Be interested to see the price point for each variant and service cost and intervals. I'm also intrigued to see I'd Ducati will produce a smaller capacity model (like the 748 through to 959) and that price point.
The latest pictures I posted, seem to suggest a beam frame with the side fairings wrapping over the top of the new frame then back to the tank. Could all be (and probably is) smoke and mirrors as has been said about the overall design
It will cost a gazillion pounds and still get beat by zx10rr .. but if it is sexy as a 916 back in the day I'm in
Would be good to see some exciting engineering on the new Stoner V4. Seamless gearbox or a small turbo/super charger snuggled betwixt the cylinders!
Some interesting snippets here. https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/ducati-ceo-v4-superbike-details-claudio-domenicali/
Wonder if Ducati read all the online hype about their upcoming new bike, and the basic feedback that keeps coming up in Bolonga meetings, is that the test rider is too fat. "The new bike ees perfecto, but the people on the internet all say Giaovanni eats too much of mamma's bolognese".
Will the engine be a "Smart" one like cars only using half the cylinders until required so say below 6000 rpm its running on 2 cylinders like a V twin then above that all hell brakes lose and then it's on all 4 banks , that could lead to some very interesting engine mangament possibilities
Works purely by switching cylinders on and off. 1 cylinder gives you 50mph, 2 100mph etc. Controlled by 4 levers.
........ so you can ride your snarling Panigale as a 650 twin , hampered by two "passenger" cylinders ? I wouldn't call that very "smart" myself.
Well I decided to go for it. Deposit paid! It's for the track, so I'm only really after it for the raw engine figures. If there's crap to sort out like ugly exhausts etc, I'll figure that out over time. Here's hoping that when the curtain goes back at EICMA the baby's not ugly. I'm expecting to pick it up March 2018.
