A Privileged Peek at the Peak
WHAT I DO KNOW AT THIS MOMENT IS THAT I WAS THE first person outside Ducati to ride this motorcycle and that, as you can see, the bike I rode is not fully finished. It is a test mule for the Pikes Peak’s development team who, thankfully, allowed me a few sessions on track to get a flavour of what is in store for 2022.
The Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak promises to be the most powerful and sporty Multistrada ever.
Although Ducati would not reveal any power figures, its Panigale-derived Granturismo V4, now with conventional spring-operated valves and 36,000-mile (57,935-kilometre) valve-service intervals, is certain to have more grunt than the older Pikes Peak’s Testastretta DVT L-twin. I would expect peak power to be a fraction higher than the current Multistrada V4’s 170 hp at 10,500 revolutions per minute (up from twin’s 152 hp at 9,500 rpm old model) with torque
