riders’ titles, four of them with Carl Fogarty. The
Englishman won 55 races with Ducati, 43 of which
riding a Ducati 916 SBK and 996 SBK. “King Carl”
and the 916 remain the most successful “couple”
in Ducati SBK history.
Ducati has decided to celebrate this anniversary
by building a special 916-dedicated version of the
Panigale V4. Hence the genesis of the Panigale
V4 25° Anniversario 916: a unique limited-edition
bike of only 500 pieces, designed to let all true
Ducatisti re-live the spirit of the 916.
The “25° Anniversario 916” is built on the
mechanics of the Panigale V4 S. This has been
upgraded with racing content from the Panigale
V4 R such as the front frame, designed to
Ducati Corse specifications. The look of the bike
combines a special livery with forged magnesium
wheels, a titanium type-approved Akrapovič
exhaust and a long list of Ducati Performance
components.
For its world-first preview, Ducati chose round
nine of the Superbike World Championship,
which took place at Laguna Seca (California, USA).
Francesco Milicia (VP Global Sales & After Sales
Director Ducati Motor Holding), Jason Chinnock
(CEO Ducati North America) and Carl Fogarty
unveiled the new bike.
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