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 Originally Posted by slickwill
Just got an email from Ducati Omaha annoucing that the valve interval will be 15,000 miles.
Is that with or without the optional 16/30 gearing? 
Are we driven by our dreams, or haunted by them?
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another hoice for Europe,not us
Guys ,
We sometimes lament about bikes we can't get stateside ...good or bad
ie: Varadero the old TRX from Yamaha...They have a new one for 2010...check out this link..may not be real but they did do something like this once....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ05u...layer_embedded
Rod
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Sat on the new Multi at the CLE MC show and was very impressed. Love to own one. Would have to think really hard choosing between it and the new VFR.
There's a point where the increased ability to take risk is not because of increased testicular mass but rather decreased cerebral mass. - Slickwill
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Originally Posted by Slick
Just got an email from Ducati Omaha annoucing that the valve interval will be 15,000 miles.
Funny - I just got one saying the warranty for valve adjustments was 14,500 miles.
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An addiction no rehab can cure
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Originally Posted by bwhip
"All it takes, after all, is one deal-breaker like the VFR’s inadequate tank range, and the rest ceases to matter."
A statement like this can only come from a guy with his head way up his ass.
Still, the MTS1200 looks very impressive. The local dealer here says he won't have them until late May at soonest. If they got here before my VFR I'd be seriously tempted to own one. BIKE mag has a great cover story article on it this month.
Brian, I think you should buy one.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
-Dark Helmet
Crime ain't sumfin you should do. It's sumfin you should don't.
-Ali G
Lobster tail and Beer. Tree o' my favorite tings.
-Newfie Proverb
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Veni Vidi Vici !!
I already found the bike really intriguing but the review makes it sound even better. I probably look at it slightly differently though since I already have a VFR in the garage that I like very well for sporty on-road touring.
...dude you ride an offroad bike with slicks, 1/2 the weight of a GS, double the suspension, with a browning 50 cal going off 32" from your skull as a daily freaking driver - I'd expect anything except a nitro dragbike to be bland by comparison - SSG
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An addiction no rehab can cure
Originally Posted by phobe
A statement like this can only come from a guy with his head way up his ass.
Still, the MTS1200 looks very impressive. The local dealer here says he won't have them until late May at soonest. If they got here before my VFR I'd be seriously tempted to own one. BIKE mag has a great cover story article on it this month.
Brian, I think you should buy one.
It looks like a pretty cool, versatile, and progressive bike. When I was out for a spin on the Hyper yesterday I was thinking about whether I'd be better suited with the new Multi, giving me a better platform for longer treks. Then I found myself doing a couple of wheelies and practicing "backing it in" in the empty subdivision next door, and I realized that I can't be trusted on a streetbike that isn't a pure hooligan machine until I mature a bit more. Oh well.
Did you see his review of the new VFR? Honda VFR1200F | Ash On Bikes
Seems to sing its praises in many ways, but indicates that the problems are that it's too heavy to satisfy the sportbike crowd, and doesn't have enough tank range to suit the touring crowd. Hard to imagine just what the perfect compromise between sport and touring would be. I haven't quite found it yet myself.
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gorgeous rear wheel but that beak is still so damn hideous I couldn't ever own one.
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An addiction no rehab can cure
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Resident Curmudgeon
Ducati Indy has already sold the few that they were allocated. Not that I'm paying attention, either...
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." - Helen Keller
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...doesn't argue motorcycles on political boards.
Finally caught up on some reading, and have finally realized what this bike is about. Have to say, I'm intrigued....this bike is to the S/T world what the S1000 is to the Sport sector. It's a significant bend in the road for sure... 
"Ten times more charming than that Arnold on Green Acres..."
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Resident Curmudgeon
Originally Posted by Baketech
Finally caught up on some reading, and have finally realized what this bike is about. Have to say, I'm intrigued....this bike is to the S/T world what the S1000 is to the Sport sector. It's a significant bend in the road for sure...
Not that I'm paying attention...
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." - Helen Keller
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...doesn't argue motorcycles on political boards.
"Ten times more charming than that Arnold on Green Acres..."
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Are these things still supposed to be a late May arrival?
Are we driven by our dreams, or haunted by them?
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Veni Vidi Vici !!
Originally Posted by Blorton
Are these things still supposed to be a late May arrival?
That's what Duc Omaha was saying.
...dude you ride an offroad bike with slicks, 1/2 the weight of a GS, double the suspension, with a browning 50 cal going off 32" from your skull as a daily freaking driver - I'd expect anything except a nitro dragbike to be bland by comparison - SSG
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Do too.
Can you guys stop posting in this thread?
The more I look at the bike, the less I'm able to be turned off by the vulture beak.
Thank you.
Seamus' Wallet
Ducit Amor Patriae
Richard Herald, The Gentle Giant
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.
