Multistrada 1200 S 'Skyhook' (2013 - 2014) review
'Skyhook' suspension
In the world of motorcycle R&D, improving a Multistrada has to be one of the tougher jobs; it was already very good. Now, how, infront of an audience of eager, experienced and opinionated current owners, do you make it better?
While there are a raft of tweaks, Ducati’s Skyhook Suspension (DSS), a semi-active suspension - the likes of which we’ve reviewed on BMW’s HP4 – is the most obvious addition.
Ducati have sold 20,500 Multistrada 1200s since its launch in 2010 and it surprised me to see that, for 80% of buyers, this was their first Ducati. They ride, on average, 50% more than the typical Ducati owner (no jokes, please) and the stat that stands out most is that the previous bike MTS1200 owners came from is equally split between sportsbikes, naked bikes and adventure bikes.
In the world of motorcycle R&D, improving a Multistrada has to be one of the tougher jobs; it was already very good. Now, how, infront of an audience of eager, experienced and opinionated current owners, do you make it better?
While there are a raft of tweaks, Ducati’s Skyhook Suspension (DSS), a semi-active suspension - the likes of which we’ve reviewed on BMW’s HP4 – is the most obvious addition.
Ducati have sold 20,500 Multistrada 1200s since its launch in 2010 and it surprised me to see that, for 80% of buyers, this was their first Ducati. They ride, on average, 50% more than the typical Ducati owner (no jokes, please) and the stat that stands out most is that the previous bike MTS1200 owners came from is equally split between sportsbikes, naked bikes and adventure bikes.
