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Cycle News 2016 Issue 12 March 29

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DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1200 ENDURO FIRST RIDE P46 arm. But you still get the Ducati Valve Timing (DVT) equipped, Testastretta, desmodromic L-twin motor with a revised single-barrel silencer exhaust that Ducati claims punches out 117 horses at 9500 rpm with 100 lb-ft of torque. The latter is important because it is now accessed lower in the rev range despite having the same peak revs of 7500 thanks to shorter gearing aimed at providing stronger drive in places Ducati hopes you'll take the Enduro, like, off road. And when you go to those far off places, you'll need gas. Lots of gas. To that end Ducati has increased the tank capac- ity by a whopping 33 percent with 7.9 gallons now at your disposal, which goes a fair way to explaining why the Enduro is now a claimed 560 pounds wet compared to the 518 pounds of the standard Multistrada. Not only is the Enduro heavi- er, it's also taller, with a standard WHAT FLAVOR FOR YOU TODAY, SIR? There are four different specs available for you and your hard earned cash when looking at a new Mul- tistrada 1200 Enduro. Let's have a quick look: Touring Pack: The Tour- ing Pack gets you Touratech aluminum panniers but not the top case, a Touratech handlebar bag and heated grips. Interestingly, if you want the Pirelli Scorpion Rally rubber as standard, you have to buy the Touring Pack in the Star White Silk color scheme. Don't ask us why, even Technical Director Andrea Forni isn't happy about this, saying it's the marketing department's May we present to you, a Ducati Red color scheme matched to the Urban Pack. The Enduro takes the majority of the standard Multistrada's on-road prowess but adds brilliant off-road capability to the mix.

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