Hyper vs Multistrada

[lwood]

I am a previous Multistrada owner and am returning to the Duck side. The decision I face is whether to go for a Hyper S or a Multi S. I would appreciate feedback from anyone that has good seat time on each of these.

The Multi is a known commodity. With the new engine, its specs come very close to the Hyper.

My one concern is that I got used to the longer footprint of the Multi - being able to brake hard in a corner and not have the bike stand upright (as short wheel basis sport bikes tend to do) was fantastic. My worries are that the Hyper being a bit shorter than the Multi - might have the same issues.

Of course the largest issue is the gas tank. The old Multi fuel gauge always lied, but you could easily get around 100 - 120 miles on a tank.

I would appreciate feedback.

Thanks

Lee

[duke777]

with a hyper tank you barely into the triple digits, i would guess the multi would do much better

[bromike666]

If you can only have one bike..... Multi!

[duke777]

Ooooo nice play on words - and i would agree hyper is purpose built bike and the multi has multi-ple purposes and looks like a red-headed step child - not pretty until you ride it.

[Petethepup]

If I were limited to one bike, the Hyper wouldn't be it. But, since I also own a traveling bike or 2, the Hyper is an order of magnitude more fun than the Multi. I put 600 miles on a 1000 Multi S & it was OK. I have now put 1,200 miles on my Hyper S & it is just so much more fun.

The only issue with tank capacity is if I'm at the beginning of a 50 mile or so stretch with no gas station & have ridden 50 miles already. Once or twice, in that situation, I have filled it with 1.3 gallons of gas. But, when stations are available, having to stop at 110-120 miles or so is OK, especially on the FUN BIKE. Sure, if I'm trying to grind the trip to Daytona (700 miles) or Illinois to visit family (800 miles) I don't want to stop every 100 miles. But, that simply is not what the Hyper is about. Hence, more than one bike.

I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the Multi has a face only a mother & Pierre, or whoever designed it could love . The Hyper gets wows every time I ride it.

You're right about the fuel gauge on the Multi being worthless. A piece of electrical tape over the idiot light is the fix there. That was extremely irritating to me when I had mine, especially since my BMWs have a fairly reliable fuel gauge & countdown tripmeter.

My summary is that the 2 bikes are completely different, despite having nearly the same motor. The Hyper approaches the essence of riding. A back road, some time & no far-away destination. The Multi tries to be a practical bike.

[NYSport]

Originally Posted by duke777

looks like a red-headed step child - not pretty until you ride it.

Something about this just doesn't sound right.

[webspoke]

Originally Posted by lwood

My one concern is that I got used to the longer footprint of the Multi - being able to brake hard in a corner and not have the bike stand upright (as short wheel basis sport bikes tend to do) was fantastic. My worries are that the Hyper being a bit shorter than the Multi - might have the same issues.

The Hyper has the same frame geometry, swingarm etc. Unless there is a big difference in the front triples, it should be similar.

[motoital]

After having my Multi for three years, I sold it for a Hyper, and I never looked back!
Except when I fly-by a gas station and I have 90 miles on my clock...

[Caidly]

I only own 1 street bike and it is a Hyper.

As for the fuel capacity, read this: Any word on a larger tank?

More than double stock capacity.

Mine is shipping on Monday!

[dave2riff]

Notice on the main page of this forum there are 45,000 posts on the Hypermotard
and only 3,000 on the Multistrada. Either the Multi owners are asleep a lot or
the Hyper has 15 times as many problems!

I'd like to think the Hyper owners are just that much more passionate about
their riding.