DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1200 ENDURO
FIRST RIDE
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T
he man largely respon-
sible for the Ducati
Multistrada 1200 Enduro (and
for that matter, every current
production Ducati) is the
company's Head of Techni-
cal Development, Italian
Andrea Forni. If you've ridden
any Ducati over the past 20
years, it's had this man's input
at one time or another.
We sat down with him
briefly for a chat on his new
baby.
Q. How long has the
Multistrada Enduro project
been in development?
We started actually in
2012. When we started to
design the common Mul-
tistrada, we already had
in mind to make also the
Enduro version. So we
designed, since the begin-
ning, some components for
both bikes strong enough
to be compliant with the
requirement also of off-road
stress. So the Enduro
project started more or less
simultaneously.
Q. What were some
of the main things that
needed to be redesigned
for the Enduro?
Obviously wheels,
suspension, swingarm, fuel
tank, seats, passenger,
rider and passenger, some
details of the ergonomics like
handlebars, footpegs, and
some additional protection
for the motorcycle like metal
and aluminum side panels.
Also, we developed
some accessories like
the protection bars for the
engine and chassis. I think
we can speak also about
the exhaust system. We had
to redesign the final part
of the exhaust in order to
make it slim enough to put
the aluminum panniers as
close as possible to the
vehicle.
in the beginning with the
idea to increase the stroke
because if you have to
cope with higher stresses
you need longer stroke.
We decided to maintain
Q. Did you have to
change the exhaust
system not just for the
panniers but also for
Euro 4 emissions?
No, because that part of
the exhaust, the catalytic
converter, is already meet-
ing Euro 4 targets. This
part is unchanged to the
standard Multistrada.
Q. What about the
Enduro's suspension?
You must have gone
through many different
spring rates before you
settled on the current
design at the moment?
Yes, for sure. But the
first thing to choose is how
long you want the stroke.
And of course, we started
This guy has
had more of an
influence over
the direction of
Ducati over the
past 20 years
than anyone.
The new slimmer muffler design was created to sit
snuggly behind the specially developed Touratech
aluminum panniers.
5
FIVE MINUTES WITH ANDREA FORNI
