High Road Pack 1 - curation gate

Slot 1 · day 0

Monster Emotional 8-slide HRR

MON-IG-CAROUSEL-E-001 · hypotheses H13, H10, H11 · signature HIGH ROAD · MONSTER +

Pick the hook

Main 14 w · 5 lines

It's raining on Lougheed again. Some bikes make that a reason to stay home.

Moment it opens: The wet morning at the door, keys in hand, deciding whether it's the bike or the car today.

Alt 1 15 w · 4 lines

Both feet flat at a Lougheed red light. That's why this one gets ridden more.

Moment it opens: Both boots flat on the ground at a red light, no tiptoeing, no balancing act.

Alt 2 15 w · 5 lines

A dry day in November and the Sea-to-Sky is empty. Most bikes are already parked.

Moment it opens: The surprise dry November day when everyone else's bike is already put away.

Alt 3 14 w · 5 lines

Some bikes win every argument in the showroom and lose every wet Tuesday after.

Moment it opens: The wet Tuesday commute the showroom conversation never covered.

Hero

Primary #20 MONV2_MY26 3/4 front, black studio
Monster + confirmed (flyscreen + pillion seat cover visible). Accessory Termignoni silencer fitted (ducati.ca accessorised shot) - flagged.
Clearance under the longest hook: OK (40 px) Alternate #2 monster_896_3 side profile, black studio
Monster + in stock form (flyscreen + pillion cover, standard silencers). Grey page band at the top of the source cropped off.
Clearance (main hook): OK

Slide copy (S2 onward)

S2 Exposition	Everyone runs the numbers on a Monster. Here's the one nobody runs: how many days a year you'll actually ride it. 21 w
S3 Rising Action	Week one: wet Tuesday on Lougheed. Wet mode softens the throttle, cornering ABS watches the painted lines, the 815 mm seat makes red lights easy. 25 w
S4 Rising Action	Thursday, bridge traffic, stop and go. Urban mode, wheelie control and a light clutch: 110.7 hp with manners, even if this is your first Ducati. 25 w
S5 Climax	Week two, first dry Saturday. Horseshoe Bay to Squamish with the water on your left, Sport mode, and 110.7 hp finally gets asked a question. 25 w
S6 Falling Action	Week three, a dry November day, and the Sea-to-Sky is yours. The ride everyone else skipped. The number nobody runs: days the bike says yes. 25 w
S7 Resolution (product card)	Monster +. 110.7 hp at 9,000 rpm. 175 kg, no fuel. 815 mm seat. Sport, Road, Urban, Wet. Cornering ABS. Oil change every 15,000 km. 25 w
S8 CTA	Sit on it at High Road Langley or High Road Vancouver. 815 mm, you'll see. Full details on ducati.ca, pinned. 20 w

Caption

Three weeks on the new Monster, Vancouver edition. A wet Tuesday on Lougheed in Wet mode. The first dry Saturday from Horseshoe Bay to Squamish. A November ride most people skipped. Same bike: 110.7 hp at 9,000 rpm, 815 mm seat, four riding modes. Everything you need, nothing more. Come sit on it at High Road Langley or High Road Vancouver. Full details on ducati.ca, link pinned.

#Ducati #Monster #DucatiMonster #HighRoadMoto #Vancouver #SeaToSky

Pinned: https://www.ducati.com/ca/en/bikes/monster/monster-v2

PS corrections applied (4)

CRITICAL: 111 hp -> 110.7 hp on S4, S5, S7 and caption (4 occurrences)
HIGH: ICBC insurance-bracket sentence DROPPED from S4; slide rebuilt from GH facts only (Urban mode, wheelie control, light clutch, first-Ducati identity beat), 25 words, Thursday bridge-traffic beat kept
MEDIUM: S7 weight labelled '175 kg, no fuel'
Nomenclature: 'Monster' / 'Monster +' only; no 'Monster V2', no '896', no model year

Flags for you

Hero #20 is the ducati.ca accessorised shot: Monster + trim confirmed (flyscreen + pillion cover) but the silencer is an accessory Termignoni. Alternate hero #2 (monster_896_3) is Monster + in full stock form. Filippo to pick.
Pack rules held: no rate, no price, no aging, no capture mechanics, no competitor names.

