950 Multi Strada

The Hypermotard is in for its 600 mile service and the fitting of the Termignoni race system

I have on loan a 950 multi and my thoughts on it are

it has the same engine as the hyper but it has very different characteristics the fueling is spot on and very smooth power delivery ( the Hyper is a bit snatchy at low speeds and i am assured the race map that comes with the termi will sort that)

It is as fast as you need

The suspension seems pretty plush and decent although if it were mine i would stiffen it up a bit

A very easy bike to ride and easy to push it along at a very good lick indeed

The one I have has the low seat and for me even at 5'8" it is too low, cramping my knees up a bit although it is the first bike in a long time that i can flat foot with both feet.

at 100 mph plus it felt a little unstable but i put that down to the tyres and suspension being a bit too soft as mentioned.

All in all it is a lot of bike for the money at under 11K without haggling !!

Anyone considering a multi should try one before automatically thinking of the 1200 as it certainly is not under powered.


All that said if it were me buying a multi i would get the 1200 just because it is the 1200

Thanks for that.
Would you prefer it over your Hypermotard?
The 950 look like a good alternative to the overly complex 1200

patzx12 said:

Thanks for that.
Would you prefer it over your Hypermotard?
The 950 look like a good alternative to the overly complex 1200

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My hypermotard is so much fun, aggressive in its manners and a complete hooligan whereas the multi is very, how shall we put it, acomplished like the 2nd from Oxford Vs a 1st from leicester so no way would i swap the hyper for a multi, funnily i find the hyper more comfortable but that is down to the low seat on the 950 i think.

the 950 is a difficult bike to fault for the money apart from the rear brake which is next to useless but otherwise i would urge anyone in the market for a new sub 12K bike to try one


As for its manners at high speed i have just had a look and there was no pre load at all set on it so i have turned some in and expect it to be much improved