Which Is Best? Ducati S2R | VFR 800 | CB1300

Which Is Best? Ducati S2R | VFR 800 | CB1300
Taking stock of our family fleet last time I was home, but the question is who's is best?
My Honda CB1300, my brothers VFR 800 or my dads Ducati Monster S2R 800? Pretty sure we're never going to agree.
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[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

The number one thing to do the S2R is to go to a 14 to front sprocket. They have a 15 tooth sprocket on them from the factory to pass noise emissions.

[@hoomannili]

"THAT" is a CB1300 - one of the best bikes you could ride. Love mine and never get bored with it.

[@RarefiedRoad]

It's a very capable machine. Love mine.

[@billsinclair6515]

Nice to see a fellow older guy who is OK to be honest about his capabilities on a bike. These are the guys I will ride in a group with, no ego, nothing to prove

[@user-kq8ow8wk1d]

hey mate, been watching ur channel since your Griso review and i can say i love it. i want to thank you cause you just show me that you dont need a 20,000usd bike to have fun and look cool. Cheers mate!

[@ChadJCooper]

I agree mate

[@RarefiedRoad]

Thanks man, I really appreciate that. Happy riding.

[@joerocket3rider603]

Good banter twixt you and your dad... greatly enjoyed his perspective... cheers!

[@edwardweiszbeck1649]

Wow young man, you're such an in depth thinker, gleaning great perspectives out of your interviews and reviews. Very refreshing. Different from the common cookie cutter reviews out there. I subscribed one video ago and played this video as the first one after checking out your channel once subscribed, and I'm not regretting it and looking good to enjoying your others.

[@zardportugal]

I love the 1300´s character.

[@Max-jj1nc]

Thanks for that one mate. I enjoyed hearing your dads perspective

[@RarefiedRoad]

He'll appreciate that thank you.

[@TheNinjaCowboys]

Loved the vid and nice to see the S2R make another appearance on the channel!

[@RarefiedRoad]

Yeah that one's gonna be in the family for a while.

[@kevkfz5226]

Great to hear your auld fella.

[@spoon3223]

Great vid 👍

[@rockka3508]

Great bikes, I like to drive fast, but my 1300 always catches me and calms my riding style, I love this motorcycle. Greetings from Austria 🏔Wonderful Channel keep it up🏍👍👍👍

[@RarefiedRoad]

Thank you. It's such an even balance between sensible and fun isn't it? It's a really well rounded machine.

[@JOKYHAMMER]

Merci pour le partage. Il est devenu rare de voir des essais d'"ancienne" ducati. Je possède un SR 1000, et quelles sensations à son guidon !!!

[@alexpearce6631]

Both a little bias on your own bikes 😉 I’m a VFR fan right down to my soul but you’re both right, filtering isn’t pleasant on the wrists at slow speeds. The feeling of the VTEC jolt is something you’ll never get bored of though.

[@debenhamdave4314]

Can't even be subjective with this one, I think the VFR is a great bike but I'm a massive monster fan. Listen to dad his so right, Cheers RR

[@kidronreddy1671]

I truly enjoyed this video ,it was genuine conversations between you and your Father.Good work.Please tell me what can you recommend for a first time buyer/rider.Thnx

[@Geshmaal]

I love this kind of wacky comparison. I'm currently weighing up V-Strom 1000 Vs Bonneville T100 Vs VFR800!

[@markputnam6371]

Great video and totally agree with the outcome. The duke is a fantastic bike that on the right roads makes a lot of pure sport bikes look pointless, so easy to ride quickly but as you say no fun in town. Chopped mine in for a BMWS1000r last year and still trying to get used to it, wish I could have had both, miss the duke.

[@RarefiedRoad]

Sellers remorse is a bitch isn't it. I get it every time I change bikes.

[@dennism1919]

Hello! Great piece here. Great conversation and perspective. I think it's pretty special that you get to ride with your family like that. Cherish it, Mate. It's fun to see the bikes together as well. I had a good bud who rode a '04 VFR. Great bike. He loved it, but it had a few niggles that aggravated him as well. I got to ride it and I enjoyed it very much. Though I think your Dad is correct, I am much more comfortable on the FA, the 1300 for you. There is no perfect bike, though. We can get close but I don't believe that one bike can do it all for us.

[@RarefiedRoad]

That's why you need a garage of about 4. Or at least that's what I tell my girlfriend.

[@dennism1919]

@@RarefiedRoad Exactly! I have 3 and I often think "If I could just have one more, the stable would be complete." But would it? WOULD IT?? LOL!

