2019 Ducati Multistrada 1260 Enduro First Look
Rennie Scaysbrook | October 15, 2018
2019 Ducati Multistrada 1260 Enduro First Look—Ducati’s Multistrada has been one of its best sellers since it was released in its current form back in 2010, so much so that in 2016 we got the Multistrada Enduro.
2019 Ducati Multistrada 1260 Enduro First Look
Since then, the big bad Italian ADV machine has remained unchanged, but that’s all fixed now with the news of the Multistrada Enduro 1260 fitted with the 1262cc motor Desmodromic Variable Timing system taken from the XDiavel.
Originally, the Enduro had the same 1198cc motor that debuted on the first edition Ducati Panigale, however, the new 1262cc will see horsepower punched out to a claimed 158 hp, 6 hp up from last year although peak torque—85 percent of which is made below 3500rpm—remains the same at 94 lb-ft at 7500.
The up and down quickshift-equipped gearbox gets a shorter first gear to access said torque, there’s a new ride-by-wire throttle and you get the wonderful six-axis Bosch IMU that houses traction control, hill start assist, cornering ABS and cornering lights, and wheelie control to keep everything on line and out of the weeds.
The suspension is still the realm of electrically-controlled/semi-active Sachs, with travel reduced from 7.9 inches to 7.3 inches and tires provided by Pirelli with their Scorpion Trail II hoops wrapped around the 19-inch front and 17-inch rear wheels.
As for the riding position, the ergonomics have been tweaked with the handlebars now lower and the seat height is lower by 0.4 inches.
The new Multistrada Enduro 1260 gets the same fantastic dash as found on the Ducati Panigale V4, you get cruise control, the Ducati Multimedia System which allows you to pair your phone to the motorcycle just like the Ducati Scrambler Icon.
As we write this, we are on the bird off to Italy to test this hugely important motorcycle for Ducati and will report back soon with our findings.
