2022 Ducati Streetfighter V2
It was only a matter of time wasn?t it" After the success of Ducati?s Streetfighter V4 and Panigale V2, over the past few years, Ducati were never going to pass up the opportunity to amalgamate the two ideas, and produce a Streetfighter V2. And the news that they have is finally out.
It?s exactly as you?d expect it; a Panigale V2, stripped of it?s fairings and given a set of wide handlebars. OK, that might be oversimplifying the job a little bit. When you delve into the spec, you soon realise there are quite a few technical differences between this and the Panigale V2.
Starting with the riding position. As well as having higher, wider bars, the ?pegs are lower, giving you a bit more room to get comfortable. You get a wider seat too, with some new padding, further enhancing the baby ?Fighter?s comfort; or so they say.
The chassis setup, although similar, isn?t identical. It?s an aluminium monocoque, which uses the engine as a ?stressed member?, and you get the single-sided swinging-arm. But Ducati have altered the geometry a bit, to give the Streetfighter V2 a bit more stability. Notably, the swinging-arm is 16mm longer on the ?Fighter than it is on the Panigale.
The Shocker
It comes with 43mm Showa BPF forks and a Sachs shock. The suspension is all adjustable and has been set up specifically for comfort on the road. So if you did want to take your Streetfighter V2 on track, you?d probably need to stiffen the standard stuff up a bit.
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