Slot 2 · day 5

Multistrada V2 Technical 5-slide One Feature Deeply (Skyhook)

MTS-IG-CAROUSEL-T-001 · hypotheses H2, H15, H14 · signature HIGH ROAD · MULTISTRADA V2 S

Pick the hook

Main 16 w · 5 lines

The suspension on the V2 S adjusts itself on every bump, before you notice the bump.

Moment it opens: A rough patch passing under you without the jolt you braced for (feature-curiosity main).

Alt 1 16 w · 5 lines H14 problem-first

Passenger on, bags packed, you feel them brace before every frost heave. Not on this one.

Moment it opens: H14 PROBLEM-FIRST: feeling the passenger tense up behind you before a bump.

Alt 2 16 w · 5 lines

Hard on the brakes into a switchback and the front stays up. Nobody touched a dial.

Moment it opens: The front-end dive you expect under hard braking that doesn't come.

Alt 3 15 w · 4 lines

The V2 S suspension isn't set by hand. It reads the road and adjusts itself.

Moment it opens: Skipping the garage fiddling before a ride (plain stated fact).

Hero

Primary #7 mtsv2_hero_design, V2 S static, vineyard light
Multistrada V2 S confirmed (windscreen, hand guards, 'V2 S' tank decal, 19-inch front, monocoque generation). Burned-in 'Design' label excluded by the crop (x >= 480).
Clearance under the longest hook: OK (34 px)

Slide copy (S2 onward)

S2 The Feature	Ducati Skyhook Suspension on the Multistrada V2 S. Semi-active damping at both ends: the fork and the shock adjust themselves, continuously, while you ride. 24 w
S3 Why Ducati Built It	Multistrada means many roads; Skyhook exists because those roads change by the kilometre. It reads the road and trims compression and rebound damping continuously, cutting load transfer under hard braking and acceleration. The chassis stays composed; the wheels deal with the road. 42 w
S4 What You Feel	Duffey Lake Road, two-up, panniers packed for Lillooet. Skyhook reads the road and adjusts for it. Over the frost heaves past Joffre Lakes the bike stays level; hard on the brakes into the switchbacks, the fork holds its height. Your passenger stops bracing. You start noticing the lake. 48 w
S5 Close	Skyhook is the V2 S. The V2 is not missing out. The Multistrada V2 runs a 45 mm fully adjustable fork you set by hand, once, with the same engine and riding modes. Solo rider, familiar roads? It's a complete answer. Ride the V2 S over the roughest road you know, then tell us at High Road. 46 w

Caption

Skyhook, decoded.

On the Multistrada V2 S, the fork and the shock adjust themselves while you ride. Ducati Skyhook Suspension reads the road and trims compression and rebound damping continuously, cutting load transfer under hard braking and acceleration. The chassis stays composed; the wheels deal with the road.

Where you feel it: Duffey Lake Road, two-up, panniers packed. The bike stays level over the frost heaves past Joffre Lakes, the fork holds its height into the switchbacks, and your passenger stops bracing.

The Multistrada V2 runs a 45 mm fully adjustable fork you set by hand, once, on the same engine and the same riding modes. Solo rider, familiar roads? You are not missing out.

Ride the V2 S over the roughest road you know, then tell us at High Road Langley or High Road Vancouver. Full specs on the model page in the pinned comment.

#Ducati #Multistrada #MultistradaV2 #HighRoadMoto #SeaToSky #BCRides

Pinned: https://www.ducati.com/ca/en/bikes/multistrada/multistrada-v2

PS corrections applied (4)

HIGH: sensor list replaced with the official 'reads the road ... load transfer' wording (S3 + caption)
HIGH: 'hook in the sky' sentence replaced with 'The chassis stays composed; the wheels deal with the road.' (S3 42 words, in target)
HIGH: 'reads the load' -> 'reads the road' (S4)
Nomenclature: 'Ducati Skyhook Suspension' (never 'EVO'), 'Multistrada V2' / 'Multistrada V2 S'

Flags for you

H14 problem-first alternate = alt1 (labelled).
Hero #7 (V2 S, vineyard light) cropped to exclude the burned-in 'Design' label; sky band extended procedurally (no diffusion). Hooks must stay <= 4 lines on this hero (windscreen/mirror top at ~y 496): all four verified in the render log.
#8 (cornering) rejected: rider helmet sits in the hook zone under every treatment and it carries a burned-in 'Vehicle' label.

