| The MV is a great bike to ride, very precise but obviously needs a lot more revs to deliver it's power so many ex. Ducati riders consider them underpowered. You can't ride the massive torque like you can with the big "L" twin but it's really fun spinning it up and hearing it howl once you get your head round the power coming in at the sort of revs where your Dook would be at full steam.
Mine is one of the early 750's and more than powerful enough to have a lot of fun with, some have complained about them being underpowered but maybe I just got a good 'un. I've had it from new and ran it in fairly hard (without thrashing it of course) so maybe it's a bit looser than some others. It really does make a difference how you run a bike in, even with modern engine design IMHO. It's what the next generation of Ducati's may have looked like if Mr. T hadn't left when he did.
IMHO the 996 shape will never look out of date, it was a stunning design when it came out and will always rate as one of the most fantastic machines built.
Always wanted both the Dook and MV peeking out at me when I lifted the garage door so with the 996R and MVF4 I've achieved that, with the ST3 thrown in for good measure when we want to go touring two up.
Last edited by Paul James : 04-Jun-2006 at 08:19. |