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The Ducati V4 Granturismo engine has finally dropped and on paper, it looks quite amazing but to some Ducati purists, it’s a bit of a sacrilege. While the numbers of good, the decision to omit the legendary Desmodromic valves away from this new powerplant is deemed to be blasphemous, but not without its advantages. (more…)

Ducati is hard on developing their current line-up with their latest 1,103cc Desmosedici Stradale V4 engine and the latest spotting of the Ducati Multistrada V4 showcased the engine’s ability into the world of dual-sport motorcycles. (more…)

Merujuk kepada definisi yang boleh didapati dari Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, gila bererti tidak sihat fikiran, sakit otak, tidak seperti biasa dan tidak dapat diterima akal.

Definisi ini mungkin paling sesuai untuk menggambarkan pendekatan yang diambil para jurutera jenama motosikal Itali paling popular di dunia dalam menghasilkan V4 versi Superleggera.

Menggunakan Ducati Panigale V4R sebagai platform utama, maka lahirlah Ducati V4 Superleggera yang kini menjana 234hp.

Menariknya, kerja gila ini berjalan di bawah nama Projek 1708 dan baru-baru ini setiap Ducatisti telah menerima hantaran email secara langsung daripada Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) Ducati, Claudio Domenicalli, yang memaklumkan tentang sebuah superbike baharu.

Tidak lama kemudian, beberapa info spesifikasi dan gambar turut disebarkan di internet yang memaparkan harga USD100,000 (RM406,960) di samping beberapa info menarik lain antaranya:

  • 224hp pada 15,250 rpm
  • 115Nm pada 11,750 rpm
  • 152kg
  • winglet bi-plane menawarkan 50kg downforce
  • rim gentian karbon
  • kerangka gentian karbon

Menurut imej terbabit, jentera akan mula diedarkan sekitar bulan Mei tahun ini namun dijangka kurang 500 unit akan ditawarkan kepada orang ramai.

  • A Ducati Multistrada V4 could be in the works.

  • Ducati already started with Streetfighter V4.

  • The new Multistrada could make its appearance for year 2021.

When Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali said that there will eventually be more V-Four powered models, he wasn’t joking. First up was the Streetfighter V4 (although in tragic circumstances) and now perhaps a new Ducati Multistrada V4?

The current Multistrada 1260 is powered by a 158-hp V-Twin but adding the V-Four could be just the thing to move the sport-tourer yardstick.

It may seem that sticking a 214-hp V-Four into a sport-tourer is foolhardy but consider the 200-hp supercharged Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX. It certainly begs the question of who goes touring at 250 km/h. Just to answer that questions, we’ve seen Kawasaki 1400GTR riders who ride at more than 200 km/h in convoys, complete with spouses and luggage.

Anyway, detuning the 1,103cc Desmosedici Stradale engine to 180-odd-hp ought to be the game should there be a Multistrada V4. Bringing the horsepower down would be easier than opting for a high-revving engine like in the Panigale V-Four.

In a way, a Multistrada V4 makes sense since it could then share the same engine as the Panigale. Development costs will be lower as the manufacturer doesn’t have to design and build an entirely new engine.

We predict that the new bike should show itself by the end of 2020, instead of this year, since the current Multistrada 1260 only needs to comply to Euro5 in 2021.

lvaro Bautista di atas motosikal Ducati Panigale V4 R – Sumber imej: WorldSBK.com

Ducati melalui minggu yang malang di litar perlumbaan hujung minggu lalu apabila Dovizioso dan Petrucci gagal mengekang kemaraan Marc Marquez di Sachsenring sementara Alvaro Bautista tidak lagi memegang takhta pendahulu di SBK.

Bautista kehilangan takhta sebagai pendahulu kejuaraan apabila dipintas Johnny Rea yang kini mendahului dengan 24 mata selepas mendominasi Donington Park, baru-baru ini.

Pelumba Sepanyol itu mengakui bergelut untuk mengawal jentera Ducati V4 di sepanjang perlumbaan.

“Jentera saya tidak stabil dan saya terpaksa melawan dengan jentera sendiri hanya untuk memastikaan ia bergerak lurus. Pada masa sama, saya tidak memiliki kestabilan yang baik ketika keluar daripada selekoh.

“Saya cuba lakukan yang terbaik tetapi fizikal saya merana kerana terpaksa bertarung dengan jentera tersebut,” ujar Bautista.

Menyedari dia dan pasukan perlu bangkit dengan aksi yang lebih baik seperti di Misano dan Jerez, Bautista bagaimanapun mengakui ia tidak semudah itu.

“Ini bukan MotoGP dimana pasukan boleh menggunakan komponen berbeza bagi mempertingkatkan kemantapan jentera. Inilah pakej jentera yang kami ada, kami tidak bernasib baik tetapan dilakukan di Donington tidak menjadi,”tambahnya.

