Bigger isn’t always better—but in this case it always is.
This bike is not a cruiser or a Tourer, it’s an adventure bike . Traditionally, that class includes the BMW R 1250 GS Adventure, Honda Africa Twin, Suzuki V-Strom 1050XT, and even the Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250. So what's this road course-riding Ducati doing here? Because a huge number of riders choose adventure bikes for their grand American cross-country tour.
Let’s not overthink this. The longitudinally mounted 1158cc V4 still makes 170 hp and 92.2 lb-ft of torque. Like some of the other bikes that share their engines with sportbikes, this one gets its peak output up near the top of the tach, with power topping out at a lofty 10,500 rpm and torque at 8750. While the power may be peaky, the torque rolls across the rev range in a lumpy horizon of twist, offering at least 70 lb-ft from the mid-4000s on.
The new Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV Tires are definitely intended for the street, where they’ll eat pavement all the way up the 156 turns of the bike’s now-paved namesake mountain. The rake and trail are set up for street use, too, while the Ohlins Smart EC 2.0 suspension is the same found on the very streetable Panigale V4 S and Streetfighter V4S.
Add to all that the fact that is has radar cruise control and a host of infotainment features on its touchscreen, and you set this bike far apart from its competition, if there is any competition. Maybe the BMW S 1000 XR, another sportbike for the street set up on an Adventure Bike-looking chassis, a bike I also rode up from Los Angeles to Monterey for The Quail one year.
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