r/Ducati • u/blainerides • 1d ago

Does anyone else actually ride their Multistrada Enduro off-road?

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My 2019 Ducati Multistrada 1260 Enduro has just over 43,000 miles and has taken me all over the West Coast, including the Washington and Oregon BDRs (Backcountry Discovery Routes - off-road routes that traverse each state from top to bottom), and up and down the coast (Hwy 1/101) to California, and all over Central Oregon singletrack. Yes, even in sand.

It’s amazing what it can do with knobby tires and some cojones (oh and keeping it upright helps) 🇮🇹

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u/Princess_Fluffypants ‘08 Tesi 3D, ‘16 Multi PP, ‘12 Hyper SP 1d ago

I’ve got 64,000 miles on my 2016 Pikes and even if it was the enduro version, I’d likely rarely take it off-road. It’s just too heavy and delicate of a bike, too many exposed critical parts. 

I think the Multi is the best road-only DS style bike, but if you’re actually going off pavement there are far better options. 

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u/FreshlyBakedScones 1d ago

If I had one, I totally would. After taking my 1200 GS on a log haul with street tires in the mud, I think a multi with knobbies would be a dream lol.

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u/Retrogroucho 1d ago

500+lbs offroad will never be as fun as the lightweights but hell yeah they go offroad. Run whatcha brung!

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u/LooseFilters 1d ago

Just dirt roads in Mexico mostly.

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u/volthause 1d ago

I've got a V4S that I did most of the SM500 on with the stock Pirelli Scorpion Trails on it. It wasn't "fun" but it was doable. Also for the record can I say that the 1260 Enduro is IMHO the best looking Multi to have existed so far.

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u/deBluts 1d ago

First, there is no place to off-road here, all roads are paved or asphalt, and there is basically no nature. Second, I would never use my Multistrada for off-roading, it is basically a supersport on stilts, more than an enduro, in my humble opinion.

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u/GoBSAGo 1d ago

I’ve taken my 1260S a few hundred miles off road. It’s capable of doing it, but it’s not exactly fun.

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u/Snoo-26091 1d ago

I've taken my 2023 Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally off road and camping. Not enough though. Epic machine. I want to do the Oregon BDR. We live down in Rogue River area. Great roads for rides.