Multistrada V VanVan

[Richard Simpson Mark II]

[stramasher]

Seen a drz400 lump in a van van. Not heard from the pilot/ mad scientist in a while....

Good channel. Always jealous of their big playground out there.

[Richard Simpson Mark II]

Th VanVan looks like more fun, TBH

[macvisual]

The VanVan rocks. . . . !

[Richard Simpson Mark II]

Am I mistaken in remembering a 125 cc two-stroke VanVan in 1977, or so? Hilarious then, hilarious now!

[P4ulie]

Yes Richard, they were around in the 70's. A surprisingly fun bike to ride, probably the most fun adventures I've ever had on a motorcycle

[Tonibe63]

Yes Richard, they were around in the 70's. A surprisingly fun bike to ride, probably the most fun adventures I've ever had on a motorcycle

Your ride report was the inspiration for my Wife getting a vanvan for her first bike and also gave me some good info for our later trip to the Stella rally and other Alpine gravel roads.

[P4ulie]

I have fond memories of those Alps trips, slow up the hills but great fun none the less. I got to the top & then a bit more of the Stella, there's plenty of 'proper' bikes that can't manage that

[daveuprite]

Nice video. Mainly because it isn't judgmental. It's not trying to say "look, a great big expensive bike being matched by a little cheap bike" - which would be a simplistic and pointless interpretation. It celebrates the virtues of both bikes.

The multistrada can tour whole continents at speed, and do a bit of dirt too. The van van provides cheap low-power fun on and off-road. Both are brilliant and both are limited. Neither is winner or loser. Perhaps the comparison is pointless in itself, but it's fun to see two bikers on two entirely different machines enjoying themselves regardless.

[P4ulie]

It's a shame on two wheels have gone behind a paywall, they had some excellent youtube content. The mc garage is particularly good. Have a look at their recent baja Throttle Out Monkey Bike video