06-22-2018, 04:43 AM
Interesting comparison. I bought my new CB1100EX last week planning to sell my Vespa 250GTS and my 2005 Ducati Multistrada. The Vespa is already on Craigslist, but after riding both the new EX and my old Ducati, I just can't sell the Duc. I just did a valve service and that is an enormous pain, and the aging Ducati has had other issues in recent times, so I understand the "more time wrenching than riding" issue with older bikes. I also have a Road King that I bought new 20 years ago with a motor I have hot-rodded to within an inch of its life, and that spends plenty of time on my lift in pieces also. But I just don't think I part with my old Ducati. It lighter than the EX and the full Ohlins suspension is still magic. The CB1100 is torquey, but not like the Duc. With the dry clutch and full Staintune, the Duc is loud where the EX is refined. Plus, an old Ducati is worth chump change on the used market. So the Ducati stays, as does the Harley. They are 3 very different bikes. One of them actually is also reliable.