Ducati’s 2027 bikes | Coming Soon
Desmo450 MX and updated Panigale V4 join previously announced Desmo450 SM and hot Multistradas for Ducati’s pre-EICMA teaser
Words by: Phil West
Additional words by: Dan Trent
Last updated on 19 October 2026 | 0 min read
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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New Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak
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.
2027 Desmo450 MX
The arrival of both Triumph and Ducati to the sharp end of motocross has been a big moment for the discipline, theDesmo450 MX following the announcement of the related supermoto SM version with some detail upgrades of its own. Reading between the lines these build on experience from the first year of running the bikes, and include a bigger 40mm fuel filler, ergonomic tweaks to foot controls for gears and rear brake, a new 51-tooth final drive and reinforcements to the starter motor, water pump oil seal, exhaust manifold and engine mounting brackets. There’s also a Wi-Fi powered predictive maintenance scheduler based on how the bike has been ridden.
The Factory version gets all this with a lighter Akrapovič titanium exhaust, fancier Kashima coated suspension parts and machined yokes for the Factory triple clamps.
Interestingly, a dedicated US-market calibration with marginal increase in fork offset has also been developed for a limited edition based on the MY26 bike, the MY27 version not currently slated to be sold in America.
2027 Panigale V4
Seemingly detail incremental improvements for the flagship Panigale V4 range sharpen its edge further, Ducati claiming a (slightly vague) four tenths improvement in lap time around Vallelunga without specifying the exact comparison metric. Let’s just agree it’s faster, OK?
How so? Well, the front frame has been tweaked for 12 per cent less lateral stiffness in the name of improved front end grip, the clip-ons on the V4 S also raised by 10mm to the same ends following trends to the same in the MotoGP paddock. Engine power has also increased by two horsepower to 218 horsepower, which may not sound like much but when you’re chasing tenths might well make all the difference.
This comes through detail improvements to intake, exhaust and lubrication systems and a raised 15,000rpm redline in gears two to five. Electronics have also been upgraded, the previous Engine Brake Control now called Dynamic Engine Brake and more precisely controlling engine braking against available grip, Race Brake Control doing similar for improved turn-in performance.
More importantly, though, how will people know you’ve upgraded to the new MY27 version? Good news on that score comes with confirmation of 11 new colours for the V4 S, five of which come from Lamborghini’s Ad Personam personalisation programme.
