FEATURE
BOSCH/DUCATI MULTISTRADA ELECTRONICS TEST
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can turn it off or go to any one of the other seven
traction levels. Same goes for ABS.
>>DUCATI SKYHOOK SUSPENSION
The 48mm forks and rear shock present on the
Multistrada are not just electronically adjustable
Looks like a bike, goes
like a bike, but it's got
the brain of a fighter
jet thanks to the IMU.
(Left to right) There are so many different safety
systems going on there that it makes the Multistrada
almost uncrashable. This is where you fly the beast. All
the electronic controls are changed via the TFT display
and it can get a bit confusing at times as there's so
much going on. Ducati Cornering Lights illuminate as
you go round dark bends – pretty neat!
THE BIKE
My steed for this series of Bosch tests would be the
Ducati Multistrada. The Multistrada underwent its
first major overhaul this year since its 2010 release
and now comes with Ducati's Valve Timing, Ducati's
version of a variable valve timing system (for the full
test on the new Ducati Multistrada, check out Cycle
News Issue 16).
The Multistrada was one of the first machines to
get the Bosch IMU (along with the Panigale and the
KTM 1190 Adventure and 1290 Super Adventure), but
it houses much more than just a fancy sensor cluster.
At a quick glance, here's the electronic systems
you can play with on the Ducati Multistrada:
>>DUCATI RIDING MODES
This system houses four separate ride modes:
Urban, Touring, Sport and Enduro. Each mode
comes with preset levels of traction control, ABS,
Ride-By-Wire throttle, electronic suspension,
etc, and can be changed by the rider on the fly.
You can also go into each mode separately and
change the individual parameters. Don't like level
Three traction in Sport mode? No problem. You
