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system also houses a new func-
tion called Spin On Demand
in levels one and two, where a
skilled rider can request more
wheelspin than would otherwise
be permitted, which allows the
chassis to pivot around the front
wheel to tighten up the corner.
DUCATI SLIDE CONTROL (DSC)
This feature was first intro-
duced on the Superlegerra
of 2017, and is again another
product of the IMU. Contrary
to what many think, this is
basically an anti-highside
device, in that it allows a
certain degree of slip before
the system reigns you in and
you go highsiding yourself into
next week. There are two dif-
ferent setting available here,
which work together with the
DTC and the Ducati Wheelie
Control systems to ensure
maximum drive always.
DUCATI WHEELIE CONTROL (DWC)
The Ducati Wheelie Control
algorithm works by detect-
ing front wheel lift under hard
acceleration, allowing you to
keep the gas pinned for the best
corner- exit drive. There are
eight available settings for the
system, although most riders at
the test dialed it back to levels
one or two.
ENGINE BRAKE CONTROL
EVO (EBC EVO)
Engine Brake Control varies
how much engine braking you'll
get when you shut off the gas
going into a corner. Level three
is the most electronic interven-
tion and one the least, although
you can switch the system
off completely. A lower level
of intervention means more
mechanical engine brake, which
in theory should allow you to
tighten your line mid-corner.
DUCATI ELECTRONIC
SUSPENSION EVO (DES EVO,
SEE GOLDEN LEGS SIDEBAR)
The Ohlins Smart EC 2.0
electronic suspension system
has two modes—Fixed and
Dynamic—and Fixed mode al-
lows for the compression and
rebound to be set manually via
32 virtual clicks for the fork from
fully open to fully closed and 10
for the shock, in the ECU.
Dynamic mode means the
system does everything for you,
changing and altering the sus-
pension settings as you ride.
