For 2022 Ducati have updated their best-selling model, the Multistrada V4 (they sold nearly 10,000 last year). But don?t worry if you?ve got last year?s model, you can update it for free.

Alright, not all the 2022 Multistrada V4 upgrades are available as a free update to 2021 ?Strada customers; that?s because one of the new-for-2022 features is the new Iceberg White livery. They?re not offering to paint everyone?s bike, so if you?ve got a ?Ducati Red? or ?Aviator Grey? bike from last year, you?ll have to get used to it.

But the electronic updates that Ducati have given the new Multistrada, you can have. And you can have them for free.

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So what are the 2022 updates then" The main one is related to the electronic suspension system. Ducati have developed a new semi-automatic function, and they?re calling it ?Minimum Preload?. The idea behind Minimum Preload is that when you turn it on, you?ll effectively have softer suspension so the weight of you (the rider) and the bike, will cause the suspension to compress, effectively giving you a lower seat height so it?s easier to reach the ground. Great for pottering round town or manoeuvring at low speed; especially if you?ve only got short legs.
The other software update is to the Ducati Connect system and the ?Human-Machine-Interface?. In a nutshell, they?ve made the menus and systems a little bit more intuitive and easy to navigate.

And because all of these electronic updates are simply softwar...