I
f there's one manufacturer that could be called a victim of its own
success these days, it's that famously cloaked-in-red brand of Ducati.
The last seven years have firmly been about Ducati's Desmosedici
Stradale V4 and all the bikes it powers (Panigale, Streetfighter, Diavel,
Multistrada), and the machine that was previously badged as the
Multistrada 950 and updated slightly for 2022, became a bit out of
sight, out of mind, with regards to potential customers.
That may sound a little harsh, but the fact remains the V4 Multi-
strada has taken the lion's share of the press over the last five years,
so for 2025, Ducati has realigned its focus back to the bike that signals
a gateway into (or even a permanent home in) the Multistrada family.
VOLUME ISSUE FEBRUARY , P87
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
DUCATI HAS
GONE THROUGH
THE MIDSIZE
MULTISTRADA
TOP TO BOTTOM,
DITCHING DESMO
AND TRIMMING
LOTS OF WEIGHT
AS IT LOOKS TO
REPOSITION THE
MOTORCYCLE IN
THE TOURING
MARKET.
