Cool-Motorcycles reviews Ducati Streetfighter

Let your instincts rule
Ducati streetfighter: 373lb. 155hp. Ducati Traction Control as standard equipment on the ‘S’ version. Your instincts tell you there are things worth fighting for. This is one of them.

The Streetfighter’s Superbike soul combines fighter attitude and naked sophistication to create a machine of pure adrenaline. Stripped to the bare essentials, its combination of state-of-the-art race technology, skeletal styling and contemporaty design takes Ducati’s big naked concept to the very top of the fighter food chain.

With 155hp of awesome Ducati L-Twin muscle harnessed in an uncovered, super-light, 167kg (368lb) bike that packs more punch for its weight than any other  contender, this fighter is  gloves-off and ready for action. Whether laying down the miles an open roads or tripping up the urban asphalt, no other bike in town will roll with the same stylish fire-power.

Streetfighter culture was born on the backstreets of Northern Europe during the late 70s and 80s. If the Cafe racer movement had taken traditional bikes and transformed them to establish out-and-out sport bikes, then Streetfighters were definitely anti-establishment. They evolved by removing the fairings from sport bikes, fitting higher bars and
customising to create high-performance, over-the-top nakeds.

Now, Ducati have taken that concept and applied Italian sophistication to a stunning, factory-prepared Streetfighter. It’s equipped with everything that made the Superbike a legend: Awesome L-Twin muscle with incredible, big-bore torque, thoroughbred chassis technology, beautiful single-sided swingarm, planet-stopping Monobloc brakes and pure, brutal elegance.

Lifestyle
The Ducati Streetfighter project was inevitable. The passion to build the most successful Superbike ever, mixed with the desire to create iconic, naked motorcycles, was a rush of adrenaline just waiting to happen. Ducati motorcycles enable a lifestyle that set you apart from the rest of the world. They’re an extension of character and the ultimate personal statement.

Innovation
The Streetfighter S is the first naked sport bike equipped with competition-level traction control as standard equipment. Accessible from the left-hand switchgear and displayed on the digital instrumentation, Ducati Traction Control (DTC) offers a choice of eight ‘sensitivity levels’, each one programmed with a wheel-spin tolerance matched to progressive riding levels of skill.

When activated, the system analyses front and rear wheel speeds to detect the level of wheel-spin, instantly evaluating the Streetfighter’s ‘dynamic situation’ before administering two types of interaction in varying amounts: ignition retardation and fuel injection cuts.

DTC understands exactly how the Streetfighter is being used. From slow mid-corner acceleration with serious lean angle to high speed corner exits while almost upright, the intelligent system reacts according to each and every situation, enhancing performance and maximising control.

TECHNICAL SPECS
Engine
Type: L-Twin cylinder, 4 valve per cylinder Desmodromic, liquid cooled
Displacement: 1099cc
Power: 155hp – 114kw @ 9500rpm
Torque: 85lb-ft 115Nm @ 9500rpm

chassis

• Frame: Tubular steel Trellis frame in ALS 450
• Rake: 25.6°
• Rear tyre: 190/55 ZR17 Pirelli Diablo Corsa III
• Front tyre: 120/70 ZR17 Pirelli Diablo Corsa III
• Rear brake: 245mm disc, 2-piston caliper
• Front brake: 2 x 330mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc calipers 4-piston, 2-pad

Other

• Clutch: Dry multiplate with hydraulic control
• Warranty: 2 years unlimited mileage
• Versions: Dual seat

Streetfighter Model

• Colors: Red, Pearl white
• Front suspension: Showa 43mm fully adjustable usd forks
• Front wheel: 10-spoke in light alloy 3.50 x 17
• Rear suspension: Progressive linkage with fully adjustable Showa monoshock. Aluminium single-sided swingarm
• Rear wheel: 10-spoke light alloy 6.00 x 17
• Dry weight: 169kg (373lb)

Streetfighter S Model

• Colors: Red, Midnight Black
• Front suspension: Öhlins 43mm fully adjustable usd forks with TiN
• Front wheel: 5-spoke in forged light alloy 3.50 x 17
• Rear suspension: Progressive linkage with fully adjustable Öhlins monoshock with top-out spring. Aluminium single-sided swingarm
• Rear wheel: 5-spoke forged light alloy 6.00 x 17
• Dry weight: 167kg (368lb)

Cool-Motorcycles reviews Ducati Streetfighter