Inline Performance Magazine |
| Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:00 PM PST |
Hey guys, Jon here again. Ducati’s incredible new 1199 Panigale has just been unveiled. It's incredibly light (164kg dry), incredibly powerful (192bhp) and incredibly intelligent (ABS, traction control, ride-by-wire, engine brake control, electronically adjustable suspension, TFT dash). But, most importantly, it's going to be incredibly fast.
The paint had barely dried on the first Ducati 1098 superbikes off the production lines back in 2007 when the firm sat down and began the process of building its successor: the 1199 Panigale.
The targets laid down for the 1199 Panigale were so strict, so binding and so difficult to achieve that nothing less than a complete rethink was going to be enough. That meant ditching Ducati’s tradition of a steel trellis frame and embracing something completely new.
The front subframe/airbox/headstock is aluminum, a material choice likely taken to keep costs down over the carbon fiber item on Ducati's MotoGP bikes. It attaches to the cylinder heads only. The aluminum rear subframe bolts to the rear cylinder head, while the die cast aluminum single-sided swingarm bolts to the rear of the engine. All this facilitates that low weight, but it has other advantages too; the swingarm is 39mm longer than that of the outgoing 1198 while the total wheelbase of the 1199 is just 7.6mm longer.
The cost is going to be $17,995(USD) for the standard version, $22,995(USD) for the "S" version, $23,995(USD) for "S" version with ABS and $27,995(USD) for the Italian heritage-inspired Tricolore version.
The basic version uses fully-adjustable Marzocchi front/Sachs rear suspension and is fitted with traction control, quickshift, "engine brake control" (more on that in a minute) and ride-by-wire as standard. ABS is optional.
The Ducati 1199 Panigale S adds electronically adjusted 43mm Ohlins NIX30 forks and and TTX36 shock, while ABS remains optional.
The Ducati 1199 Panigale S Corse comes with a titanium racing exhaust, tricolore paint and a data analysis package that will spit out lap times, lean angles, deep-dive engine parameters and TC actuation info to either a Mac or PC.
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MV Agusta Reveals Finished Brutale 675
Posted: 05 Nov 2011 10:00 PM PDT
Hi guys! MV Agusta has officially taken the wraps off the Brutale 675 for the first time with the Triumph Street Triple rival in the United Kingdom.
The Brutale shares the same basic inline three-cylinder 675cc engine with the F3 but in this naked bike version it has been retuned for 115bhp at 12,500rpm. Despite being the least expensive MV Agusta ever sold in the UK it retains most of the Motor and Vehicle Integrated Control System (MVICS) which includes ride by wire throttle, multiple engine maps and eight-way adjustable traction control.
MV is claiming a dry weight of 163kg which when oil, water and fuel are added will equate to around five kilos less than the Triumph Street Triple R's 189kg even with a full tank of fuel.
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