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ENGINE<br />
998CC<br />
Desmo Stradale<br />
90º V4, 4 valves<br />
per cylinder, LC<br />
POWER<br />
224<br />
HP @ 15,250RPM<br />
TORQUE<br />
116<br />
NM @ 11,750RPM<br />
WEIGHT<br />
159<br />
DRY WEIGHT<br />
KG<br />
squashing the front wheel down for extra<br />
traction when you’re braking at the end of<br />
a straight. Fine, if you’re riding this thing<br />
on the track, keep the wings on. On the<br />
road, they just make a beautiful bike look<br />
profoundly silly, and they don’t even look<br />
like you could rest your legs on them on<br />
the highway.<br />
The motor is the Desmosedici Stradale<br />
V4 R – the 998cc one instead of the<br />
1,103cc unit that graces the standard<br />
Panigale. Why? It weighs less. It doesn’t<br />
seem to be lacking in power, either. And<br />
yes, that’s an open clutch cover. This<br />
thing will rattle like a tambourine at<br />
idle, like all Ducatis should.<br />
You wouldn’t expect Ducati to skimp on<br />
chassis componentry, so the combination<br />
of top-shelf Brembo and Ohlins gear is no<br />
surprise. Brakes are exclusive variants of<br />
the Stylema R series, and the suspension<br />
“The new Ducati<br />
Superleggera V4 is one<br />
of the most outrageous<br />
production motorcycles<br />
in history.”<br />
RIDEFAST MAGAZINE MARCH <strong>2020</strong> 7
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