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The very first verdicts from launch testing of the new 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200 are beginning to appear and rather predictably the technological tour de force is taking some getting to used to. However MCN have declared the bike the new benchmark for the class based on first impressions.

Tester Phil West has been riding a Multistrada 1200S Touring model in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands and found all the different suspension, traction control and engine map modes a little confusing at first.

“The first feeling that strikes you when you climb on the Multistrada is that you almost have to re-learn how to ride a motorbike. The switchable modes and keyless ignition are a bit baffling and the switchgear looks alien. “But after less than 5 minutes it all starts to make sense.

“Flick it into sport and the suspension is firmer, the throttle response crisper and the Multistrada feels instantly more aggressive. By contrast, the urban mode – designed with town riding in mind – softens everything up, making for an easy-going ride. My experience so far with the new Multistrada 1200 suggests that it could be the new benchmark for the class.”

Source: MCN with Photos from Omnimoto

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