Her energy is so refreshing, beautiful aura around her, so good to see you both riding your love for motorcycles. Keep bringing her more often…

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

I agree :-)

Really enjoyed this video! You always capture such great footage and the editing always has your signature style. I liked Eva’s perspective on everything as well. You two make a great team. Would absolutely love to see more Multistrada content on your channel!

Well that was a surprise! Great episode!

Wow that was awesome to watch and good information. Thanks for sharing. Good to see Eva also sharing the experience.

“Dirt churning goodness” 😂 YES! 😃

You two have deservedly gained and been acknowledged by the industry giants to be included in these press launches. I’m so happy for you, glad you enjoyed the few days out there, badass 🏆👍

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Big thumbs up was another great watch Motorcycle Travel Channel, enjoyed it cheers.

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Good video, glad to see you getting past that bad wrist brake. Keep the videos coming!!

Woah, another great episode! Too cool that you were riding my local Vermont roads. Ducati certainly treated you right on this adventure.

I own a 1200s gt Multistrada that’s 7 years old ....It’s a big twin thumper that has brought so many smiles to my face. This year I bought a brand new V4 Grand Tour that I am at present running in 😊..Totally agree with you Sterling the V4 is now in a different place from the old V2, it’s far more friend to ride and I get the feeling will be far more comfortable on long tours as main reason for my purchase... Thanks for sharing a glimpse at perhaps a different aspect to your channel. I for one would love to see manufactures Promote there products in the real world through the likes of Yourself and other veteran KZread film makers... Was great to see you both so happy in this one 👍👏🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Cheers!

Wow Sterling! It’s great to see a video with you guys on the east coast. I did have a long chat with a rider on a V4 Pikes Peak version during my cross country trip last month and he just loved his bike. Your video makes ma wanna trade in the Goldwing and get a V4 Rally! Thanks for sharing such a great experience you and Eva both had. Cheers!

@fallinginthed33p

4 ай бұрын

Fuel economy is a lot worse compared to a GS so you'll have to fill up more often.

Beautiful location for a ride, soooo Green ☺ Thank you for sharing this experience with us and your impressions of Ducati's latest offerings!

Awesome!

Man I love your videos!

Awesome video you guys..

Growing up in Easter Townships of Quebec, we skied @ Stowe a few times - steep steep runs. Fabulous ski mountain...land of the Von Trapp family. Vermont is so beautiful as reminded in your video. Cool you captured a covered bridge. Too bad it was overcast on Mt Washington - quite the view from there. You and Eva deserved to be invited by Ducati - good on ya! 👊

Very cool to see you guys doing stuff like this. It's great to mix the content up.

Great video Great bikes.

That was brilliant,really enjoyed your experience with the bikes

What a blast👍

A very impressive bike, Sterling. Thank you!! 😀👍

Wow, thank you Ducati!👍👍

Well that was a surprise! Great episode!, we love the Rally version, king regards from Catalonia!!!!!!!

That ACC could really help on long rides when you’re fatigued. 👍🏻👍🏻

Love your videos ❤❤

What a fun experience!

This is different for you guys. I love it ❤

The glimpse into Eva's origin story was a nice treat. Hearing that she climbed Mt. Washington as a teenager and alpine camped with her dad was no surprise. Sounds about right. Honestly, I'd only be slightly surprised if we learned that Eva was an alien princess from the planet of light who was hidden on earth as a baby to protect her from a cosmic villain, and that's why she's a comic book super hero.

Great Video. Never hurts to find out other manufacturers bikes , as to what they have to offer.

Good vid, yeah some more would be good.

looks like it sits well upright for sure and great technology. But for me I can't find anything that tops my hexhead GS when it comes to being able to work on the bike myself in the middle of nowhere. Mo tech, Mo Problems.

Wow you are just next door , 2 hour ride ... beautiful country side to ride ...hope you enjoy.... what amazing bikes ., great review and comments...I have to say that Ducati have some great Class. And bikes.. Nice to have these acknowledgment with all the hard work and fantastic Utube video you produce and your involment in the motorcycle community Alain & Yellow

Hey appreciated your review, definitely has got me thinking about maybe trying a Ducati next time. Good to see you are doing great, blessings to you both great job.

@SterlingNoren

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Vincent!

