Multistrada – take the long road home

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It started pretty early on day one with a 7am flight from Melbourne to Brisbane, then a bus ride up to Caloundra, the start of the Sunshine Coast in sunny Queensland, to pick up my new (s/h) Ducati Multistrada 1200 S, a 2011 model with 6,000kays on the clock. I got to Motolife around midday and …

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Multistrada 1200 S tech spec

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Just because I like the detail…   And also because I like the way Bikebiz.com have laid this out with hyperlinks to a ‘jargon buster’, so if you are not familiar with any of the terms just click through to their website for full explanations. General information Model: Ducati Multistrada 1200 Year: 2012 Category: Allround Rating: 85.4 …

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Ducati Multistrada 1200S Touring image gallery

It’s such a beautiful bike with its polarising good looks (you either love it or hate it) and dominating road presence, combined with the back drop of some of the best pieces in my neighbourhood, I hope you enjoy the view.

If you have trouble viewing this gallery you can go direct to my Photostream on flickr here.

Ducati releases new 2013 Multistrada lineup

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While I’ve been focussing solely on spyshots of what I have purported to be a new 848 baby Hypermotard, or even an 848 Multistrada variant perhaps with the 848 Streetfighter engine adapted for it, Ducati have snuck in with a revamp of the Multistrada 1200 line, and it’s pretty exciting stuff. From the pre-release page …

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