2018 Ducati Multistrada 1260 S: The Bike for a Bucket-List Ride
Ducati’s redesigned Multistrada is perfect for someone ripping across an empty highway, wind in their face, a rumble in their loins. But best leave navigating it on city streets to expert riders
AS THE NAME suggests, the Ducati Multistrada 1260 S can take on many terrains; it fares least well in the concrete jungle.
Lugging around town, chiming and burbling in first and second gear, this glorious stratocruiser rides like you would expect: tall, wide, upright and tippy, with a chunky-clunky gearbox and a trucklike turning radius. Redesigned for 2018, Ducati’s dual-sport flagship has a wheelbase 2.2 inches longer than the previous model and a more relaxed steering-head angle. The changes have made the big bike bigger...