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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
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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.
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