Hi.. thoughts id add to this too - as I have been a proud new Mult owner for 3 months now, and covered over 3000miles on her. Ducati Manchester did me a great deal on a new 1200S Touring, in Frozen Chrome - or matt silver to you and me.. In short - she is superb, in every way... i totally love her.. (and have ridden dozens of other bikes).. I have the 2014 1200S Touring model, so it came with panniers and heated grips, as well as the new skyhook suspension (repaces the previously silky smooth Ohlins). As a new bike I got £1000 of free Ducati accessories, so added a top box for europe trips, and a Termi carbon can (looks lovely). As you said, I think the riding modes work very well, and do find myself changing the settings whilst out and about, something I didnt think i would do. Generally the bike is in touring for me, and then urban when in the cities, as the urban mode just soaks up potholes, speed bumps, cobbles etc, like they are not even there. The Sport mode... wow.. turns this beast into a sport bike killer - it really does unleash a superbly mapped 150bhp of easy to access power. None of my "sport bikes" friends can loose this thing on the twisties. Bad Bits...: Tyres So Im not 100% sure of the standard Scorpian Trail tyres - they do warm up nicely, and proved themselves well in the French alp twisties, however in the cold wet days they are a little uncertain. Ive only used the Enduro mode for 3 miles of forest trail - and it felt ok, but its no enduro bike - and a GS would outperform this bike on offroad easily - however i didnt buy it for its off road capabilities. Pegs Ive scraped both the break lever and the gear pedal whilst in france, both of which made me crap my pants as I didnt realise I was that far over. The bike handles deceivling well - and you can get some pretty mean lean angles from her, however the break pedal and gear shift shouldnt hit thr ground first IMO - it should be the foot rest!? bad design maybe? Seat Height Ok so I am a short arse at just 5ft 8 - however the seating position at first felt too tall for me, and i nearly parted with some dosh for a lower seat - however, i have got used to it totally now. I have no issue at lights, and just slide over to 1 side and stand flat footed with 1 foot. However it is a problem for me if I have to back the bike out, reversing for short people on a saddle this high is impossible. I do as much bike manovouring from standing, using the bars and pillion grab to move the bike, before lepfrogging onto the saddle Summary - its the mutts nutts. Not cheap to buy - but makes me smile every time i start it up!..