Luxury motorcycle brand Ducati unveiled a new livery for the Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak, drawing its inspiration from the Desmosedici GP and Panigale V4 R machines raced by the official Ducati teams in the MotoGP and Superbike World Championships. The Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak 2027 will arrive in India next year.
The Pikes Peak's sporty nature is now reinforced by an even stronger link to the official race bikes from the Borgo Panigale manufacturer. The exclusive livery, created by the Centro Stile Ducati in collaboration with Drudi Performance, blends distinctive elements from Ducati's MotoGP and Superbike machines into a design that highlights its racing character. The colour combinations and surface treatments echo Ducati's racing aesthetic, creating a powerful sense of movement across the entire bike. The result is a modern, dynamic and instantly recognizable graphic scheme that expresses the model's racing DNA in every detail.
To further highlight its innate sportiness, the Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak is equipped with numerous carbon-fibre components and a street-legal titanium Akrapovic silencer. Other distinctive aesthetic features include a low smoked windscreen, unmistakable gold anodizing on the Öhlins fork sliders, a seat featuring the V4 logo and the Ducati Corse badge applied to the "beak."
Sporting DNA
The V4 Pikes Peak is the Ducati designed for those who love the more dynamic side of the Multistrada—enjoying its performance on winding mountain passes and captivated by the allure of the single-sided swingarm and the precision of 17-inch wheels with lightweight forged rims. It is the Multistrada for enthusiasts seeking a crossover that offers an exhilarating ride while remaining elegant and comfortable.
To this end, the model's chassis is built around a 17-inch front wheel to ensure great precision and responsiveness for the rider. The bike is equipped with Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV sports-touring tyres (120/70 front and 190/55-17 rear) and features five-spoke forged aluminium wheels.
Öhlins Smart EC 2.0 suspension provides support during sporty riding while simultaneously offering greater comfort for touring. The system operates using "event-based" logic—similar to the Panigale V4 S and Streetfighter V4 S—self-adjusting according to the specific riding phase. Finally, the Electronic Combined Braking System offers a front-to-rear strategy that engages the rear brake even when only the front brake control is used.
The 1,158 cc V4 Granturismo engine delivers 170 hp at 10,750 rpm and 124 Nm at 9,000 rpm, with a particularly linear torque curve to ensure a smooth and progressive response across all rev ranges. Thanks to the counter-rotating crankshaft – derived from Ducati Corse's experience in MotoGP – which works 'against' the gyroscopic inertia of the wheels, the engine helps to improve the V4 Pikes Peak's handling, making sporty riding even more enjoyable.
The Race Riding Mode highlights this version's sporty nature. The Race map introduces a racing-style strategy for the rev limiter; it intervenes more gradually than on the standard Multistrada V4, alerting the rider earlier and allowing for more effective gear shifting in the upper rev range. The quickshifter features dedicated calibration that enables highly aggressive downshifting, complemented by an even more direct throttle response in High Power Mode.
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