VOL. 55 ISSUE 45 NOVEMBER 13, 2018 P85
Ducati – A
Manufacturer Where
Things Happen
Quickly
T
here's no time to be wasted
at Ducati. Engineers here
don't get any breaks, hold for the
morning and afternoon espresso
hiatus. This holds especially
true for the Multistrada 1260
Enduro according to its Project
Manager, Davide Previtera,
who says that R&D for the new
model began only weeks after its
predecessor was released to the
public. It's this rather aggres-
sive approach that allows Ducati
to get the most out of the Multi
Enduro's all-around performance
and accessibility.
Davide Previtera:
"Right after the press launch of
the Multistrada Enduro 1200 and
first feedback from our clients,
we collected all the information
and all the critiques in order to
develop a better product. In this
version, the Multistrada Enduro
1260.
"The Multistrada Enduro 1200
was a very big bike, much bigger
than the 1260. Here, you can't
touch with your feet. The seat
height is too high, it's too big,
and also the engine's perfor-
mance is not perfect. You can
see the difference between the
two power curves. The differ-
ence is huge.
"Then we worked together
with the marketing team and
the R&D department to find a
good compromise between the
off-road performance that the
Enduro 1200 had—it's a very
good bike in off-road—and very
good performance also on-road,
and for all people."
Multistrada Enduro Project
Manager Davide Previtera
made sure development of this
model started as soon as the
old one hit dealer floors.