In-freaking-credible!! Beautiful job...

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I've become a follower of your channel. First time I saw Eva. Nice addition to the story. Super fun to see you together. You have a way of telling the story that is truly unique. In this video you were a little closer to us Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I'm already looking forward to your next story. Cheers to you both.

Informal bike reviews 👍. Nice to see you and Eva out of your element 🌵!

Great bikes

Fun Couple 😊

good stuff

Nice video. Like seeing you two together doing a video. I currently have an older (2009) BMW R1200 GSA Premium, coming from my last 6 bikes all Ducati's. Im a Ducati guy through and through, but I LOVE my GS Adventure. Wrecked almost a yr. ago on my multistrada first gen, breaking both feet pretty bad. Glad you like the Doc, Im sure you will do a cross country ride on one. Great bike.... but my BMW has a special place in my heart.

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Lucky to have such choices!

I'd like to see Ducati sponsor Euro motorcycle tours with these Multistradas. Alps, Dolomites. What a bucket list ride. Great content!

Awesome video as always Sterling! We LOVE when Eva is in your videos. She compliments you well. We are loving the Baja! Hope we make it to Bisbee one day to meat you both. You two are inspiring.

nice and interesting, entertaining too. For the records, I took my 2000 Ducati ST4 to col de la Bonette, 2802 m (9193ft), the highest European paved pass. Cruise mode was in my wrist, ABS in my foot and hand.

What talents you both have. Great motorcycle riding and cinematography. Here's hoping your wrist heals soon so you can collect more of these awesome videos for us.

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Working on it!

cool event

Yup, Ducati is my next bike

well done and nice change of pace for your and Eva...I see you on a new R1300GS as they have came a long ways in 7yrs. I hope/dream to upgrade my R1200GSA in the near future.

It looks like the mountains of Scotland up there. As i was typing this you said it on the video ! Lol

You definitely made good career choices! … I love Stowe and the Mountain resort but no one has ever invited me on a paid weekend there and provided me with a Ducati to ride!! Very jealous, where did I go wrong lol 😆

Rode a Multistrada V4S Grand Tour in the Black Forest a few months ago while I was in Germany. A fun and fast touring bike for sure. I’ll still keep the GSA though!

@edombre4637

4 ай бұрын

Why?

Sterling, you say there are a few things you like about the GS, the shaft drive, for less maintenance... But I recall that you once had a catastrophic shaft drive failure on your GS Chain drive maintenance is no big deal, honestly.

I rode the auto road in the early 80s on my Honda CB 650 (4cyl) Custom. I could not get out of 2cd gear on the way up.

Beautiful country and riding up there. we've had several BMW rallies up that way. Head to Nova Scotia. Good bikes.

Congratulations on being invited along, especially in such a beautiful location! I’ve had several GS/GS Adventure models as well as the last three Pikes Peak and Enduro/Rally iterations. The Rally is my current “big bike,” and is the best yet, in my opinion. Yes, it is a bit heavy, especially with nearly eight gallons of fuel on top, and the direct comparison would be with the GS Adventure. Ducati was the first manufacturer to install front and rear radar. The adaptive cruise control is actually tuned more for tracking four wheel vehicles, as the small profile of motorcycles does not always provide enough of a radar signature, although it still often works well. While I don’t rely solely on the blind spot monitoring (I always do a shoulder check before lane changes), I’ve found it provides a welcome additional level of safety. Ducati included additional fuel saving technology with the Rally and I routinely, comfortably get well over 300 miles per tank fill, similar to GS Adventure, and, at 5 feet, eight inches (and old), I appreciate the preload release function, both for ease of lifting the bike off the side stand and to make touch down easier when exiting highways, particularly after a long day’s ride. Yes, there is the chain to consider, but the center stand makes that a minor issue. It’s always cool to see Jason Chinnock, the North American CEO participating in these events. He and the rest of the Ducati NA crew are very customer oriented in addition to being enthusiasts themselves. (Check out Big Rock Moto’s and MotoGeo’s long form videos on the Colorado launch of the V4 Rally and Desert X, respectively). As you mentioned, the V4 Rally is not only responsive and comfortable, but also gives you the sense that it could safely and easily take you across continents. I hope to ride mine to the Arctic Ocean later this year.

