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Title: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: showerfan on January 20, 2017, 04:44:10 AM CEO Claudio Domenicali just confirmed Ducati will build a V4 Superbike for the consumer market, according to Motorcycle News. This bike will replace the Panigale first on the street, then on the track in leagues like World Superbike.
Speaking to reporters after the livestream reveal of it's new MotoGP bikes, Domenicali said Ducati will continue to race the Panigale in WSB this year and in 2018, according to Motomatters.com editor David Emmett. ``So chances are we will see a new Ducati V4 Superbike in 2018, race it in 2019 or 2020,'' Emmett said on Twitter. He added, ``Domenicali said it would be at a normal, premium-Superbike price. My guess is tens of thousands, not hundreds of thousands.'' This is exciting for so many reasons! 1. The Panigale will now be an end-of-an-era bike, as the last V-twin Ducati Superbike. 2. Ducati can now take on Aprilia with smaller, more powerful engines. 3. This could easily bleed into the Supernaked category, and the Monster needs it. Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: showerfan on January 20, 2017, 05:37:12 AM oh also because it provides a more direct platform for Ducati to use everything it learns in MotoGP engine development.
Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: koko64 on January 20, 2017, 09:57:07 AM The long term implications for the marque will be of interest for sure.
Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: Blackout on January 21, 2017, 12:02:10 PM Could be better than the Tuono!
Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: Curmudgeon on January 21, 2017, 04:11:10 PM Modern Bipantah? ;) Maybe Dr. T is smiling...
Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: Speeddog on January 21, 2017, 08:38:06 PM I have it on good authority that it will be named the Desmosedici Apollo.
Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: muskrat on January 22, 2017, 09:42:56 AM I have it on good authority that it will be named the Desmosedici Apollo. [clap]Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: IdZer0 on January 22, 2017, 10:37:41 AM New V4 doesn't mean the Panigale L2 will disappear.
Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: kopfjäger on January 22, 2017, 10:46:24 AM Short article.
http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/ducati-ceo-confirms-v4-superbike-project/ Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: Greg on January 22, 2017, 11:27:56 AM Hope the mileage interval on valve service is fairly lengthy, as it's going to cost even more now.
Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: koko64 on January 22, 2017, 01:02:12 PM I have it on good authority that it will be named the Desmosedici Apollo. Watch out Motus, Apollo is coming. ;D Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: Drjones on January 23, 2017, 07:30:42 AM Probably will be an R version only at first then maybe end up replacing the 1299 displacement and leave the smaller displacements L-Twins after that.
Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: Nekkid Tim on January 23, 2017, 09:15:47 AM Probably doesn't bode well for the already infinitesimally small chances of a modern SuperMono.
Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: Speeddog on January 23, 2017, 11:39:34 AM http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/ducati-ceo-confirms-v4-superbike-project/
Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: kopfjäger on January 23, 2017, 12:02:49 PM http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/ducati-ceo-confirms-v4-superbike-project/ http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=74884.msg1376322#msg1376322 Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: Speeddog on January 23, 2017, 02:19:26 PM Quick Draw McGraw wins again.
Title: Re: Ducati to Replace Panigale with V4 Superbike Post by: kopfjäger on January 24, 2017, 03:07:11 PM [laugh]
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