I don’t think I’ve ever ridden a motorcycle that was worth more than the deposit I put down to buy my first house. This luscious new flame-red Italian supermodel from Ducati, known as the Multistrada V4S Full Package with spoked wheels, is priced at $40,790 ride away. Gulp.
But hang on, this bike also has Ducati’s Enduro pack fitted, which includes engine guard, bash plate, radiator guard, fog lights and sidestand base, and which is priced at $1,980 plus GST.
Apologies if you’ve done the math and just choked on your morning smoko double-shot short black, but I needed to get that out of the way first. The Ducati Multistrada V4S as tested costs big bucks and is the most expensive adventure bike I’ve ever ridden.
If you’re spending big bucks like that, you would want to be pretty damn stoked on the purchase, right? Evil old Mr Buyer’s Remorse would never want to get a seat at this table, agreed?
I was lucky. I got to live with and ride the Mutistrada V4S for seven days straight without paying that hefty price of admission. And for seven days straight I kept asking myself: would I ever pay over 40-grand for a bike? It was a vexing question. Every sensible ounce of my being kept answering, don’t be a fool! For around 40K I could get a V-Strom 1050XT and a Ténéré 700 and spend every morning flipping a coin to see which bike I’d ride.
But for seven days straight my impractical, outrageous,