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Great! Thanks for the commentary. You seem very knowledgeable on the subject :-)

@bsmukler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Sterling.

Sterling & Eva - great video, as always! You should definitely consider doing more of these “review” kind of videos. There are not many people with more off-roading AND filming experience than Sterling, and we have too few female riders in the ADV world. When the two of you speak, I listen. You know your stuff. Regarding the MultiStrada: Absolutely love the design language of the Ducati MS 4S. 36k service interval?! That’s crazy! BMW - take note!! Main distraction for me? Chain drive instead of shaft?! C’mon now!

$38k!!!! That's INSANE!

@Kevimoto

4 ай бұрын

Agreed. All the Euro and American brands of ADV bikes are crazy expensive, when they're fully optioned out, but Ducati is next level and not in a good way. It almost feels like they've raised the barrier for entry for exclusivity. That's a nice way of saying "snob appeal". Lol

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Yup! I agree - its probably not in my future to purchase one but I couldn't resist the chance to ride it Now, if money were no object....

@fabiopunk1661

3 ай бұрын

yes. Motorcycling - at least a certain type, so called "adventure" - is becoming an elite thing. You MUST have some bikes, they MUST be equipped a certain way, you MUST wear some special gear. That is not the way I mean motorcycle touring. I feel I/ we need to resist the pressure from manufacturer to buy expensive stuff. What matters is what we do.

As always, your photography is awesome. I think it would be interesting to see you get the opportunity to review the new GS1300 and compare.

Ducati didn't sell it well at the start, where is the inspiration?😂 "We added a vent because the engine is too hot, we added a fan because your phone was too hot, the engine startup was improved".

@bsmukler

4 ай бұрын

That wasn’t a sales intro. Alex is in technical support, I believe, and was just showing Sterling around the bike. One cool thing is that Ducati listens to feedback (in fact, regularly seeks it out) and makes running changes to their models, such as adding cooling fans to EXISTING Multistrada V4 models owned by customers, improving the phone compartment when designing the Rally, and adding the adjustable air channels, which do make a substantial difference.

Rode this bike and certainly didn’t hate it but I think I’ll hold off being a customer till they truly solve the heat issue, power the windshield and in a perfect put a shaft drive on it though that’s not a deal breaker. Also, given the lower mpg, a larger tank would also be a nice feature on the v4s/grand tour versions.

Senang melihat kemesraan mu kawan, temanidia sampai tua❤

Thank you for a great video in beautiful country. Maybe a “review” of different motorcycles from your mature real world experience point of view once in a while would be a nice addition to your channel.

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Noted I’ll do what I can…

One thing to ride one, another to own one.

I enjoyed the reviews from you guys. I’m not sure if either of these bikes are in my wheelhouse, but still fun to watch. If I had to do a an ADV bike, it would be a BMW.

@SterlingNoren

3 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

I'd love to see you guys test ride the pan america and the Kove 450

Like kids in a candy store 😂! That's good livin' 🏁

Wow what a great privilege and great trip !! Disappointed that in the North America market they wouldn’t think to have a rain mode on such a high end bike. Up here in the PNW it would be much expected.

@kenoshea2303

4 ай бұрын

Think urban is basically rain mode. Limits power softens throttle and suspension

I've never ridden a Multistrada but a guy I know has one and it's a very nice looking bike. Ducati is known for making good looking bikes but the Multistrada looks well designed and implemented as well. Honestly, probably my only negative impression of Ducati was the desmodromic valves but the 36,000 mile service interval is very impressive. So much for biased impressions. I tend to like smaller and simpler bikes but that adaptive cruise control sure looks nice.

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

It was such a beautiful bike… I don’t think I would feel comfortable riding it off-road!

@kj385

4 ай бұрын

The V4 multi uses valve springs. That’s why it has 36k mile service.

@UltralightMotorcycleCamping

4 ай бұрын

@@kj385 - I assumed the Multistrada didn't have desmo valves but even then, a 36,000 mile service interval for a motorcycle is very impressive.

Looked like you had a good time awesome! I'm keeping my '21 GS until the wheels fall off! I was barely able to afford it, no way could I buy that Multi.