---Leonardo Da Vinci
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LMAO! Sorry, Seamus' Wallet. 
If it helps any - I'm having reservations over the fancy dial-a-bouncy suspension system. I'm sure it works wonderfully and all, but my cynical fear is that it's coming from a marque with very real reliability questions. I'd be afraid the thing would end up like my wife's old Lincoln. It had a great computer controlled suspension system that ended up either having the car be a low rider or a 4x4, depending on how flukey the system was running that day. $20k for a bike that could end up similarly would make me very ill.
Are we driven by our dreams, or haunted by them?
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An addiction no rehab can cure
Originally Posted by seamus
Can you guys stop posting in this thread?
The more I look at the bike, the less I'm able to be turned off by the vulture beak.
Thank you.
Seamus' Wallet
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Veni Vidi Vici !!
Originally Posted by Blorton
If it helps any - I'm having reservations over the fancy dial-a-bouncy suspension system.
That's my hang-up on the bike as well. That and the fact that my wallet is empty. Can you get it with a more standard suspension? There are some trick electronic things that I really like and I'm sure I would like the suspension, right up until the first time that something goes wrong with it.
...dude you ride an offroad bike with slicks, 1/2 the weight of a GS, double the suspension, with a browning 50 cal going off 32" from your skull as a daily freaking driver - I'd expect anything except a nitro dragbike to be bland by comparison - SSG
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No VFR1200 yet... still not too late to switch my deposit to the Multi S Touring... Damn. I need to really think this through.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
-Dark Helmet
Crime ain't sumfin you should do. It's sumfin you should don't.
-Ali G
Lobster tail and Beer. Tree o' my favorite tings.
-Newfie Proverb
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An addiction no rehab can cure
Originally Posted by phobe
No VFR1200 yet... still not too late to switch my deposit to the Multi S Touring... Damn. I need to really think this through.
Based on what I've seen so far, my choice would be the Multi. Not because of any particular affinity for Ducatis (I'm still a Honda guy, too), just because it seems more interesting and versatile than the VFR.
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Veni Vidi Vici !!
Originally Posted by bwhip
Based on what I've seen so far, my choice would be the Multi. Not because of any particular affinity for Ducatis (I'm still a Honda guy, too), just because it seems more interesting and versatile than the VFR.
Exactly my thoughts. Between the two it would be an easy choice for me.
...dude you ride an offroad bike with slicks, 1/2 the weight of a GS, double the suspension, with a browning 50 cal going off 32" from your skull as a daily freaking driver - I'd expect anything except a nitro dragbike to be bland by comparison - SSG
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The odd Duc
Me too. 
I took mine (old one) out for about 250 miles today. I explored Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest: about 25 miles of gravel and jeep trail. No way I would have done it on a VFR. Saw plenty of water birds, gators, a black bear (first time for that!) and deer. The rest of the trip was two lane back roads, with about 30 miles of super slab thrown in. this bike handles it all extremely well. Even with the old 2v motor's barely 90HP. 150 HP would be amazing, though I'm sure I can't utilize the full potential of what I have now.
Character is not formed in a crisis...only exhibited.
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Agreed on the choice between the MS and new viffer. Seems like Honda has once again given us a bloated pig.
Along those lines, I'd be seriously interested in the NT700V if it wasn't priced at gouge levels.
Are we driven by our dreams, or haunted by them?
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...doesn't argue motorcycles on political boards.
I loves me some bloated pig though...
"Ten times more charming than that Arnold on Green Acres..."
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Originally Posted by Blorton
Seems like Honda has once again given us a bloated pig..
See what you're saying but I'm not sure I would go there.
There's a point where the increased ability to take risk is not because of increased testicular mass but rather decreased cerebral mass. - Slickwill
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vfr1200fa.blogspot.com
Originally Posted by bwhip
Based on what I've seen so far, my choice would be the Multi. Not because of any particular affinity for Ducatis (I'm still a Honda guy, too), just because it seems more interesting and versatile than the VFR.
Agree on both counts, but still want to believe that the VFR would be better for long trips, especially 2-up. It's lower and has a better fairing. There's something just very slick and polished about the VFR, where the Multi is sort of... well... Italian. Both bikes stimulate different parts of my cortex I guess.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
-Dark Helmet
Crime ain't sumfin you should do. It's sumfin you should don't.
-Ali G
Lobster tail and Beer. Tree o' my favorite tings.
-Newfie Proverb
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The odd Duc
Originally Posted by phobe
There's something just very slick and polished about the VFR, where the Multi is sort of... well... Italian. Both bikes stimulate different parts of my cortex I guess.
Very well put.
Being Italian is a double edged sword.
Character is not formed in a crisis...only exhibited.
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