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It will be at least a month before I can ride a motorcycle again (after I get this annoying cast off of my left hand). Since the Monster is totalled, I've been reconsidering what I want to replace it with. If I go with a new bike, the Multistrada is at the top of my list. If I go used, I want to consider all options.
I have no interest in any inline four-cylinder bikes, but there are other interesting bikes out there. For instance, I just looked at an ad for a Moto Guzzi V11 that seemed to be reasonably priced.
I'll be getting less than $5000 total from my insurance company to cover everything. Do I really want to spend another $8000 on top of that to own a multistrada? I could take the settlement money and get a new KLR 650, then spend a few more bucks on saddlebags and stuff and become an "adventure tourer". I could invest in a DRZ400 and return to my dirt roots.
For some reason I'm no longer feeling the enthusiasm for Ducati Monsters that I've felt for the past six years.
Do any of you want to try to talk me into getting another Monster?
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I have no interest in any inline four-cylinder bikes, but there are other interesting bikes out there. For instance, I just looked at an ad for a Moto Guzzi V11 that seemed to be reasonably priced.
I'll be getting less than $5000 total from my insurance company to cover everything. Do I really want to spend another $8000 on top of that to own a multistrada? I could take the settlement money and get a new KLR 650, then spend a few more bucks on saddlebags and stuff and become an "adventure tourer". I could invest in a DRZ400 and return to my dirt roots.
For some reason I'm no longer feeling the enthusiasm for Ducati Monsters that I've felt for the past six years.
Do any of you want to try to talk me into getting another Monster?
_________________________________________________Background information:
http://www.ducatimonster.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=forum1;action=display;num=1065383117
http://www.ducatimonster.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=SFBMHA;action=display;num=1065312800