Drag site icon to your taskbar to pin site.
Learn More
MotoUSA Newsletter
Receive Weekly Updates -
Sign Up Today
Shop Motorcycle Parts, Gear & Apparel at
Motorcycle USA
Home
Street Bike
Sport Bike
Cruiser
Dirt Bike
ATV
Scooter
Forums
My Moto
Motorcycle Reviews
Gear Reviews
Racing
Features
Videos
Photos
Buyer's Guide
Dealer Locator
Fantasy Racing
Ride Guide
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620 Photo Gallery
Ducati says its new machine is "perfect for ambitious new riders." Come take a ride to Sicily with us as we find out how it rates. Check out what we thought about the bike after our
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620 First Ride
.
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
A unique feature of the Multistradas is how the windscreen turns with the handlebars.
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
A relatively tall chassis and a grunty V-Twin combine for a surprisingly capable hooligan machine.
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
Quite unlike the roadside scenery, the Multistrada's riding dynamics aren't nearly so prickly.
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
The bracket for the rider and passenger pegs are integrated into a slick new casting.
The humble air-cooled, two-valve, 90-degree V-Twin does an excellent job at transfering its limited power to the pavement.
The Multistrada's instruments are clean and easy to read, but a fuel gauge is noticeable in its absense.
If you can handle flat-black paint and the subtraction of a disc brake up front, the Multistrada Dark can be had for $500 less than the standard version.
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
Ducati's APTC slipper clutch makes fast corner entries easy.
Kevin Duke presents Ducati North America's Vince Chiaro and Ducati's Marketing Director Lorenzo Taxis with MCUSA's Best Standard of 2004 award for the Multistrada.
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
If red is too predictable for a Ducati, this yellow and black Multistrada might be your cup of capuccino.
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
A roomy cockpit layout and a much more comfortable seat provides a fatigue-resisting riding environment.
One of Ducati's guides shows Cycle Canada's Neil Graham and a Foggy lookalike Brit journo our extended route.
Perhaps the more attractive view of the Multistrada. Note the 620's conventional steel swingarm in place of the single-sided component on the 1000DS.
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
An inverted fork, Brembo brakes, undertail exhaust and Italian style give the impression of a more expensive machine.
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
In Sicily's mountains, corners come one after another, which the Multistrada happily devoured.
The 620 Multistrada dives for tight apexes like a big dirt bike.
A look at the Multistrada's exhaust shows that its twin-canister exit actually comes from a large muffler box.
By using a rotationally molded nylon fuel cell, the Multistradai is able to carry a large portion of its fuel under the rider's seat.
With a fresh storm rolling in off the coast, we high-tailed it up and over the mountain pass.
The Multistrada's wide handlebar and upright riding position were perfect for unwinding Sicily's mountain switchbacks.
Ducati Multistrada in Sicily.
Muddy Pirelli Diablos and a grimy road surface limited lean angles.
2005 Ducati Multistrada 620
The 620 Multistrada has a much larger rear sprocket than its larger siblings, giving it short gearing that aids mono-wheeling antics.
The 'Strada's mirrors (with integral turnsignals) are set wider apart for '05, providing a much more useful rearward view.
Hi, I get paid to travel the world and thrash motorcycles I don't own. Hate me if you must.
A 20mm taller windscreen provides a useful increase in comfort.
The lovely trellis frames of red Multistradas have matching paint, while black-pained frames accompany the yellow and Dark versions.
The stout chassis of the Multistrada gives its rider a secure feeling when untangling back roads.
Although its horsepower numbers are nothing to brag about, the 618cc V-Twin has an accessible torque supply that can entertain.
If you look carefully, you can see how cold temperatures and a damp road conspired to cause a front-wheel slide. A rider-friendly chassis helped gather it up without much drama.
Not exactly normal weather for the typically sunny and warm Sicilian hills. It was the worst weather the region has had in years.
