09-07-2018, 06:45 AM
It's a bit like with the original Multistrada. I rode a fair bit on an 1100S, with the Ohlins, and it is to this date one of the best riding bikes I have ever tried. The engine was perfect, the chassis superb, and the riding position just right. I so wanted to get one, but every time I would actually have to look at it, I just couldn't pull the trigger. The modern Multistradas are a bit better looking, but they have become too big, heavy and sophisticated. As bikes goes, the original was perfect, except for the looks!
Personally I always like the Sports Classics, and have always thought that Ducati got their timing wrong. They now have the Scramblers that are selling well, but I so wish they would take that aircooled 1100 engine and put it in a retro roadster, like they did back with the Sports Classic.
The GT was also a great riding bike, and really if it would have been on the market at the same time it would have been a perfect competitor to the CB1100. But that gap at the rear fender.... just no!
I mentioned it in an earlier post, I am convinced that next year we will see the CB650 being modified to look like the neo-retro CB1000R, and it can then actually become something pretty interesting.
Personally I always like the Sports Classics, and have always thought that Ducati got their timing wrong. They now have the Scramblers that are selling well, but I so wish they would take that aircooled 1100 engine and put it in a retro roadster, like they did back with the Sports Classic.
The GT was also a great riding bike, and really if it would have been on the market at the same time it would have been a perfect competitor to the CB1100. But that gap at the rear fender.... just no!
I mentioned it in an earlier post, I am convinced that next year we will see the CB650 being modified to look like the neo-retro CB1000R, and it can then actually become something pretty interesting.