It is beautiful, it is powerful (215 horsepower), it is light (162 kg in running order), it is stylish, it goes so far as to use the all-carbon technology dear to Ducati Corse in 2009, and it is even arrived in the hands of Casey Stoner at the EICMA show in Milan, after the presentation by Claudio Domenicali, CEO of the brand.
However, let us remember that the Ducati Panigale 1299 Superleggera 2017 only has two cylinders and is therefore quite structurally distant from the Desmosedici 16 of Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone.
It nonetheless remains a splendid motorcycle, very expensive: Limited series of 500 copies costing around 80 euros each.
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Technical characteristics Ducati 1299 Superleggera
- Engine: Superquadro L-twin, liquid-cooled, desmodromic distribution, 4 valves per cylinder
- Displacement: 1.285 cm3 (116 x 60,6 mm)
- Power: 215 hp at 11.000 rpm
- Torque: 146,5 Nm at 9.000 rpm
- Power supply: Mitshubishi electronic injection, two injectors per cylinder, full ride-by-wire
- Clutch: Multi-disc in oil bath with hydraulic control and anti-dribble
- Gearbox: 6 speeds with DQS up&down shifter
- Final transmission: by chain
- Frame: carbon fiber monocoque
- Front suspension: Öhlins FL 936 fully adjustable 43mm inverted fork, 120mm travel
- Rear suspension: carbon fiber single-sided swingarm, Öhlins TT36 shock absorber with titanium spring, 130 mm travel
- Front brake: Two 330 mm semi-floating discs, Brembo Monobloc Evo M50 calipers with radial mounting and 4 pistons, cornering ABS, Brembo MCS 19-21 radial master cylinder
- Rear brake: 245mm disc, 2-piston caliper with cornering ABS
- Wheels: 10-spoke carbon fiber rims
- Front tire: Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP 120/70 ZR17
- Rear tire: Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP 200/55 ZR17
- Wheelbase: 1.456 mm
- Saddle height: 830 mm
- Caster angle: 24°
- Hunting: 98 mm
- Weight in running order: Euro4 167 kg, Race kit 162 kg
- Tank: 17 liters
