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Cycle News 2021 Issue 08 February 23

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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A braham Lincoln once said, "The best way to predict the future is to create it." Ducati must have taken note of Honest Abe's words because the 2021 Ducati Multistrada V4 S is the first giant leap into the future of production motorcycles. The digital age has been upon us for years, but mo- torcycles have been slow to adapt. Some 26 years after Mitsubishi created the first adaptive cruise control sys- tem for passenger cars by equipping its 1995 Diamante sedan with a Preview Distance Control system, Ducati has teamed with Bosch to bring the first motorcycle-specific system to market in the '21 Multistrada. Available in the four different versions—the $19,995 base model; the Ducati Red Multistrada V4 S with cast wheels ($24,095) or off-road-focused spoked wheels ($24,695); the same V4 S in Aviator Grey for $24,295 ($24,895 for spoked wheels); and the Multistrada V4 S Sport ($26,095, alloy wheels only). All models fitted with the radar (V4 S/V4 S Sport) require $850 for the software activation. Ducati has created nothing short of a super sport tourer. Seeing as our test bike was a V4 S with both the cast and spoked wheels available to us, we'll focus on that model. See the chart in this story for what bike comes with which features. 2021 DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 S RIDE REVIEW P88 WATERSHED MOMENT BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK I PHOTOGRAPHY BY DUCATI NORTH AMERICA THE DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 S HAS MARKED THE BEFORE AND AFTER POINT FOR MODERN MOTORCYCLES Off road the Multistrada is a big unit indeed, but handles itself amicably. Dirt roads like this are easily negotiated. A

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