Ducati’s 2027 bikes | Coming Soon
Drip-feed of new metal from Ducati kicks off with 450 SM, Multistrada V4 S Grand Tour and Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak
2027’s new bike season is well and truly underway, with new models breaking cover ahead of the major bike shows at EICMA in Italy in November and MCL in Birmingham soon after. Ducati enjoys the tease and is revealing its new bikes in the build-up to the shows, the first to be confirmed including the brand’s first racing supermoto and two fresh twists on its dominant and domineering Multistrada V4. We’ll keep updating this story as additional bikes are announced, too.
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2027 Desmo450 SM
Ducati isn’t new to this sort of thing but there are a lot of ‘firsts’ with the Desmo450 SM. It’s not only Ducati’s first production racing supermoto, it’s based on the Desmo450 MX (which was Ducati’s first motocrosser when launched last year) and also the first bike in its class with Desmodromic valve timing. The competition-only machine was actually first unveiled at World Ducati Week in July for the marque’s centenary celebrations. For supermoto use it gets bespoke Showa 49mm fully-adjustable inverted forks with matching new triple clamps, a matching and also fully adjustable Showa rear shock, big radial brakes comprising a Brembo Stylema caliper and 310mm Galfer disc, new 16.5-inch front and 17-inch Excel rims wearing, as standard, Metzeler Racetec slicks and revised bodywork. The Desmo-actuated single cylinder engine, meanwhile, is unchanged with the same 63.5 horsepower at 9,400 rpm, 11,900rpm rev-limiter (ulp), quickshifter and Suter slipper clutch but with revised gear ratios and electronics. And if all that doesn’t sound mad enough, how about a service schedule demanding valve checks and piston replacement every 45 HOURS and a full engine overhaul every 90! The Ducati Desmo450 SM will arrive at selected European dealerships starting December 2026.
2027 Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak
There are fewer significant changes to the 2027 Pikes Peak (the chief one being a new colour scheme) but Ducati’s high-performance Multistrada remains such a phenomenal machine it’s worth reminding ourselves what makes it special. Paint-wise, the 2027 version gets a striking new livery inspired, apparently, by the factory racing Desmosedici GP and Panigale V4 R, as designed by the Centro Stile Ducati in collaboration with Drudi Performance. And that’s just the start, with a host of accessory cosmetic and carbon fibre parts also available at extra cost. Elsewhere, the new Pikes Peak is differentiated by its street 17-inch lightweight forged wheels, street-legal titanium Akrapovič silencer, low smoked windscreen, Öhlins Smart EC 2.0 suspension, V4 logo on the seat and the Ducati Corse badge on its ‘beak’. The now familiar 1,158cc ‘counter-rotating’ Granturismo V4 is unchanged, but with 168 horsepower at 10,750rpm and some of the most impressive electronics in motorcycling, it didn’t really need to be. The 2027 Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak is already available in dealers at £28,895.
2027 Multistrada V4 S Grand Tour
At the other extreme, of sorts, is the 2027 Multistrada V4 S Grand Tour. This is pitched by Ducati as “the Multistrada V4 for long-distance travellers seeking maximum comfort and safety” or, to you and me, the most fully-loaded Multistrada yet. As such it comes standard with radar-assisted Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Blind Spot Detection (BSD) and Forward Collision Warning (FCW), TPMS, auxiliary LED lights, dynamic turn signals, a BMW GS-style Automatic Lowering Device dropping the bike by up to 30mm at speeds below 6mph and even a rear fog light! There are also standard ‘techno polymer’ panniers with a combined capacity of 60 litres, centre stand, heating for grips and seats and even a keyless fuel cap. To set it apart, the GT also has a dedicated livery with a black finish on the handlebars, risers and triple clamps, Grand Tour branding on the rims, red accents and logo with the seats also featuring special detailing. All of that adds up to a price of £24,795 which, all things relative, doesn’t look too unreasonable a premium over the standard V4 S given the extra kit.