SBK bakal ke Laguna Seca selepas ini dan Bautista mengakui litar tersebut bukanlah medan terbaik buat jentera Ducati V4.

(SUMBER: GPONE.com)

  • Nampaknya khabar angin mengenai motosikal Ducati Streetfighter V4 yang telah tesebar sebelum ini ada kebenarannya.
  • Satu temuramah baru-baru ini bersama dengan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Ducati, Claudio Domenicali, telah membayangkan yang ianya bakal tiba.
  • Dia menyatakan bahawa “ia (Streetfighter V4) akan tiba secepat mungkin!”

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  • Looks like the Ducati Streetfighter V4 rumour is more than just a fairytale.

  • A recent interview with Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali suggests that it might be on its way.

  • He stated that “She (Streetfighter V4) will be there as soon as possible!”

According to a recent interview with Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali posted by AcidMoto, it seems that there is light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the re-emergence of the Ducati Streetfighter model. This time around, talks about a possible Ducati Panigale V4 is going around and what the Ducati big boss mentioned in the interview might just be a point of high interest. (more…)

  • Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Ducati, Claudio Domenicali telah mengatakan sebelum ini bahawa akan ada lebih banyak model V4 yang akan diperkenalkan.
  • Para penggemar Ducati mengharapkan yang salah sebuah daripadanya adalah Streetfighter V4 baharu.
  • Buat masa ini, Officine GP Design telah membina Ducati Streetfighter V4 ini.

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  • Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali said there could be more V4 models on the way.

  • Ducati fans hope a new Streetfighter V4 is among them.

  • In the meantime, Officine GP Design built this Ducati Streetfighter V4.

Raise your hands if you are one of many who miss the Ducati Streetfighter and looking forward to a new one. But here’s the Officine GP Design Ducati Streetfighter V4 while we wait.

The anticipation for a new V4-powered Streetfighter became a storm when Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali said there will be more Ducati V4 models in the future. It’s a news well received because Ducati doesn’t have a true blood naked sportbike, apart from the current Monster 821.

However, Italian design house Officine GP Design went ahead and built their own Streetfighter. They will produce ten of these exquisite bikes. While it was built independently from the manufacturer, it goes to show that the V4 and frame platform have the potential to be turned into other bikes.

Besides the lack of bodywork, the most striking feature are the girder forks in place of the stock Öhlins items. The girder forks are supplied by FG racing and they are machined from solid billet. The Jonich SX wheels add even more drama to the entire package.

The tank and frame aren’t just painted, instead they are covered with a specially made textured copper. The headlight was sourced from a Ducati Diavel. The instrument display is stock but is mounted on a 3D-printed mount.

The leather seat is by Foglizzo with a V4 Penta logo. The bike’s tailsection was also redesigned. Other components are mostly from Rizoma.

Let’s hope Ducati’s V4 naked bike will look as good as this or even better.

All photos by MCN

  • Ducati telah mengumumkan bahawa akan ada lebih banyak model yang dijana oleh enjin V4.
  • Enjin ini akan digarap dari enjin Desmosedici Stradale yang menjana motosikal Panigale V4.
  • Enjin V4 baharu tersebut akan lebih ‘mampu milik’, menurut Ducati.

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  • Ducati announced that more models will be powered by the V-Four engine.

  • The engine will be adopted from the Desmosedici Stradale that’s powering the Panigale V4.

  • The new V-Four engines will be more “affordable” according to Ducati.

The Ducati Panigale V4 marked a paradigm shift for the Italian manufacturer as they move from their signature and traditional V-Twin to the V-Four format to power their production sportbikes.

2018 Ducati Panigale V4S Test & Review

 

However, while the 1103cc Desmosedici Stradale engine in the Panigale V4 alone at the moment, as they will adopt it to an entire range of new V-Four powered bikes. Ducati called some of the models “affordable.”

But cheaper in what sense? The V-Four format is inherently more complex (hence more expensive) than the V-Twin or even the inline-Four to build. There has to be a compromise somewhere and that should be the materials used, hence making less power.

The manufacturer had also said that the next V-Four model should be an “R” version of a smaller capacity Panigale V4. According to Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali, we should see the V-Four format powering other models other than the Panigale in the near future.

“It will be more in the future because we think that we don’t want to just take this engine and apply it as it is. The new motor will be one that will be based on this technology but will be much more tuned for longer distance and lower maintenance cost and this is where our development we will focus. It’s taking time because we want to be right, but this is where we are going,” Domenicali told Motorcycle News.

That’s a mouth-watering prospect, indeed. Multistrada V4 or Streetfighter V4, anyone?

Ducati Streetfighter V4 coming soon?

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