2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 St 1200 Sport Touring on 2040-motos

Ducati Multistrada description

2013 DUCATI Multistrada 1200 ST, This 2013 Ducati Multistrada ST in Red is available for sale at Euro cycles of Tampa Bay located at 8509 Gunn Highway Odessa, Florida 33556 Phone:813-926-9937 Web: Options: The 2013 Ducati Multistrada ST features Ducati Skyhook suspension, heated grips, 4 riding modes, DTC, ABS, saddle bags, and a center stand. Overview: Ducati made a bunch of significant upgrades to its best-selling (in Europe) Multistrada line for 2013, and invited the moto press to Bilbao, Spain, to sample its wares specifically, the 1200 S Touring. But all four Multis (1200, 1200 S Touring, the new Granturismo, and Pikes Peak Edition) get a new, second-gen 11-degree DS Testastretta V-Twin that s claimed to make 5 percent more torque than before. Most of the credit for the increase goes to what hinted at by the DS designation: dual-sparkplug heads. But redirecting fuel injector nozzles onto hot exhaust valves improves atomization and a new air injection system similar to the Panigale s allows the Multi to run a richer mixture when necessary, which results in smoother running without smoking past Euro 3 and EPA emissions standards. All the Multis except the base 1200 get all-new Ducati Skyhook Suspension, a semi-active system that uses electronics to help maintain the bike s front-to-rear balance as conditions change as if the bike were suspended from the sky, says Ducati. Two pairs of accelerometers (the front pair on a fork lower and at the bottom triple clamp, the rear pair on the swingarm and subframe), measure wheel movement at each end and feed it to the bike s ECU. The ECU then controls one electronic valve in the left fork leg, and another in the shock. Built by Sachs, these needle-and-seat valves regulate oil flow within the suspension units, responding so quickly, says Project Manager Federico Sabbioni, that a single valve is able to control flow on both compression and rebound strokes. With the Multistrada having 150 claimed horsepower, 6.7 inches of travel at both ends and a mission that includes sometimes carrying full saddlebags and maybe a passenger, DSS makes sense.