feature and the chassis will set itself
to the ideal preload setting for the
given payload. Pretty cool.
The ride on the DSS system
is absolutely superb, especially
when used on the street. You can
individually set the suspension
parameters for rider/rider and
passenger/rider with luggage/
rider and passenger with lug-
gage within each of the four ECU
modes of Sport, Touring, Urban
and Enduro, and you've also got
a Soft/Medium/Hard/Hardest
front and rear adjustability at your
fingertips.
The Ducati thus stays absolutely
planted for pretty much every ride
occasion. Sport riding on a 500+
pound motorcycle is far easier than
you'd expect thanks to the DSS sys-
tem, allowing you to flow from one
corner to the next as the algorithm
takes care of everything.
Switch over to off-road with
the Enduro setting and the ride is
equally impressive, although the
weight starts to really become
at the forefront of your mind. In
this instance, I went into the sub
menu and went for Hard on the
rear and Hardest on the front,
simply to keep the chassis bal-
anced when traversing the rutted-
out roads near our test loop in
Borrego Springs, California.
The Multistrada is capable of
going off-road but it's not a real
adventure bike, despite what
Ducati hopes. This is more a
2021 DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 S
RIDE REVIEW
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The rear radar
(black box)
mitigates the Blind
Spot Detection
software.
Here's the list of
what version of the
Multistrada gets what
feature. Everything
next to the "+" sign is
an aftermarket extra.
$ 19,995 $ 2 4,895 $ 26,095
