MTS1200 - How do you like it now?
Diablo Rojo:
Now that the newness has worn off a bit, how do you owners like the bike? Any problems? Do you have an after market seat? I love the look of the bike and I am getting close to upgrading to a newer bike, so any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
expatbrit:
Quote from: Diablo Rojo on October 29, 2010, 10:29:39 AM
Now that the newness has worn off a bit, how do you owners like the bike? Any problems? Do you have an after market seat? I love the look of the bike and I am getting close to upgrading to a newer bike, so any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I'm in exactly the same boat. I saw the 'happy owner' thread over on Ducati.ms
falcofred:
Love my MTS 1200 S Touring. No regrets, no problems, Ducati is planning some fix for the saddle bag gap, and I'm going to modify the centerstand to shorten the arm that contacts my heel when I'm riding on the balls of my feet. I've already adjusted my riding style to keep from contacting it, but I am still going to modify it this winter.
With the cooler weather, the heated grips have really come in handy, really nice. :)
I'm going out tomorrow, will be using my heated vest and heated grips, expect to be really warm and cozy.
Mr Sunshine:
Still love it.
GTS_Rider:
Quote from: Diablo Rojo on October 29, 2010, 10:29:39 AM
Now that the newness has worn off a bit, how do you owners like the bike? Any problems? Do you have an after market seat? I love the look of the bike and I am getting close to upgrading to a newer bike, so any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Since the pick-up end of May and 9k+ mostly touring miles later, I can still say this bike is bad-ass...the best ever!
My ass would also like to reply that the stock seat is the best ever, having sampled some 15 other stock seats. My ass told me there is no need to look for aftermarket seat. Though, your ass may disagree. Asses are different and finicky...
I did have a problem with the electronics a couple weekends ago on a South Sierras 3-day weekend tour. The last 20 miles of a 300 mile day of full twisties the gear position sensor kept telling the computer I was either in 1st or neutral and dancing between the two no matter which gear I was 'actually' in. This presented a problem because I think 1st gear fueling or timing is a little dulled down so you don't loop the bike, so the end result was drooping and surging as the signal switched back and forth willy-nilly. Though, after parking the bike overnight, I did another 300 miles of twisties the next day with no problems, then a 250 mile ride home the following day also without the issue coming up again. This bike is self-healing! lol
Seriously, I think the gear position sensor is faulty on my bike, probably heat related since it was probably the highest temps after coming down the mountains when it started acting up. Next couple days were cooler.... :shrug: . Something I have to figure out, since it's not repeatable for a warranty dealer repair right now...
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