Great episode Stirling & Eva, very different for you. Hope you’re able to get to loan some different bikes for off road trips. For me personally I wouldn’t be happy on long distance remote riding/touring on a bike with that much ‘tech’….too much to go wrong? …..except maybe on a Honda! 🇬🇧

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

It was so nice to ride for those couple of days but I would be somewhat afraid to go off-road with such a beautiful and expensive bike. And thats not a criticism of the bike either, just something to consider

Is it bad that I love motorcycles that don’t have all that tech stuff? Great video as always, thanks for sharing 🫶 BTW, you two are an adorable couple ❤️❤️

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Not at all - like all tech, it's a double-edged sword - it can add comfort and safety but it also means there is more to go wrong or break.

It's like drinking an expensive wine... hard to back to on-the-shelf wine afterwards... And I am a BMW rider too 😂

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Good comparison.

I'm pretty fond of my 2014 Multi. Fun bike. Except for it's worthless rear brake, which is an issue on all Ducati's single sided swingarm models.

I see you rocking a Touratech helmet. I recently purchased the Touratech Aventuro Carbon. How's your experience with your helmet? Awaiting your reply.

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Very good, I think I’ve had 2 or 3 of them in about 10 years.

i cried after watching this

@Diesel6Power

4 ай бұрын

Why? Did you step on Lego...?

You and Eva really do live The Life, don't you?! Really a neat episode! Was that John Beck (the most interesting man in the world) doing the offroad training course?

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Yes, you recognized him! Always good to run into John as we have worked together on many BDR films in the past.

@alynnhiscox7303

4 ай бұрын

@@SterlingNoren I went to the premier of the NorCal BDR film, which got me to watching the older ones, and I remembered John from the Colorado BDR. Man, I love this stuff!

Couple of questions Sterling. 1) How is seat height compared to your 1200 GS? 2) was this the model with the 7.9 gallon gas tank?

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

I would say that it felt very comparable to my GS in terms of height and geometry. It was the RS bike, whatever size fuel tank, that one has.

The one looks like the 700 tenere yamaha wow . Beautiful bike but the price tag and the services no thanks to much high tecks on it . They are beautiful .

My experience, top heavy, heavy fuel consumption, sporty engine, low torque, expensive, high maintenance costs. Would not last long?

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

36,000 mile valve inspection, oh and $34,000(CAD) yikes

If anyone deserves this level of invite, it's you, Sterling. You have added so, so much to the ADV community with your videos for BDRs and all your personal adventures - showing us areas of the US and Canada which we'd not normally travel. Eva adds her unique, energetic and expressive insights, too!

Did you say 36,000 mile service intervals. Maybe I misunderstood- 36,000 miles between oil changes?? I don’t think that’s a good idea.

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Valve adjustment

@edombre4637

4 ай бұрын

@@SterlingNoren thx for clarifying 😂😂

But how does it compare to a CT125?😁

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

They're both red 🤣

Not going to crush that many miles with a 170 miles range!

After owning 4 GS and GSA bikes, I am super disappointed with the way 1300 looks. I don't even care if it is the best riding machine on earth at this point. If I go back to Adventure Touring (in my case touring only) type of motorcycle, I will get the Multistrada without a doubt!.

I am SO glad I own a new 1250 GSA.. if I want to go fast, I will fire up the Hayabusa. No need for anything else

36K service..why can't BMW do that?

Why don't these motorcycle manufacturers use technology to REDUCE THE COST of a motorcycle!

Be fair, when it needs an oil change and the engine light comes on the dash, it MUST go to Ducati dealership to be oil changed and the computer reset for the light to go out - $200+. No thx. "Former ducati owner"

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Good point for sure.

was this an ad? I felt like this was ad. I normally love your stuff, and I feel like it was a good video but a disclosure at the beginning of the video would have been more transparent and helpful than 3/4 of the way through. Also Eve came off really strong. Like used car salesman strong.

Too much tech for me. I'm more of a K.I.S.S. person. If it ain't there it can't break.

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Understandable :-)

Chain drive on heavy high tech expensive long distance tourer is unacceptable.

It appears the hand & wrist are doing well. Nicely done video. So many such pieces by even the "professional" magazines pale in comparison. I think you have a knack for this thing. Thanks for your efforts. (That I even bothered to watch a Ducati video tells you how I feel about your channel. 😀)

@SterlingNoren

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

I just noticed that this was back in August, 2023. How IS that hand/wrist doing?