The Seat
Very plush and with a high finnish in the stitching,
narrow at the front with a broader back to allow you
to shift around. It does help with the height, having a
narrow front as you don’t splay as much and the
amount of room lets you shift to stop your bum
getting sore. It’s a split seat so there is a noticeable
ridge section at the back of the rider seat to meet the
pillion seat. The pillion seat has the same stitch
styling and branded Ducati title but more
importantly, it’s broad and deep. The pillion seat
does not offer the same amount of ‘wiggle’ room as
the rider but they never do!
Liane stands at 5’8” and with the pillion seat set
higher than the rider she was more than happy with
the view on the MST. When we dropped the hammer
(a tad, honest!) she would simply duck n tuck to keep
in from the wind. A tip would be to give your pillion a
leg tap before opening access to the 160bhp so they
don’t get a kinetic punch in the face and saves you
getting a slap across the back of the helmet! Liane
reported no problems with the rear pegs and leg
comfort and mounting and dismounting the bike was
a breeze. She does feel that smaller pillions may
have a bit of ‘mounting a horse’ technique but
experienced two up riders are not going to have a
problem and will have their own mount / dismount
signals and techniques. I tend to park up and get my
feet down, then put my elbows out – elbows out let’s
Liane know I’m happy for her to hop off the bikes.
Mounting I get a tap on the shoulder and I’ll simply
nod and put my elbows out again. It just saves you
being caught off guard.