DUCATI V4 RACER
W
hile we are no strangers to the track
weapon that is the Ducati V4 Panigale, the
Italian firm has released a new package of
accessories to further increase the Panigale’s ontrack
performance.
The Racing accessories package for the Panigale
V4 offers a complete replacement titanium
exhaust system, lower and upper racing fairings,
oversized headlight fairing, swingarm cover,
mirror hole covers, license plate holder removal
set, frame cover set, brake lever protection, brake
lever protection adapter, side stickers for the fuel
tank and a host of carbon fibre goodies.
The announcement comes off the back of
the news that the ultimate Panigale V4, the
Superleggera, is near to entering production.
Limited to just 500 bikes, the Panigale V4
Superleggera drops weight further and
adds more power to the already formidable
Desmosedici Stradale V4.
The 998cc 90° V4 that powers the Superleggera
V4 is 2.8kg less than the 1103cc version of Ducati’s
V4. Thanks to a type- approved Akrapovič exhaust
it puts out – in its road-legal configuration – a
full 224hp. That figure jumps 10 horses to 234hp
when the non-homologated titanium Akrapovič
exhaust, included in the Racing Kit supplied with
the bike, is fitted.
Exclusive to the Superleggera V4 is a special
engine calibration for the Akrapovič racing
exhaust which gives riders access to a “RaceGP”
display. Intended exclusively for track use. The
RaceGP display is a direct offshoot of the
instrument panel on the Desmosedici GP20.
Thanks to extensive use of carbon fibre,
titanium and machined-from-solid aluminium
components, the Superleggera V4 has a dry
weight of just 159kg, which makes for a record
breaking power/weight ratio of 1.41 hp/kg.
Mounting the Racing kit puts the bike in its
track configuration, boosting power to 234hp,
dropping the weight to 152.2 kg and raising
the power/weight ratio to 1.54 hp/kg.
President
Noel May
North Island Representative
Scott Wilkins
South Island Representative
Rod Price
Road North Island Representative
SJ Cavell
Road South Island Representative
Dennis Charlett
Off-Road North Island Representative
Mac McLeod
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