RIDE REVIEW I 2 0 2 2 D U C AT I M U LT I S T R A D A V 4 P I K E S P E A K
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Overall, the electronic rider-aid strategies
have been reprogrammed to emphasize the
sporty side of sport touring. The system gath-
ers and processes information more intuitively,
then reacts with quicker reflexes. Updated
throttle mapping is said to give more direct
response, especially in Race mode, which
proved to be a bit too aggressive for fast street
riding. Responding to customers who couldn't
figure out where the V4's prodigious power
peaks, the rev limiter was reprogrammed to
more progressively extinguish the fire.
According to Ducati, traction control has
been tuned for "more dynamic riding." Better
yet, wheelie control was tweaked to offer "more
accuracy for impulsive maneuvers" and the
ABS system allows a bit of rear-wheel lift upon
threshold braking in two of its three settings.
Find your nearest
canyon and you'll
never want to get off
the Multistrada V4
Pikes Peak.
