2015 Motorcycle of the Year Awards – Engine technology has largely been focused on the electronics lately. Building high-strung motors that would be impossible to ride without a computer in the loop has underpinned the current horsepower competition. But there’s only so much careful manipulation of throttle and ignition can do.

The next great frontier is valve timing, which Ducati has tackled with DVT—Desmodromic Variable Timing—found on the new Multistrada.