pengjn
New member
Dear all,
This weekend was a real surprise to me. I passed my UK mod 2 on Friday (much happiness) and rode my Yamaha dealer's MT-07 demo bike. I've had a Competition White ABS model on order since May, which is finally being delivered to Yamaha UK on 31st July. There is a lot that I loved about it - the engine is simply incredible; any gear, any revs and you're GONE!!! It made me want to ride like a hooligan, which is a lot of fun but doesn't suit me. I wasn't able to ride super smoothly, which is in part due to my lack of experience overall and I guess particularly on twins. However, I want something that i don't need to concentrate too hard on to be smooth even when I am more experienced. I'm 39, perhaps I'm getting a little bit boring and I've taken up riding for pleasure not commuting or a lot of urban work. I'm going to be spending my time in the countryside and hopefully crushing continents. The little Yam isn't designed for that kind of work. Saturday afternoon I tried a CBR650F and couldn't stand it - DULL, DULL, DULL. I'm a beginner and yet I was almost asleep on the thing compared to the torquey MT-07. Sunday morning is where the trouble started - i'd been reading about the Ducati Multistrada 1200 and i figured there was no way a beginner could handle it. After 5 mins on the bike i was thinking to myself - this is the most user friendly, smooth, easy to ride bike i've ever ridden (mind you I've only ridden YBR125, CBF125, KTM400, XJ6, MT-07 and CBR650F so far) and yet it's got 150hp (or 100hp if you put it in Urban mode, which i always do)! It made me feel in control, confident and dominating. I bought it on the spot and went back on the train in the afternoon to collect it!! I'm totally in love with it in a way that I'm just not with the MT-07.
I haven't yet broken to the news to my Yamaha dealer. I'm sure he'll be fine with it because there is such high demand and perhaps he already has a waiting list that will snap up my order. However, i wanted to see if anyone on here was interested and if there is I'll happily put you in touch with my dealer and you can perhaps get my bike, which will be delivered to Yamaha UK on 31st July and be ready for collection sometime in the first week of August.
Please message me if you're interested and I'll get the ball rolling.
Thanks for all the support and advice over the past couple of months. I'm still a little bit in shock that I'm suddenly a Multistrada owner, especially as it's my first bike!!!
This weekend was a real surprise to me. I passed my UK mod 2 on Friday (much happiness) and rode my Yamaha dealer's MT-07 demo bike. I've had a Competition White ABS model on order since May, which is finally being delivered to Yamaha UK on 31st July. There is a lot that I loved about it - the engine is simply incredible; any gear, any revs and you're GONE!!! It made me want to ride like a hooligan, which is a lot of fun but doesn't suit me. I wasn't able to ride super smoothly, which is in part due to my lack of experience overall and I guess particularly on twins. However, I want something that i don't need to concentrate too hard on to be smooth even when I am more experienced. I'm 39, perhaps I'm getting a little bit boring and I've taken up riding for pleasure not commuting or a lot of urban work. I'm going to be spending my time in the countryside and hopefully crushing continents. The little Yam isn't designed for that kind of work. Saturday afternoon I tried a CBR650F and couldn't stand it - DULL, DULL, DULL. I'm a beginner and yet I was almost asleep on the thing compared to the torquey MT-07. Sunday morning is where the trouble started - i'd been reading about the Ducati Multistrada 1200 and i figured there was no way a beginner could handle it. After 5 mins on the bike i was thinking to myself - this is the most user friendly, smooth, easy to ride bike i've ever ridden (mind you I've only ridden YBR125, CBF125, KTM400, XJ6, MT-07 and CBR650F so far) and yet it's got 150hp (or 100hp if you put it in Urban mode, which i always do)! It made me feel in control, confident and dominating. I bought it on the spot and went back on the train in the afternoon to collect it!! I'm totally in love with it in a way that I'm just not with the MT-07.
I haven't yet broken to the news to my Yamaha dealer. I'm sure he'll be fine with it because there is such high demand and perhaps he already has a waiting list that will snap up my order. However, i wanted to see if anyone on here was interested and if there is I'll happily put you in touch with my dealer and you can perhaps get my bike, which will be delivered to Yamaha UK on 31st July and be ready for collection sometime in the first week of August.
Please message me if you're interested and I'll get the ball rolling.
Thanks for all the support and advice over the past couple of months. I'm still a little bit in shock that I'm suddenly a Multistrada owner, especially as it's my first bike!!!
