World exclusive shots of Ducati GS rival

Published: 27 January 2009 Updated: 19 November 2014

Ducati’s new replacement for the Multistrada has been spotted in action again

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Ducati’s new replacement for the Multistrada has been spotted in action again – this time the shots are perfectly clear and show all of the details on both sides for the first time. Scroll down for some revealing shots of the new bike.

The Multistrada replacement is just one of four new models we can expect to see from the Bologna firm this year in readiness for the launch of the 2010 range according to new bike and racing boss Claudio Domenicali.

Get the full story and full side-on pictures, snapped by MCN’s photographer, in the January 28 edition of MCN.

RAM AIR SCOOPS
The ram-air scoops run from the front of the mudguard through to the airbox and look like a bird’s beak

SCREEN
The screen is adjustable as can be seen from the hinges on the side mounting.

BODYWORK
The shape of the tank and the rear seat unit are disguised with tape and foam. The foam on the seat unit is the shaped, black foam used to protect the paint of 1098 bikes shipped from the factory.

FUELLING
The yellow cables running down the side of the bike are for the portable datalogging unit that logs all of the engine and fuelling performance.

DASH
The flatscreen LCD dashboard is lifted straight off the 1098.

EXHAUST
The odd-shaped exhaust is unlikely to make production as it currently looks – most likely is that a shaped metal shroud will cover the two single pipes to clean up the looks. The silencing and catalysing of the gases is done by the large collector box under the engine.

By Andy Downes

Former MCN Senior Reporter

Ducati’s new replacement for the Multistrada has been spotted in action again