KIWI RIDER 12 2018 VOL.1 | Page 19

DUCATI Panigale V4R Okay, Okay, we we admit admit Ducati Ducati jumped jumped the gun by a day or two in revealing the insane new Panigale V4R – but there was no chance we weren’t going to include it on this list. Just look at the thing! ucati has taken aim s uarely at WSBK dominance with the rabid new Panigale, with a dropped cubic ca acity to cc utilising the Desmosedici Stradale R engine to slot into the regs - yet somehow, the smaller V4 is pumping out a sky-high 221hp with the ability to go further with a special exhaust system - while on the outside they’ve included the aero from the MotoGP machine to help the V4R cut through the air like a hot knife through butter. HUSQVARNA Sva!pilen 701 It was only a matter of time before the grown-u Hus varna Svartpilen broke cover, but we weren’t expecting the 701 version to take a com letely different stylistic angle. hat said, the at track style is proving to be the next big thing in the direction motorcycling is going so we’re not complaining that the Svartpilen 701 dropped the scrambler style of the 401. With the same powertrain as the Vitpilen 701 combined with a low weight of ust . kg dry , the single cylinder Svartpilen should be a box of fun when it arrives in 2019. KIWI RIDER 19