Slot 3 · day 10

Scrambler Emotional 8-slide HRR (Identity Permission)

SCR-IG-CAROUSEL-E-001 · hypotheses H7, H10, H11 · signature HIGH ROAD · SCRAMBLER ICON DARK

Pick the hook

Main 16 w · 5 lines

Twenty minutes from Kits to downtown, both feet flat at every red light. Yes, a Ducati.

Moment it opens: Both feet flat at a downtown red light on a Monday morning.

Alt 1 16 w · 5 lines

Everyone told you a Ducati comes later, after a few other bikes. Nobody told the Scrambler.

Moment it opens: The 'someday bike' assumption, standing in front of one you could ride home today.

Alt 2 15 w · 6 lines

Saturday at the lookout above Horseshoe Bay, strangers walk over. Monday it's just your commute.

Moment it opens: People walking over to your parked bike at the lookout.

Alt 3 14 w · 3 lines

Is it a real Ducati? Stand next to one at idle and ask again.

Moment it opens: Hearing it idle beside you at the curb.

Hero

Primary #14 BIG_7147, Icon Dark lakeside
Scrambler Icon Dark confirmed (matte black tank with Scrambler badge, black cast wheels, black seat, next-gen X headlight). Manifest primary #18 rejected: it is a Nightshift.
Clearance under the longest hook: OK (56 px)

Slide copy (S2 onward)

S2 Exposition	The question isn't whether you're a Ducati person. It's whether a Ducati fits a Monday. On the Scrambler Icon Dark, it does. 22 w
S3 Rising Action	Monday, Kits to downtown in twenty minutes. Feet down on the 795 mm seat, and 176 kg (no fuel) takes the parking gap nobody fits. 25 w
S4 Rising Action	Rain on Wednesday, Road mode softens the throttle. Cornering ABS and traction control come standard, so the painted lines get your attention, not your nerves. 25 w
S5 Climax	Saturday, the Sea-to-Sky lookout above Horseshoe Bay. Same bike as Monday, same street parking, and now it's the one people walk over to. 23 w
S6 Falling Action	Is it a real Ducati? Air-cooled Desmodromic L-twin, steel trellis frame, Brembo radial brake up front. That question usually ends at the first idle. 24 w
S7 Resolution (product card)	Scrambler Icon Dark. 803 cc air-cooled Desmodromic L-twin, 73 hp. 176 kg (no fuel). 795 mm seat. Cornering ABS. Welcome to the Land of Joy. 25 w
S8 CTA	Sit on the Icon Dark at High Road Langley or Vancouver. No pitch, no pressure. 795 mm changes the conversation. 20 w

Caption

Monday it's Kits to downtown in twenty minutes. Saturday it's the lookout above Horseshoe Bay. Same Scrambler Icon Dark, parked on the street both days. 795 mm seat, 176 kg, no fuel, Road mode for the wet ones, cornering ABS standard. If you've been wondering whether a Ducati fits your week, come sit on one at High Road Langley or High Road Vancouver. Scrambler owners: what surprised you? Full details on the pinned link.

#DucatiScrambler #Scrambler #LandOfJoy #HighRoadMoto #Vancouver #FirstDucati

Pinned: https://www.scramblerducati.com/en-ca/bikes/icon-dark/

PS corrections applied (2)

MEDIUM: weight labelled '176 kg (no fuel)' on S3 and S7, '176 kg, no fuel' in caption (never 'dry')
Nomenclature: 'Scrambler Icon Dark' (never 'Scrambler 800 Icon Dark', never 'Scrambler Dark')

Flags for you

HERO CORRECTION: the manifest's primary #18 (IG_1, native 4:5) is a NIGHTSHIFT (spoked wheels, brown ribbed seat, blue tank), not the Icon Dark. Replaced with #14 BIG_7147 (verified Icon Dark: matte black tank + badge, black cast wheels, black seat, next-gen headlight). Wide crop; mountain/sky band extended (flux-fill, eyeballed) so the bike clears a 6-line hook.
H7 owner line lives in the caption only ('Scrambler owners: what surprised you?'), no keyword, no DM.
No engine-heat mention anywhere (defect-adjacent rule).

