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not saying one is better than the other....just pointing out what a rider/buyer can get for the same $$.


Ducati Multistrada 1200 (base Model; S model has even better Ohlins suspension):
BASE PRICE: $20,295
Powertrain: 1198.4-cc V-twin, chain drive, six-speed manual
OUTPUT: 160 hp at 9500 rpm, 100.3 lb ft of torque at 7500 rpm
Weight: 518
active suspension
IMU
ABS + cornering ABS
DTC (Ducati Traction Control)
Wheelie Control
Power Modes


160 hp at 9,500 rpm and 100.3 lb-ft of torque at 7,500.

Ducati manages all that power through the miracle of electronics. A Bosch Inertial Measuring Unit is the middle ear of the motorcycle, constantly determining whether you’re about to slide out, pop a wheelie or do a crowd-pleasing stoppie. The IMU is the centerpiece of a phalanx of electronic controls: everything from wheelie control, traction control and both ABS and cornering ABS to four separate riding modes. IMUs came on the market only fairly recently on hyperbikes and are slowly making their way down to the rest of the lineup, just as airbags and ABS started on luxury cars and are now on everything.

The biggest draw of the Multistrada is its versatility. Ducati says it’s four bikes in one: sport bike, tourer, daily rider and enduro. The way it manages that is at least partly through those four ride modes: Sport, Touring, Urban and Enduro. Each has different amounts of electronic safety net. Sport allows maximum power, sets the Ducati Skyhook suspension in sporty and draws minimal interference from traction control, wheelie control and ABS. Touring also allows maximum power but with a softer throttle response and higher intervention from electronic controls. Urban limits power output to 100 hp while softening the suspension and maintaining the touring settings for electronic controls. Enduro is also limited to 100 hp but sets the suspension in off-road mode, sets ABS to the lowest intervention level and turns off rear-wheel and cornering ABS altogether.


KTM Duke 1290 GT
Suggested Price: $19,999
Displacement 1,301 cc
Bore/stroke 108/71 mm
Power 127 kW (173 hp) @ 9,500 rpm
Torque 144 Nm (106 ft-lb) @ 6,750 rpm
Clutch PASC slipper clutch, hydraulically operated
Engine management/ignition Keihin EMS with RBW and cruise control, double ignition
Traction control MTC (3-Mode, disengageable)
Front brake 2 x Brembo Monobloc four piston, radially mounted caliper, brake disc Ø 320 mm
Rear brake Brembo two piston, fixed caliper, brake disc Ø 240 mm
ABS Bosch 9ME Combined-ABS (incl. Cornering-ABS and super motomode, disenengageable)
Dry weight approx. 205 kg






2017 Harley-Davidson Street Glide
MSRP Starting at $20,999
Engine Milwaukee-Eight 107
Engine Torque 111.4 ft.-lb.
Engine Torque 3250 rpm
Horsepower: I"m guessing around 90?
Weight, In Running Order 830 lb.

no ABS standard; no cornering ABS
no IMU
No traction control
no power modes