Warning
If the rear sprocket needs replacing, contact a
Ducati Dealer or authorised Service Centre.
If improperly replaced, this component could
seriously endanger your safety, as well as the
passenger one, and cause irreparable damage to your
motorcycle.
Frame
ALS420 steel tube trellis frame.
ALS 450 steel tube trellis frame rear subframe.
Die-cast light alloy connecting side plates, pivoted on
the engine.
Steering head angle: 25°.
Wheels
Front
10-spoke, light-alloy rims.
Size: MT3.50x17"
Rear
10-spoke, light-alloy rims.
Size: MT6.00x17"
Both wheels have removable axles.
Tyres
298
Front
Tubeless, radial tyre.
Size: 120/70-ZR17
Rear
Tubeless, radial tyre.
Size: 190/55-ZR17
Suspensions
Front
Hydraulic upside-down fork
The fork is adjusted by electric impulses sent by the
instrument panel to the adjusters. Only the right-hand
fork leg is equipped with external adjuster for setting
the preload of the internal spring
Stanchion diameter:
48 mm.
Wheel travel: 170 mm.
Rear
The shock absorber is adjustable for rebound and
compression, with remote control for spring preload
and is adjustable. Its upper section is pivot connected
to the frame and the lower section is pivot connected
to a light alloy swingarm. The swinging arm rotates
around a pivot shaft that passes through frame and