Ergonomics
This is a top end bike and as you would expect you get the options. You can adjust the bars and they have
been made higher by 50mm anyway in the stock mode. The gear lever has a special coupling to help make
it tougher should you drop it while the rear brake lever can be adjusted. You can remove the rubber inserts
in the pegs for metal grips and the seat has had an overhaul for better comfort and Ducati do have a lower
option. The seat height is 870mm and there is no adjustment unless you get the option seat and then you
have a range of 890 – 850mm. But more about that in the seat section! There is a large windscreen and at
6’2” or 188cm I had no issue with the screen and never felt the need to go and get a bespoke fitting as I
often do on other bikes.
The dash is a very easy affair with a lot of information to it – you quickly filter out what your eyes need to
see at a glance. I did like the Gucci addition of the night colours change on the dash. If the sensor picks up
that it’s gone dark then the colours change to a black background with white display for less glare. Rather
like a sat nav and it was very cool to have this little surprise kick in during a ride through a darkened
wooded area of a ride.
The display's configuration is variable and automatically adapts to variations in environmental light, also
changing according to the selected Riding Mode or fully selectable by the rider.
There are four configurations, different in background style, information displayed, and display layout: the
visualizations are different for rev-counter style, information displayed and display lay-out. "Sport" and
"Touring" are the most complete for information displayed; in Sport the rpm bar graph has the same style
as those of the Panigales; in "Urban" only the most essential riding information are displayed, "Enduro"
view adds rpm bar graph.
Wind deflection is a big thing on a bike and fatigue is a serious issue that has been looked at. The broad
shouldered front end of the MST forces the air around you, rather than buffering your arms and legs to give
an easy restful ride in the classic sit up and beg riding position. All around view is excellent and the large
pentagonal mirrors offer great rear vision without the need for dropping an elbow etc. Shorter riders again
may suffer with the 870mm seat height but it does have the advantage of giving you a great view of the
road ahead and advanced warning of potential hazards ahead. I couldn’t find a fault in the ergonomics of
the bike and at over 16 grand I didn’t expect to.