Slot 4 · day 15

Monster Technical 5-slide One Feature Deeply (IVT)

MON-IG-CAROUSEL-T-001 · hypotheses H2, H15, H14 · signature HIGH ROAD · MONSTER +

Pick the hook

Main 14 w · 4 lines

The engine adjusts its own timing as you ride. You'll never catch it happening.

Moment it opens: Riding along normally while something works underneath you that you never feel switch (feature-curiosity main).

Alt 1 16 w · 5 lines H14 problem-first

Third gear, 3,000 rpm, stuck behind a truck on Highway 7. Most engines make you downshift.

Moment it opens: H14 PROBLEM-FIRST: the low-rpm crawl behind a truck, left hand already reaching for the clutch.

Alt 2 14 w · 5 lines

The same engine that idles through Langley traffic makes 110.7 hp at 9,000 rpm.

Moment it opens: Crawling through Langley traffic on the same bike that pulls hard on Saturday (plain stated fact).

Alt 3 14 w · 4 lines

Open the throttle in third gear at 3,000 rpm. On this engine, nothing hesitates.

Moment it opens: The roll-on itself, waiting for the stumble that never comes.

Hero

Primary #2 monster_896_3 side profile, black studio
Monster + in stock form (flyscreen + pillion cover, standard silencers). Grey page band at the top of the source cropped off.
Clearance under the longest hook: OK (117 px) Alternate #20 MONV2_MY26 3/4 front, black studio
Monster + confirmed (flyscreen + pillion seat cover visible). Accessory Termignoni silencer fitted (ducati.ca accessorised shot) - flagged.
Clearance (main hook): OK

Slide copy (S2 onward)

S2 The Feature	Intake Variable Timing. The intake valve timing shifts as you ride, changing when the valves open and close as revs and load change. 23 w
S3 Why Ducati Built It	Fixed cam timing is a compromise: tune it for 110.7 hp at 9,000 rpm and the engine drags its feet at town speed. Ducati built IVT so the 890 cc V2 doesn't have to choose. Low down, the timing favours a calm pull. Higher up, the full 110.7 hp. 49 w
S4 What You Feel	Highway 7 past Harrison Mills, third gear, 3,000 rpm behind a truck. You don't downshift, you roll on, and the engine picks up with no hesitation. Same gear, truck gone, revs past 7,000 and the pull hasn't changed shape. That's the intake timing working while you did nothing. 48 w
S5 Close	You can't see IVT. You'll feel it in about a kilometre. Take a Monster + out from High Road Langley or High Road Vancouver, leave it in third, and roll on from 3,000 rpm. The rest is on ducati.ca, link pinned. Everything you need, nothing more. 35 w

Caption

One engine, two personalities. Intake Variable Timing on the Monster's 890 cc V2 shifts the intake timing with revs and load, so the engine that trickles calmly through Langley traffic is the same one that makes 110.7 hp at 9,000 rpm. No flat spot to ride around. Feel it from 3,000 rpm on a test ride at High Road Langley or High Road Vancouver. Full specs on ducati.ca, link pinned.

#Ducati #Monster #DucatiV2 #HighRoadMoto #Vancouver

Pinned: https://www.ducati.com/ca/en/bikes/monster/monster-v2

PS corrections applied (4)

CRITICAL: 111 hp -> 110.7 hp on S3 (x2) and caption (3 occurrences)
HIGH: 'one camshaft' wording removed everywhere (DOHC, two intake cams); caption opens 'One engine, two personalities'; no hook carries 'one camshaft'
MEDIUM (optional, applied): S2 uses the official 'intake valve timing' phrasing
Nomenclature: 'Monster +', '890 cc V2', 'Intake Variable Timing' / 'IVT'

Flags for you

H14 problem-first alternate = alt1 (labelled). If alt1 is picked, tag the Phase 2 ledger entry H14.
Hero #2 = Monster + stock side profile (engine fully visible for the IVT piece). Alternate hero #20 (3/4 front, accessory Termignoni).

