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Borgo Panigale, Italy / Singapore - Ducati’s new-gen Streetfighter V4 has shown that Borgo Panigale now knows to bring the knuckle-dusters to the performance naked arena when it comes to the unlimited, litre-plus class, but can the middleweight Streetfighter V2 replicate that success? Owing to healthy demand for the Panigale V2 in markets like the USA, Ducati has applied the...
There’s more to the new Monster than what meets the eye
Multistrada 950 S The Madras Motor Race Track or the MMRT, is a fast, flowing and technical circuit that is incredible fun when you are on the right machine. Ideally, a supersport or even a well-equipped street naked is perfect to have a whale of a time on this racetrack. So, you can imagine the mild trepidation I felt as I flipped the keyless ignition switch on the brand-new Ducati Multistrada 950 S, fired up its 937cc L-Twin, and rolled out of the Pit Lane. Did I choose the wrong motorcycle to reacquaint myself with the racetrack after a gap of two years?
Not only does 2021 mark the 50th anniversary of the very first production Ducati L-twin – the 1971 GT750 – it also sadly signifies another nail in the coffin for the desmo V-twin. The arrival of the new, cam-driven Multistrada V4 and the 2018 switch from V-twin to V4 power for the Panigale family means the engine that not only characterised modern Ducati but also dominated a generation of motorcycle sport is on borrowed time. The desmo V-twin, after all, has been at the heart of every Ducati superbike from the original 1974 750 Super Sport to the 2017, 200+bhp 1299 Panigale R, with th...