The Streetfighter 848 doesn't have any of that, which, depending on your outlook, isn't a bad thing. There were bits about the original Streetfighter 1098 that I loved: it would pick up a wheelie out of a corner with just an extra twitch of the throttle, it would make the bars flap under hard acceleration and it would bite back if you didn't keep on top of it. It flicks into corners with ease and smooths over any imperfections in the road.
There's so much feel at the bars and so much grip available that I never once felt I was asking too much of the bike. So for the second half of the ride, I switched it off completely. While the design of the Streetfighter looks as menacing, Ducati has introduced a new Dark Stealth shade on the V4 S.For the first half of the road ride I kept the traction control on and worked hard to get it to kick in but it never did. In terms of electronics, Ducati Streetfighter V4 features lean-sensitive traction control, ABS, anti-wheelie control, quick-shifter, launch control and engine braking control. The V4 S also benefits from a more premium Ohlins setup. The underpinnings of the Streetfighter too remain similar where the engine is the primary stress member and doing the braking duties are the Brembo Stylemas. The new component allowed the introduction of a more compact rear heat shield integrated into the body of the bike. Compared to the Euro 4 model, the manifolds of the rear bank have been shortened by 100 mm and reduced in diameter, going from 42 mm to 38 mm.
The lengths and dimensions of the exhaust primaries of the rear bank of cylinders have been optimized to minimize the ignition time of the catalytic converter while maintaining engine performance unchanged. To comply with the new European standard on polluting emissions, various modifications have been made to the Desmosedici Stradale exhaust line and to the engine calibration.ĭucati mentions, the silencer, unchanged from an aesthetic point of view, use larger catalysts (+10 mm in length) and with a new technology of impregnation of noble metals, essential for maximizing the ability to convert polluting gases. The power and torque figures have been left intact due to the new calibration and the new exhaust system mentions Ducati. The rest of the engine details are identical to that of the Panigale V4, which includes the twin pulse firing order to make it sound like a V-twin along with a counter-rotating crank that helps for smoother performance and better acceleration. The latter is comparatively lesser than that of the Panigalve V4, however, the shorter gearing helps the Streetfighter make more torque at the rear wheel. The 1,103cc Desmosedici Stradale V4 produces 208PS of power at 12,750rpm, 250rpm higher than the Euro 4 version and generates 123Nm of torque at 9,500 rpm (2,000rpm lower than the Euro 4 version).
For 2020, Ducati has unveiled the updated version of the Streetfighter V4 and V4 S, which now comply with the stricter and cleaner Euro V emission norms. The Ducati Streetfighter V4 is essentially a more civilised version of the Ducati Panigale V4 supersport sans the fairing and a flat handlebar, of course with the same engine but with a revised tuning and gearing to make it more friendly for everyday use, also to prioritise low end and mid-range performance over outright top speed on the Panigale V4.
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