The NEW Ducati Multistrada Rally V4, it's fast; will I order one?
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- Опубликовано: 12 окт 2023
- Next March my lovely BMW R1250GS will be 3 years old, so do I swap it for something new or keep it? Currently I am considering the Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally or Pikes Peak, the BMW M1000XR, the BMW R1300GS, M1300GS, R1400GS! and the big BMW K1600GT. So here we are with the first test ride, the Ducati, and boy oh boy is it fast....
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Goes 30mp/h, says "it feels sporty". Typical BMW rider.
Poor bike 😢 This is NOT a BMW, it’s a DUCATI. You need at least 3000 rpm! It’s not a tractor, it’s a sports bike.
I think you mean the Ducati makes you feel younger, but the BMW makes you feel the age you are
30mph and in 4th or 5th gear …….. NO WONDER it feels lumpy and protests !! Having come from a GSA to a Rally, I find the Multi a much more exciting and engaging. I was finding the GSA a little mundane. To be fair - I have had three GS’s so perhaps it was just time for a change. I’ve had a ride on the GS1300 and it’s a vast improvement on the previous versions. But, for me …… I would take the Multi every time. Enjoyed the video …. Keep them coming
Hi mate. I own a V4S and have done over 7k on it. Personally I wouldn’t change it for anything because I love the top end / speed and for me a bike has to be beautiful, but I agree with all your comments. There are days where I wish I just had a GS. The Multi is not generally a relaxing ride, it’s workable at low speeds but really only comes alive when you’re really on it hard. Which with my sportsbike/racing background I can’t do without. You have to work the gearbox to keep the revs above 3k - a V4 engine is never gonna be buttery smooth - and the fuel economy is genuinely abysmal. I’d love a bike to do both too but sadly there’s not one out there. I’ve ridden the GS and it’s a great bike and unless you need the very top of the rev range and ride it like a sportsbike, my advice would be to stick with the GS.
Lovely bike . Defo need to be in a lower gear. It’s a v4 with 13k revs. Extremely smooth. You need to be 5k per gear minimum. At 30mph you’d only need 2nd gear if even. Buttery smooth then 👍 it’s perfectly happy going slowly but in the right gear. You’d not drive your car in 6th gear at 20mph, why the bike?
I tryed the 1300gs and this. I think the 1300 vibes more than the v4 lol. That side vibe of the bmw is anoying to me. And the v4 is way more fun. Way more refined to me.
Had the gsa 1250 2021 jumped to v4 rally forbthe last 6 months,, and i can say it will destroy the gsa in every angle, but it has less fuel efficiency with all respect to ur review.
The new gs looks like a honda lol
When compared to the speed indication on a Garmin XT2 while riding, the V4 Rally overstates the speed quite a bit.
Dude, you need to shift down. 5th gear in town ?? no wonder the rally protests, almost stalling the engine…
Just got this bike, big and heavy parked, light and very fast when moving. Getting around 42 mpg and motor is still breaking in, 8 gallon tank is most welcome. Side bags and frame weigh 40 lbs but come off easy if you want to hang with your friends on sport bikes my only real complaint is Ducati should have offered this bike with 180 mm travel standard and 200 mm suspension travel as an option as its just too tall for streets and I am 6 foot tall. Will be buying the 180 mm suspension kit Ducati is now offering as this bike will never do any hardcore off-roading - too expensive and heavy for that but otherwise its a great bike!
Your video has articulated my struggle very well.
A good review i must say you just have to get used to it i no them roads so well i would go for the Ducati all day long
Great review. Stick with the GS.
I am very fortunate to own a GSA and an XR. GSA best bike I’ve owned and have done 27k in two years. I love the power and acceleration of the XR and you just have to ride it sensibly, but…. You can be a hooligan now and again which is what life’s about. I’m seriously thinking about the V4 Rally as a replacement for both.
Don’t know if you made your choice yet, but having ridden the GS and the V4s back to back, I found the Multi much more versatile, and the GS felt asthmatic by comparison, especially up hill on long fast roads. I also found that leaving the multi in touring, made it much more relaxing and more comparable “everywhere” to the GS, whilst still having vastly more grunt…… so I bought the V4s. And I haven’t regretted it in over a year of ownership.
The new BMW GS Oh...Ummm...ahhhh....But.....How about a Honda PCX 125, I've heard they are going to lock Wales down to 20 mph and most motorways will be 55mph in the future. I think the days of big bikes are numbered...But....There was some nice tech on that Multistrada.........I like how the magic speedo blurred out, definitely would like one of those but it won't beat a radar gun.