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Coming soon: all-new 2025 Ducati Multistrada V2
Lighter aluminium frame and Ducati’s all-new V2 engine make the new Multistrada V2 more versatile than ever
Words by: Dan Trent
Published on 10 December 2024 | 0 min read
Having launched its clean sheet V2 engine to great fanfare (and a little controversy) in the new Panigale V2 and Streetfighter V2 Ducati has also confirmed it will power the next-generation Multistrada V2.
This follows significant updates to the big V4 version, which we rode recently. The changes for the V2 are, meanwhile, much more significant, the lighter engine combined with a new aluminium frame for a 10 per cent weight saving over the previous Testastretta-engined Multistrada V2 to the benefit of handling, performance and all-round manageability.
This follows significant updates to the big V4 version, which we rode recently. The changes for the V2 are, meanwhile, much more significant, the lighter engine combined with a new aluminium frame for a 10 per cent weight saving over the previous Testastretta-engined Multistrada V2 to the benefit of handling, performance and all-round manageability.
Where the big V4 has been free to celebrate its macho image Ducati has previously been guilty of pitching the V2 as the baby of the range, an image reinforced by its use of female riders for the marketing shots as if to confirm certain stereotypes about the intended audience. Though for those less hung up on power outputs and bragging rights we concluded the V2 was, in fact, all the Multistrada anyone really needed when we reviewed the previous version, this new one hopefully proving the same but more so.
The 199kg kerbweight for the V2 represents a massive 18kg weight saving over the previous steel-framed version for what looks like much improved power-to-weight, given the new 890cc engine loses nothing in output to the 937cc one in the outgoing bike, its peak 115 horsepower and 92Nm of torque also coming higher in the rev range for what could prove to be a decisively sportier character.
The 199kg kerbweight for the V2 represents a massive 18kg weight saving over the previous steel-framed version for what looks like much improved power-to-weight, given the new 890cc engine loses nothing in output to the 937cc one in the outgoing bike, its peak 115 horsepower and 92Nm of torque also coming higher in the rev range for what could prove to be a decisively sportier character.
We’ll have to wait and see on that but the good news continues on the specification, the standard V2 now including tech like LED lights, a TFT screen, cruise control and quickshifter that were previously reserved for the more expensive S model.
As before, the regular V2 features passive but still fully adjustable suspension while the S gains semi-active forks and shock, the latter with the nifty minimum preload setting that can drop the seat height for low-speed manoeuvring at the press of a button. This and the slimmer frame should make the Multistrada V2 much easier to handle at low speeds than the bigger V4, which will be welcome for riders of all sizes. To that end there is a wide range of potential seat heights either side of the regular 830mm-850mm, with the option of lower and higher set-ups as required. In its absolute lowest setting and with the minimum preload button pressed it can in fact drop as low as 790mm. A restricted output A2-licence compliant option also opens up Multistrada ownership to a wider range of riders as well. Pricing starts at £13,995, which is a chunk more than the Triumph Tiger 900 or (also updated for 2025) Yamaha Tracer 9 that might also be on your shopping list but a little easier to swallow given the extra kit now included as standard and, we hope, significantly improved on-road performance.
As before, the regular V2 features passive but still fully adjustable suspension while the S gains semi-active forks and shock, the latter with the nifty minimum preload setting that can drop the seat height for low-speed manoeuvring at the press of a button. This and the slimmer frame should make the Multistrada V2 much easier to handle at low speeds than the bigger V4, which will be welcome for riders of all sizes. To that end there is a wide range of potential seat heights either side of the regular 830mm-850mm, with the option of lower and higher set-ups as required. In its absolute lowest setting and with the minimum preload button pressed it can in fact drop as low as 790mm. A restricted output A2-licence compliant option also opens up Multistrada ownership to a wider range of riders as well. Pricing starts at £13,995, which is a chunk more than the Triumph Tiger 900 or (also updated for 2025) Yamaha Tracer 9 that might also be on your shopping list but a little easier to swallow given the extra kit now included as standard and, we hope, significantly improved on-road performance.
