2018 Ducati Multistrada 1260 - Walkaround - 2017 EICMA

The 2018 Ducati Multistrada 1260 S Touring Might Be The Best Heist Bike Ever.

First, the powerplant, which caused a bit of a stir around here when it debuted the DVT valve system. Genius as it is, DVT didn’t work perfectly right out of the gate, but in XDiavel form the engine grew to be monstrously torquey (thanks to 1.6mm of stroke added) and smoothed out considerably with evolution of the tuning. Ducati claim 18 percent more torque at 5,500 rpm, patching the dip in torque that plagued the Multi 1200 DVT mill.