That is to say, I am the owner of a new multistrada and a new member here :biggrin:. Picked up my new 12 touring S on Friday and am running it in by riding back to Portugal. Took the Plymouth santander ferry yesterday and have just stopped in a hotel in Salamanca for the night before continuing tomorrow. I have to say I am very impressed with it so far. Traded in a BMW RT so it's quite a bit different. Not missing much so far though. The screen noise is exactly as everyone has attested too, so I'm hoping the wings come up for sale soon. PLEASE! Still can't believe that running it in I can still do 150kmh! Fantastic. Riding back with mrs bingbong and to my welcome surprise she has only complained that we sit to close which ruins her view, otherwise the seat is better than the RT by a long way. From my point of view sitting closer means I can still ride like the bike was meant to be ridden when the bends arrive. Any way just meant to say hi and I like what I have read of the forum. :biggrin:
Loverly bike & fully kitted out, sounds like a great trip.:biggrin: if your enjoying the motor now wait till its got some miles on it & its loosened up a bit, mine felt quite tight still upto about 3k miles but now it just seems to get better each time i go out on it, even after 18 months it still puts a big smile on the old face! Have a safe trip back & post some pictures on here of your journey back.
Thanks! Yes I am delighted. The ferry was very smooth and the beer was welcome too. I expected to be the only bike on there at this time of year but it turned out there was about 15 of us. Strangely though there were 4 people all with brand new not run in bikes. . Comming into santander It was clear blue skies but the picos were covered in snow, we all went the other way :biggrin:. Hope the weather is kind to you this winter so you can enjoy the multi. David.
Lots of Multi owners around. Seems to be a very popular bike, but I cant see why :tongue::tongue: Only teasing, welcome to out little corner of the web
Thanks for the very warm welcome everyone. We made it back to the house in Portugal without too much rain. The rain in Spain falls mainly down my neck . SWMBO said that over all the multi was more comfy than the RT!! The seats are definitely much better. Bad points, obviously the screen and from her point of view we are pushed much too close together by the top box wich gave her, erm no view at all :biggrin:. 1000k's in 2 days and I feel great. What an awesome bike.
