewn roads, you'll be amazed how much faster you ride just because you can see 50 yards further down the road due to sitting up higher. Enjoy!!
Really glad you photoshopped those clothes on you because the pic of you naked on the SMT was horrific
Why is one of the chuckle brothers on your bike? When I used to be into bicycles we used to preserve the bike by using frame saver which is a bit like a waxoil but thinner and it has a rust inhibitor in, worked lovely. If you are going to have an issue with the ktm's swing arm and liquids in it as well as drilling, frame saver would be a worth while addition Just one example http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/categ...t/product/review-jp-weigle-frame-saver-10220/
Oi - Oi !!!..I get enough abuse off the wife without you lot starting, I only come on this forum for a bit of a rest y'know!!
The SMT swinging arm is aluminium. The water gets in round the shock absorber spindle and its worth keeping that well protected with ACF50.