Slot 5 · day 20

Multistrada V2 Emotional 8-slide HRR (Radical Transparency)

MTS-IG-CAROUSEL-E-001 · hypotheses H1, H10, H15 · signature HIGH ROAD · MULTISTRADA V2 S

Pick the hook

Main 13 w · 5 lines

Everyone asks us whether they should just get the bigger Multistrada. Fair question.

Moment it opens: Standing in the showroom between the two Multistradas, asking the question out loud.

Alt 1 16 w · 5 lines

Two hours of Duffey Lake Road corners. Your arms notice the bike's weight before you do.

Moment it opens: Arm fatigue two hours into a road that is nothing but tight corners.

Alt 2 14 w · 4 lines

If you want 170 hp and radar, we'll point you to the other one.

Moment it opens: The honest answer at the counter, before anyone swings a leg over.

Alt 3 15 w · 5 lines

Most of your season happens within one tank of Horseshoe Bay. This Multistrada knows it.

Moment it opens: Realising the big trip is rare and the Horseshoe Bay loop is every weekend.

Hero

PLACEHOLDER hero. Pack's single ai_scene (October Sea-to-Sky / Pemberton approach): composite at Phase 2 via skills/bike-compositor after the hook is picked; bike pixels never diffused. Not started at Phase 1: Replicate credit ran dry 2026-09-03.

Slide copy (S2 onward)

S2 Exposition	Let's settle the V4 question first. If you want 170 hp and radar, that's the Multistrada V4. We'll say so ourselves. 21 w
S3 Rising Action	This one is built for a different job: the roads within a tank of Horseshoe Bay, ridden March to November, often in the wet. 24 w
S4 Rising Action	The Multistrada V2 S weighs 202 kg, no fuel. Through the tight corners of Duffey Lake Road, that's the number your arms thank you for. 25 w
S5 Climax	October on the Sea-to-Sky: low sun off Howe Sound, damp shade past Lions Bay. Skyhook on the V2 S adjusts as the surface changes. 24 w
S6 Falling Action	Wet mode for the rain off the Langdale ferry, 19 litres for the Pemberton run, an oil change every 15,000 km. That's the BC checklist. 25 w
S7 Resolution (product card)	Multistrada V2 S: 115 hp, 202 kg (no fuel), five riding modes, Cornering ABS, Ducati Skyhook Suspension. Multistrada V2: same engine, fully adjustable fork. 24 w
S8 CTA	Ride both back to back at High Road Langley or High Road Vancouver. Tell us which one fits your roads. 20 w

Caption

Let's settle the V4 question first. If you want 170 hp and radar, that's the Multistrada V4, and we'll say so ourselves.

The Multistrada V2 S is built for a different job: the roads within a tank of Horseshoe Bay, ridden March to November, often in the wet. 202 kg, no fuel, through the tight corners of Duffey Lake Road. Skyhook suspension adjusting as the surface changes on an October run up the Sea-to-Sky. Wet mode for the rain off the Langdale ferry, 19 litres for the Pemberton leg, an oil change every 15,000 km. 890 cc V2, 115 hp, five riding modes, Cornering ABS.

The Multistrada V2 keeps the same engine with a fully adjustable fork, so the real question is which one fits your roads.

Ride both back to back at High Road Langley or High Road Vancouver. Full specs on the model page in the pinned comment. Stretch your limits.

#Ducati #Multistrada #MultistradaV2 #HighRoadMoto #DuffeyLake #SeaToSky

Pinned: https://www.ducati.com/ca/en/bikes/multistrada/multistrada-v2

PS corrections applied (3)

MEDIUM: weight labelled '202 kg, no fuel' on S4 and caption, '202 kg (no fuel)' on S7
MEDIUM: 'Ducati Skyhook Suspension' capitalised on S7
Nomenclature: 'Multistrada V2' / 'Multistrada V2 S'; V4 reference (170 hp, radar) verified for Canada

Flags for you

AI SCENE: this is the pack's single ai_scene cover (October Sea-to-Sky / Pemberton approach). Previews are rendered on the official static hero #7 as a PLACEHOLDER. Scene plate to be composited at Phase 2 with the Bike Compositor AFTER the hook is picked (bike pixels never diffused). Not started now: Replicate credit ran dry on Sep 3 (Toby log) and the compositor needs ~3 NBP calls plus a cutout.
Radical Transparency piece: capability-only, no price frame, V4 named once on S2 as mission fit.

