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P110 RIDE REVIEW I 2024 DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 RS Inertial Measurement Unit, Cor- nering ABS and TC, wheelie con- trol, Adaptive Cruise Control and Blind Spot Detection, and Brake Slide Control. None of this stuff is new, so I won't go into much detail on it here. The V4 RS is a stupendous motorcycle, of which there is little doubt. I still stand by my assertion that no one really needs this bike, but I think you could say that about a V4 Superleggera. And, like that wonder of carbon fiber, I'm very happy the Multi V4 RS exists. It's a $37,995 hyper tourer, ex - clusively numbered, for the rider that has everything. CN guessed it, the bike was damn near unrideable in both instanc- es. For the kind of riding I was doing on the V4 RS, which was mainly fast canyon riding with plenty of highway stretches, the best setting for me was two- thirds of the way up towards the "Performance" end of the scale, with preload set and one rider with luggage to give it a bit more support. But each to their own. The system is easily changed around, and Ducati has done an excellent job with the user expe - rience of the electronics. Speaking of, all the stuff you'd expect from the tech boffins is there, like the Bosch six-axis options. The Panigale allows for braking, cornering, and accel - eration "events" to be altered, whereas the Multi RS allows for front or rear suspension to be set at from Hardest, Hard, Medium, Soft or Softest, with the needle on the dash swinging between Performance and Com - fort, depending on how stiff you go, and it doesn't matter what ECU mode (Race, Sport, Touring, etc) you're in, you can still play around with the suspension if you want. In the name of science, I went both ways and tried the Hardest setting on the front and rear and Softest front and rear, and, you 2024 DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 RS ($37,995) ENGINE Ducati V4 Desmosedici Stradale, V4 - 90°, counter-rotating crankshaft, twin pulse firing order, semi dry sump VALVETRAIN DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder DISPLACEMENT 1103cc BORE X STROKE 81 x 53.5mm COOLING SYSTEM Liquid FUEL INJECTION Electronic, twin injectors per cylinder, full ride-by-wire 50mm elliptical throttle bodies, fixed- length intake system COMPRESSION RATIO 14.0:1 POWER (CLAIMED) 180 hp @ 12,250 rpm TORQUE (CLAIMED) 87 lb-ft @ 9500 rpm EXHAUST 4-2-1 TRANSMISSION 6-speed with Ducati Quick Shift (DQS) up/down CLUTCH Multiplate dry clutch with slipper action on over-run ELECTRONICS Riding Mode, Power Mode, ABS Cornering, Ducati Traction Control, S P E C I F I C AT I O N S Ducati Wheelie Control, Ducati Cornering Light, Ducati Brake Light, Vehicle Hold Control, Radar system (Adaptive Cruise Control + Blind Spot Detection), Öhlins Smart EC 2.0 electronic suspension, Ducati Quick Shift, Hands-free, Backlit handlebar switches, 6.5" TFT color dis- play with Ducati Connect and full-map navigation system, full LED headlight CHASSIS Aluminum monocoque; titanium subframe FRONT SUSPENSION Electronic, semi- active Öhlins 48mm fully adjustable USD fork with TiN treatment, compression and rebound damping adjustment via Öhlins Smart EC 2.0 event-based mode REAR SUSPENSION Electronic, semi-active Öhlins TTX36 fully adjust- able monoshock with compression and rebound damping adjustment via Öhlins Smart EC 2.0 event-based mode; alumi- num single-sided swingarm FRONT BRAKE Dual 330mm semi- floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc Stylema 4-piston, 2-pad cali- pers, radial master cylinder and Bosch- Brembo 10.3ME Cornering ABS REAR BRAKE 265mm disc, Brembo 2-piston caliper with Bosch-Brembo 10.3ME Cornering ABS FRONT TIRE Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV 120/70 ZR17 in. REAR TIRE Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV 190/55 ZR17 in. RAKE 25.75° TRAIL 4.7 in. WHEELBASE 62.7 in. SEAT HEIGHT 33.1-33.9 in. FUEL CAPACITY 5.8 gal. WEIGHT (WET, CLAIMED) 496 lbs.