V4 Got My New V4s

A bit of head shake!! The guy was riding it like he stole it and considering how quick he was going I think the tiny bit of movement I saw in the bars was pretty incredible, obviously that tiny bit of bar movement you saw must have been because of the 19" front wheel

 

2 1/2 minutes of riding at max revs and the fuel light came on

 

That's one quick bike..................

 

As is the recall..........

 

As is the 1260

 

1260 Pikes Peak is presented near the end of this comparison.

 

That 1260 PP seems to accelerate quicker, and with a higher top speed than the V4S.

 

NO.......surely NOT! You'll be discouraging those who want aV4 before you realise it, so pleeeeease desist

 

I'd love to know how you worked that out from that video!

 

Elementary my dear: The MTSV4 did not show for the comparison and was disqualified.

 

Or maybe is had already disappeared into the distance far ahead ​

 

Because he owns a 1260, obviously it must be faster or that would mean he bought the wrong bike.

 

You'd have thought, given the specs of the two bikes, there would be very little difference.

FWIW, I thought the thing looked bloody sprightly! And I've got a 1260PP and no interest whatsoever in the V4.

I'm currently trying to ignore the well spec'd V4 Streetfighters on ebay with virtually no mileage.

Which does make me wonder...

 

Interesting comparison test.

 

It was pretty close.

It was pretty close.

 

Interesting that they said the 1260 was quicker in the low and mid range, but the V4S then was quicker higher up the rev range. A bit like an S1000XR then, which goads you to rev the crap out of it all the time. They said it was more comfortable than the 1260 though, which is good, so maybe we won’t need to buy different seats/ bar risers/ pegs to get it spot on???

 

Not necessarily faster but an overall refinement of the Multistrada concept. I'm hoping that they've addressed a lot of the issues with the 1260; wind turbulence, seat comfort and major service costs/intervals seem to have been addressed. A more refined engine isn't maybe what your Ducati purist was looking for but there's no denying its merits for its intended purpose of serious mile munching.

 

How fast does anyone need to go on the roads? Yes we all like the occasional silly speed but even 100bhp will give you 'licence-losing' speeds these days.

 

That's interesting because I've never experienced that wind buffeting everyone is bitching about. I also have no issues with the seat comfort on the 1260 Multistrada Pikes Peak and it's not because I have a tough butt as I had to change the seat in both on the Panigale and the Monster 1200R both of which were way too hard.

As for the engine, I'm not stuck on the desmo. I welcome the valve springs and shims that have been more than proven to avoid floating at ludicrous RPM's. Notwithstanding, Ducati will have to fine-tune that engine to provide better fuel economy. The longer service interval is a welcomed improvement but the cost benefit is completely offset by a terrible 30 MPG (US) fuel consumption. The lack of range will certainly be a topic discussed as more of these bikes hit the road.

 

The Pikes Peak has, I believe, a different/better seat than the base 1260 or 1260s. Additionally, if you're running as it came, the PP screen is a low carbon sports version which doesn't have the buffeting issue. Though, unless in a crouch, will not give the coverage of the std screen fitted to other models.

Granted first indications on fuel consumption aren't promising, we'll see how that bears out across the expanding user base over time. My 1260s in sports mode and ridden hard has fuel consumption in the 30-40mpg range though in touring I can get over 50mpg on a run.

Happy with my 1260 for the time being but in a few years the V4 may find its way onto the short-list as its successor.