Hi Ken,

It's been a while now and I am now back from a number of business
trips. Thought I would give you some feedback as promised!

Instructions:

The fitting instructions were not obvious to me, but you have been
very helpful. I am not an engineer, but a friend of mine is and he
understood everything after having had a quick look at the web page.
Advice though; please add millimeters for us Europeans! The only times
I think in terms of foot/inches is when I talk about TV screens, the
length of fly fishing rods and boats.

Preparing the handlebar:

A local workshop bored up the Magura AX handlebar to the recommended
specification without any problem. It only cost me about $ 30.

Mounting:

Since I had help, it was rather easy to mount the flatbars. The major
issue was where the flatbars would end inside and if they could break.
Then we tried with different thicknesses of tape until the flatbars
were firmly fitted. I guess the trickiest bit was to cut and drill the
throttle rotor. (A new throttle rotor would cost me almost $ 100, can
you believe that?).

An electrician installed the heated grips, but I have not used them yet.

Riding:

Did the flatbars solve my problem with vibrations? No, I am sorry so
say that the handlebar still vibrates a lot, no matter how I adjust
the flatbars. I guess that they will work better on a 4-cylinder
engine where the vibrations are "finer" and not as rough as on a
2-cylinder engine.

What about the solving the problem with pain in the wrist? Yes, if the
flatbars are properly adjusted, I can drive for hours without feeling
that horrible pain in the right wrist!

That problem is no more….!

Conclusion:

It was worth a try, because I really like the Multistrada. At least I
don't have any wrist problems any more! The funny thing is that Ducati
has just launched the Multistrada 2007 and on the web page you can
read the following: "comfort-enhancing vibration-isolated handlebars".
I am really curious to see what that means!

Thanks for your help! Please let me know, if you want more pictures!

Anders

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