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Ducati Panigale 1199

Ducati Amerika Syarikat telah memanggil semula model Panigale 1199 SL (2014-2018), Panigale R V2 (2014-2018), Panigale 1299 SL (2014-2018) dan Panigale 1299 FE (2014-2018) yang dijangka melibatkan lebih 651 unit.

Ducati mendapati terdapat beberapa kes telah berlakunya limpahan minyak enjin yang kemudiannya akan mengalir ke airbox lalu mengena bahagian tayar belakang menerusi airbox drain.

Senario itu amat membahayakan tatkala boleh menyebabkan tayar belakang hilang cengkaman lalu membawa kepada kemalangan.

Meskipun tiada laporan kemalangan sedemikian dilaporkan setakat ini namun Ducati enggan mengambil risiko tersebut lalu membuat keputusan untuk memanggil semula unit terlibat.

Menurut agensi keselamatan jalan raya Amerika Syarikat, NHTSA, panggilan semula akan berkuatkuasa 28 Oktober ini dan pemilik yang terlibatkan akan dijemput untuk membuat temu janji.

Jentera terkesan kemudiannya akan dikemas kini dengan kit blow-by valve serba baharu yang akan memastikan airbox drain tidak lagi menyalurkan limpahan minyak tersebut.

(SUMBER: Ride Apart)

  • PBM Be Wiser Ducati Team is selling their 2018 Ducati Panigale R.

  • The bike weighs just 165kg and can hit 338 km/h.

  • All for just £ 70,000.

Fancy a real race tuned Ducati? Well, here’s a deal and half for you: PBM Be Wiser Ducati Team is selling their 2018 Ducati Panigale R!

The team competes in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) with champion Shane “Shakey” Byrne and Glenn Irwin as their original lineup of riders. But Shakey had a serious accident early in the season and was replaced by Andrew Irwin.

Shakey had a win and two podiums before his career-ending crash at Snetterton. Glenn went on to post seven podium finishes on the bike, while Andrew finished fourth twice.

So you see, this bike isn’t some tarted up hobby team race bike – it’s the real deal!

Yes, it’s based on the Panigale 1199, but check out these specs.

Termignoni exhausts, race-spec Brembo brakes, Öhlins suspension. Sounds meh? Wait! The bike weighs only 165kg dry. The engine produces 210 HP. Yup, 210 Italian stallions.

Top speed is claimed to hit 338 km/h (210 mph).

The team is also throwing in two extra “low mileage” engines into the deal.

Great, huh?

All for just RM 360,629.50 (£ 70,000). 

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