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Cycle News 2017 Issue 04 January 31

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VOL. 54 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 31, 2017 P79 lacking anything in the perfor- mance department. Sorry to say it, but you'd have to be a serious performance addict to opt for spending the extra money to buy a 1200 Multistrada over this, its very capable new kid brother. Okay, cliché time. This new Multistrada mileater proves that less can indeed be more and that numbers aren't everything. Ducati deserves congratulation for developing a standalone smaller capacity motorcycle that's in no way a lesser product than its larger-engined sibling, just because it's not as fast or powerful. There may indeed be no substitute for cubes, but those cubes are indeed not everything. After spending a day riding it, for me the Multistrada 950 is a better bike precisely be- cause it is less powerful. It has the same versatility, the same mile-eating capability, and the same practicality and comfort as its Multistrada 1200 kin but all delivered in a more acces- sible, more affordable, ultimately more user-friendly and equally engaging way, that's frankly more manageable. It was worth waiting for! CN 2017 DUCATI 950 MULTISTRADA ENGINE TYPE: ............ Liquid-cooled, Testastretta, L-Twin, 4-stroke, 8-valve, Desmodromic DISPLACEMENT: .............................................937cc BORE X STROKE:................................ 94 x 67.5mm COMPRESSION RATIO: ....................................12.6:1 POWER: .................83.1 kW (113 hp) @ 9000 rpm TORQUE: ........... 96.2 Nm (71.0 lb-ft) @ 7750 rpm FUEL INJECTION: ...........Bosch electronic FI system, cylindrical throttle bodies with Ride-by-Wire, 53mm EXHAUST: ...Stainless steel muffler with catalytic converter and 2 lambda probes, single stainless steel muffler EMISSIONS: .................................................... Euro4 TRANSMISSION: ..........................................6-speed FINAL DRIVE: ....................................................Chain CLUTCH: ................. Wet multiplate clutch, slipper FRAME: ..................................... Tubular steel trellis WHEELBASE: ................................................ 62.8 in. RAKE: ................................................................25.2° TRAIL: ............................................................ 4.16 in. FRONT SUSPENSION: ..................KYB 48mm, fully adjustable; 6.7 inches travel REAR SUSPENSION: ................Sachs monoshock, fully adjustable, remote spring preload adj., aluminum double-side swingarm FRONT WHEEL: ......................Cast alloy, 3 x 19 in. REAR WHEEL: ..................... Cast alloy, 4.5 x 17 in. FRONT TIRE: ..Pirelli Scorpion Trail II 120/70 R19 REAR TIRE: .....Pirelli Scorpion Trail II 170/60 R17 FRONT BRAKE: ... 2 x 320mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Monoblock Brembo calipers, 4-piston, 2 pad, with ABS (standard) REAR BRAKE: ........265mm disc, 2-piston floating caliper, with ABS (standard) FUEL CAPACITY: .......................................... 5.4 gal. DRY WEIGHT (Claimed): ......................... 449.7 lbs. WET WEIGHT (Claimed): ........................500.4 lbs. SEAT HEIGHT: ...33.1 in. (standard), 32.3-33.9 in. accessory seats) INSTRUMENTATION:.......................................... LED DUCATI ELECTRONICS: ....... Riding Modes, Power Modes, Ducati Safety Pac (ABS + DTC) WARRANTY:............ 24 months unlimited mileage S P E C I F I C A T I O N S

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