Roadster – Ducati Streetfighter prototype makes its V4 rumble at Pikes Peak – Used DUCATI

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Ducati Streetfighter Prototype Makes Its V4 Rumbling At Pikes Peak

Roadster - Ducati Streetfighter prototype makes its V4 rumble at Pikes Peak - Used DUCATI

Ducati unveils its new extreme roadster derived from the Panigale V4 Superbike, or more exactly its prototype version with which Carlin Dunne will try to keep his title at the famous American hill climb Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC). Presentation.

Here it is, this in "undress", the first Ducati roadster powered by a V-shaped 4-cyclinders! This new bike uses the 90 ° V4 of the Superbike (the Herculean Desmosedici Stradale with 214 hp!), Its aluminum frame fixed to the cylinder heads and probably most of its components..

  • Video : The Prototype Ducati Streetfighter V4 at Pikes Peak
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"Probably", because the Italian brand is content to exhibit a "coursified" prototype ahead of the Pikes Peak event scheduled for June 30, without disclosing any technical information. Power, weight and price are still jealously kept secret until the Milan show (Italy), where this Streetfighter V4 will be officially presented.

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Ducati warns, however, that Carlin Dunne’s new toy, in the mountains of Colorado (United States), is similar to the production version: "unlike usual practice with prototypes, the" pixelated "livery does not hide the lines but exalt them by deliberately revealing what the bike will look like in the end ".

"Exalted" or not, these lines are likely to cause debate … Certainly, the bike has an obvious class and exudes sportiness like its twin-cylinder ancestors (Streetfighter 848 and 1098), but certain aspects irremediably evoke competitors like the and especially the !

Italian "Passione" … or Sugomi inspiration ?!

The shapes of the optics and the short, raised rear part, in particular, are directly inspired by the style Origami "Sugomi" dear to the Japanese manufacturer! Let’s wait and see for real, but Ducati has already been more creative, even if the fins – a first on a roadster – bring that flattering "MotoGP" stamp released by the and .

Roadster - Ducati Streetfighter prototype makes its V4 rumble at Pikes Peak - Used DUCATI

As for performance, MNC is counting on around 200 hp for as many kilos and all a bunch of electronic assistances to control the ardor of the 1103 cc V4, undoubtedly reworked at the level of the injection and the exhaust to boost its responsiveness. and the availability of its torque (124 Nm on the Panigale V4). 

This bike, which will be available in dealerships "from mid-March 2020", will surely receive the fully adjustable Showa suspensions of the Panigale V4, as well as its very powerful Brembo Stylema radial calipers in its standard configuration. A probable "S" model could go upmarket with Ohlins damping and forged rims.

Le Journal moto du Net also takes the risk of predicting a rather "salty" price, as the standard Panigale V4 costs 22,800 euros. To see if it aligns with its designated rival, the Tuono V4 1100 from € 14,849 (RR), with which Ducati shares the engine architecture several years after Aprilia…

Streetfighter V4 prototype photo gallery

Roadster - Ducati Streetfighter prototype makes its V4 rumble at Pikes Peak - Used DUCATI

Roadster - Ducati Streetfighter prototype makes its V4 rumble at Pikes Peak - Used DUCATI

Roadster - Ducati Streetfighter prototype makes its V4 rumble at Pikes Peak - Used DUCATI

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