Slot 6 · day 25

Scrambler Technical 5-slide One Feature Deeply (air-cooled Desmo L-twin)

SCR-IG-CAROUSEL-T-001 · hypotheses H2, H15, H14 · signature HIGH ROAD · SCRAMBLER ICON DARK

Pick the hook

Main 14 w · 4 lines

No valve springs and no coolant. This is the engine you can watch working.

Moment it opens: Looking down at the fins from the seat at a stop (plain stated fact, feature-curiosity main).

Alt 1 16 w · 5 lines H14 problem-first

Wet light, Kits to downtown, 3,000 rpm, and most bikes want a downshift. This one pulls.

Moment it opens: H14 PROBLEM-FIRST: pulling away from a wet light without hunting for a lower gear.

Alt 2 13 w · 4 lines

Stand next to it at idle. That uneven beat is the 90-degree twin.

Moment it opens: The idle beat you hear standing beside it at the curb.

Alt 3 14 w · 5 lines

Each valve in this engine is pushed open and pulled shut. No springs involved.

Moment it opens: The 'how does that even work' moment (plain stated Desmodromic fact).

Hero

Slide copy (S2 onward)

S2 The Feature	The 803 cc air-cooled Desmodromic L-twin. Two cylinders set 90 degrees apart. Two valves per cylinder, each opened and closed by a cam. No coolant. 25 w
S3 Why Ducati Built It	Desmodromic means no valve springs. One lobe opens each valve, another closes it, so the valve follows the cam at any rpm. The 90-degree layout balances itself. No balance shaft. Air cooling: fins, no coolant. Ducati builds the Scrambler around it because the job is city and back roads. 49 w
S4 What You Feel	Wet light on the Kits-to-downtown run, 3,000 rpm, and it pulls without a downshift. This engine lives in the mid-range: torque builds to 65.2 Nm at 7,000 rpm, and the stretch below is where your week happens. Offbeat idle at the light: that's the 90-degree twin. 46 w
S5 Close	Read about Desmodromic valves, or stand next to one at idle. The Scrambler Icon Dark is at High Road Langley and Vancouver. Ask us to start it. Two valves per cylinder, no springs, no coolant. You'll hear it standing still. Pinned link for the rest. 34 w

Caption

No coolant, no valve springs, two cylinders at 90 degrees. The Scrambler's 803 cc air-cooled Desmodromic L-twin is the part of the bike you can see working, and the part you feel from 3,000 rpm on the way out of every wet light between Kits and downtown. 73 hp at 8,250 rpm, 65.2 Nm at 7,000 rpm. Come hear it at idle at High Road Langley or High Road Vancouver. Full details on the pinned link.

#DucatiScrambler #Scrambler #Desmo #HighRoadMoto #Vancouver

Pinned: https://www.scramblerducati.com/en-ca/bikes/icon-dark/

PS corrections applied (5)

HIGH: 'fins, not plumbing' -> 'fins, no coolant' (S3)
HIGH: idle causality softened to 'that's the 90-degree twin' (S4)
MEDIUM: 'No balancer shaft' -> 'No balance shaft' (S3)
MEDIUM (optional, applied): 'No radiator' -> 'No coolant' on S2, S5 and caption (the 803 has an oil cooler)
Nomenclature: 'Scrambler Icon Dark'; engine 'L-Twin, Desmodromic, 2 valves per cylinder, air cooled'

Flags for you

H14 problem-first alternate = alt1 (labelled).
Shares hero #14 with the Scrambler E (the only verified Icon Dark photo in the manifest; #18 is a Nightshift, #17 unverifiable trim, #13/#15 Full Throttle). Filippo: accept the shared hero, or source a second Icon Dark press photo (engine detail) before Phase 2.
No engine-heat mention, no valve-interval numbers, no belts, no previous-generation references.