Spy shots! 2017 939cc (we think) Ducati Multistrada caught out on the road!

Overnight these pictures have emerged of the upcoming Ducati Multistrada out on test on the Italian roads.

According to the person who took the shots, the bike is quite a bit smaller than the current 1200cc bike. Every rumour from the Italian factory has this bike as being the smaller-engined, possibly 939cc version of the big upright which is lined-up to be joining the Italian’s 2017 line-up. This version of the bike is due to be quite a bit lighter than it’s sibling, too.

Although we can’t be 100% sure of the motor size or associated parts from this picture, what we can see is the double-sided swing arm. The double-sided rear set-up has been seen elsewhere in the Ducati range, namely in the Monster range where a single-sided arm has been used for the bigger bikes and the double comes in for the smaller models.

Other than that there’s not much to see about this bike – other than some styling tweaks. What is interesting though is that this pre-launch final version of the smaller bike is sometimes being run on the road with panniers already fitted.