RideFast Nov 2019

Boasting of a dry weight of
178 kg – closer to 200 kg ready
to ride – the Streetfighter V4
boasts of a 1.17 hp/kg powerto-weight
ratio. With this,
Ducati chief executive officer
Claudio Domenicali says the
Streetfighter V4 is 25% more
powerful than its closest
competitor.
At the heart of the
Streetfigher is a 208hp 1,103cc
Desmosedici Stradale V4
engine derived from the Ducati
MotoGP powerplant. With an
impressive dry weight of only
178kg, the new model has
a power-to-weight ratio of
1.17hp/kg, pushing out a
mamouth 208hp as standard.
This number is increased
further with the race use only
titanium Akrapovic exhaust that
boosts power to 216 hp while
losing 4 kg in the process.
The power delivery in the
Streetfighter V4 is notably
different from the Panigale V4
with 14% more torque sent to
the rear wheel at 100 km/h.
Compared to the previous
model Streetfighter, the
Streetfighter 1098, torque takes
31% bump at 100 km/h. This is
achieved not with making any
modifications to the engine
but by simply changing out
sprockets for a bigger plate at
the rear wheel and a smaller
cog at the gearbox while fuel is
carried in a 16-litre tank
Offered in two variants—the
base Streetfighter V4 and the
Streetfighter V4 S are the latest
jewels of the Ducati line which
will be available in SA beginning
April 2020. Do you think it’s
worth the long wait and the
price? We certainly do, and we
hope to crack the nod to the
world launch of this machine
which should be any day now.
Contact Ducati SA on
012 765 0600 for more info.
26 RIDEFAST MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2019