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