[@petrolpancakes2946]

Nice video. Different bikes for different purposes. I like the comparison of the the Ducati to a Jack Russell terrier.

[@karlosh9286]

Good video . So it's not just me who finds the sports bike position with lots of weight on the wrists and cricked neck uncomfortable :-D

[@blipco5]

Sounds like your Dad needs a ZRX1200 R 👍

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

I don’t get the stop start reference. Has to be front sprocket. Mine isn’t like that at all.

[@nigel274]

Own a cb1300s for 12 years..love it but really does need a 6th gear for motorway. My VFR1200F is the opposite....High gears and so much power.

[@TheSeoras]

Oh an he’s right about the 1300 it’s like putting on a pair o slippers and feels like a fast lorry.

[@robbikebob]

Yeah 😂 when I went out on the bandit and my mate on his GSXR1000, I'd nail it down a road as fast as I dared, feeling like a hero, I'd glance in my mirror and my mate would be sat bolt upright on his gixxer, one hand on his hip, looking around at the scenery. # disheartening.

[@RarefiedRoad]

It's deflating isn't it :)

[@dry509]

Doesn’t your dad have to lean forward and put weight on his hands on the Ducati s2r also or is it upright?

[@1azt1]

Thank you for mentioning the roads - any good twisties you’d recommend for a Monster?

[@RarefiedRoad]

In Wales? Plenty, we were playing around Beddgelert

[@yondomasyatv]

Very nice！

[@user-sw2lv3zp6o]

I like the Ducati best.

[@RarefiedRoad]

So do I to be honest

[@bsmaster3593]

I consider myself a beginner, I've in my hands a 2005 speed triple 1050 and a SR2 800 pretty much for the same price, love them both for looks. I'm kind of leaning towards the Speed because is more value for money and I've been advised that as long as I'm gentle, I shouldn't be overwhelmed by its power. As you were saying though, I'm concerned that I would be always scared because it does pull strong. The idea is to have an enjoyable still torqy ride for twisty roads not planning for high speed blasts in the highway. Which one would you recommend?

[@RarefiedRoad]

For that purpose probably the SR2. The speed is a great bike and very good value for money but it will more comfortably do dangerous speeds. The monster is less likely to tempt you over the limit.

[@FuzzyScaredyCat]

You have to be careful on the Speed Triple. You can be riding along at what you think is a reasonable speed, only to look down and see you'd have no license if you got caught. Effortless power has cons ;)

[@edwardweiszbeck1649]

P.S. Your dad had some good words too 👍

[@RarefiedRoad]

Must be where I get it from 😁

[@hoomannili]

I'm being biased, but The CB is the best bike, because it's my bike!

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

1 1/4” bar risers on the monster makes all the difference. That is the highest you go without needing new cables,barely, I see risers on that monster, correct?

[@RarefiedRoad]

Yeah this one's got risers on it.

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

@@RarefiedRoad makes all the difference

[@khr1960]

Sad to see my cb1300 go down sized to a gsx-s750 because of the weight 214kg over 255kg

[@urbanfireblade]

How's gsxs ownership going? I'm downsizing from a 228kg bike but not found a replacement yet, ideally sub 190kg! GSX-S did pop up on my radar

[@karlosh9286]

The Street Triple is still in the garage and you didn't get it out ? :-D

[@RarefiedRoad]

It's not mine unfortunately. we're just storing it for a friend.

[@karlosh9286]

@@RarefiedRoad ahh

[@dry509]

So why does your dad like the S2r so much?

[@flyingdutchy01]

Without even watching the video, Ducati hands down 👏

[@TheSeoras]

With yer old man on this all the way ( except I dinne like vtwins,half an engine👦🏻) I got ma cb1300 for a season an still got it 9 years later. Get yer self a b-king,an see what you and yer old man think o it.

[@mavieskizz]

Ducati S2R without those ugly mirrors.

[@MaverickM1]

Haha, yes, exactly. I have custom mirrors on my S2R, it looks much better. But Monster any day, yes. It is a brilliant bike, "fluid" means boring to me. And this bike is never boring. Previous bike was a 999s, it was a gem but my age... so switched to the Monster. (after many jap bikes.) I'll stick to the L2 twin after all, I'll buy never again a L4 bike. (not even a newer v4 duc, L2 Desmo for life :) )

[@diegohelms8884]

Esa es mejor?, jajaja, que manera más absurda de empezar un vídeo de comparación...no lo veré gracias...esa forma de hablar "sobrada" de " soy el más sabiondo" es desagradable...y lo peor de todo, la S2R no es mejor...