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slparry · Post by **slparry** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:18 pm

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-video/vide ... 0-150-0mph

yadda yadda .... yeah whatever the R8 bod says the bike spanked him and even at the Ducatis price is still hugely less than the R8

... and won't be stuck in traffic jams .. and feeds the soul in a way a car just can't

GRAgusta · Post by **GRAgusta** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:32 pm

slparry wrote:yadda yadda .... yeah whatever the R8 bod says the bike spanked him and even at the Ducatis price is still hugely less than the R8 ... and won't be stuck in traffic jams .. and feeds the soul in a way a car just can't

+1 for that, and a good find. There are plenty of R8's in Aberdeen I will need to try that on the way home

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:47 pm

thing is that's with a cruiser style bike, had they run the same test with an S1000RR the R8 would've looked even more pedestrian

cornishflat · Post by **cornishflat** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:09 pm

That's impressive performance from the Ducati. As Steve has said if it was a performance bike the result would be rather different / embarrassing for the Audi.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:26 pm

cornishflat wrote:That's impressive performance from the Ducati. As Steve has said if it was a performance bike the result would be rather different / embarrassing for the Audi.

It's like one of the car mags test of an M5 against an S1000RR .... they did it on a soaking wet track, so of course the car has a huge advantage ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqSphrFyFy8

If you recall when top gear had the atom in a race with the S it was a lot closer and the atom is a supremely fast car

Steve1200S · Post by **Steve1200S** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:33 pm

That's a fast bike!

Aren't they quicker to 100 than any other bike, including the S1000RR, Due to massive rear tire and the long wheelbase? I thought that was its party trick....

I sat on one at the launch at our local dealer, I was surprised how light it felt for the hulking looks of it. Must be a nice bike to ride, I'm jealous you have two! Enjoy!

ianbcr · Post by **ianbcr** » Tue Apr 16, 2013 2:08 pm

i know the triumph rocket is quicker than an R1 to a 0-100 mph start.

Bikerhoss · Post by **Bikerhoss** » Wed May 08, 2013 4:15 pm

Ok, That's nearly a month of ownership now Gawaine, How you getting on? Warts and all please

GRAgusta · Post by **GRAgusta** » Wed May 08, 2013 6:41 pm

Bikerhoss wrote:Ok, That's nearly a month of ownership now Gawaine, How you getting on? Warts and all please

Well to be honest there is not a lot to complain about ... only concern may be that the fuel range is 110 miles to light on and only 20 miles on reserve, so it's a little less generous on fuel range than the R1100S which isn't so generous itself compared to some.

We've both done about 400 miles, and grinned all the way.

Power is addictive, the handling, and response to small inputs is faultless. AND THE NOISE with the Termignoni end cans is brilliant - so many people have commented favourably it's been quite a surprise.

The bike we test drove in October did not have a screen, and Jenny said her neck was not strong enough to ride it above 60mph so we ordered the small perspex screen - it is brilliant, you don't see it and it leaves no wind blast even into a strong cross wind.

Best of all - Jenny has been riding hers by herself when I'm not with her, she has a lot more confidence on the Diavel than she had on her Diversion.

All in all so far very happy.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Wed May 08, 2013 8:22 pm

... and the panniers may be a tad smaller, well the ones in Moffat were

Bikerhoss · Post by **Bikerhoss** » Thu May 30, 2013 6:02 pm

Spotted this at SBK, Local area Bobbies

GRAgusta · Post by **GRAgusta** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:48 am

Bikerhoss wrote:Spotted this at SBK, Local area Bobbies

Wow ... will have to keep an eye out for that, it may be a faster colour than ours

Bikerhoss · Post by **Bikerhoss** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:44 am

Did you get a test ride before you bought Gawaine? If so, where? Think I'll give it a go, Was browsing bikes last night and I just don't know what to go for, Might as well see if the thing actually suits me, might hate it

GRAgusta · Post by **GRAgusta** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:54 am

Bikerhoss wrote:Did you get a test ride before you bought Gawaine? If so, where? Think I'll give it a go, Was browsing bikes last night and I just don't know what to go for, Might as well see if the thing actually suits me, might hate it

I was down in Newcastle visiting my parents when Jenny and I both had a test ride, organised by M and S Motorcycles. We did the deal with them in the end. A colleague here in Aberdeen recently took a test ride on a Multistrada with Ducati Glasgow and then got a better deal from M and S.

One of the owners of M and S has a daughter at Aberdeen University and is happy to pop up and down from Newcastle in the van.

Bikerhoss · Post by **Bikerhoss** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:10 am

Ta, Will phone Glasgow/Edinburgh and see who has a demo then, Good excuse for a weekend jaunt