The Streetfighter’s engine is ripped nearly unchanged from the 1098 sportbike, differing only in shorter intake tracts that knock off a scant 5 hp. “It’s like 100 liters of adrenaline,” Giulio Malagoli, the Streetfighter’s project leader, told Motorcycle.com about his latest creation. Malagoli is also the inspired mind behind the recently launched Monster 696 and 1100 air-cooled models. The new Streetfighter is now the most radical of Ducati’s naked bikes, replacing the discontinued Monster S4RS that measures up 25 hp short of the SF’s 1099cc Testastretta Evoluzione powerplant.
The higher-end S version’s V-Twin powerplant is in an identical state of tune, but it includes top-shelf Ohlins suspension, lighter forged-aluminum Marchesini wheels and tasty carbon fiber for the front fender and cam-belt covers.
DDA is the Ducati Data Analyzer, which records various channels such as lap times, throttle and gear positions, and the speeds of the engine and bike – it’s an extra-cost option on the standard Streetfighter.
The Streetfighter’s riding position lives up to its name, with a tapered-aluminum handlebar placed sportily forward yet several inches higher than the 1098/1198 model. The SF’s fuel tank is an inch shorter than the 1198, allowing a rider to get closer to the front wheel, and its extra height isn’t a problem with the taller bars.
The benefit of the Streetfighter’s more conservative chassis geometry becomes apparent while riding the several fast sections of the Ascari racetrack. Unlike most streetfighter-type bikes, this new Ducati remains sure-footed at high speeds.
The absence of wind protection is the Streetfighter’s only impediment to high-speed travel.
“It’s very strange,” said Ducati test rider Vittoriano Guareschi at the bike’s launch about the SF’s stability relative to similar naked sportbikes. The Streetfighter’s only high-speed problem is the complete lack of wind protection. The Streetfighter’s front end sports a stylized aerodynamic headlight underlined by a pair of LED position lights that mimic the headlights on the 1198. “You can recognize this bike from its face,” the Italian told Motorcycle.com about the intended family resemblance. The powerful Streetfighter is capable of Big Speed (Guareschi reportedly got up to an indicated 168 mph at Ascari), so it’s helpful the bike comes with the superb brakes of the 1198. With all this high-spec, high-performance capability, it should be no surprise this bike shines when ridden hard. MV claims 154 hp and 86.3 ft-lbs of torque for the Brutale, figures nearly identical to the Streetfighter.
On the Streetfighter S, a rider has the soothing benefit of DTC. Style-wise, we think the Streetfighter is a hit.
DDA is the Ducati Data Analyzer, which records various channels such as lap times, throttle and gear positions, and the speeds of the engine and bike – it’s an extra-cost option on the standard Streetfighter.
The Streetfighter’s riding position lives up to its name, with a tapered-aluminum handlebar placed sportily forward yet several inches higher than the 1098/1198 model. The SF’s fuel tank is an inch shorter than the 1198, allowing a rider to get closer to the front wheel, and its extra height isn’t a problem with the taller bars.
The benefit of the Streetfighter’s more conservative chassis geometry becomes apparent while riding the several fast sections of the Ascari racetrack. Unlike most streetfighter-type bikes, this new Ducati remains sure-footed at high speeds.
The absence of wind protection is the Streetfighter’s only impediment to high-speed travel.
“It’s very strange,” said Ducati test rider Vittoriano Guareschi at the bike’s launch about the SF’s stability relative to similar naked sportbikes. The Streetfighter’s only high-speed problem is the complete lack of wind protection. The Streetfighter’s front end sports a stylized aerodynamic headlight underlined by a pair of LED position lights that mimic the headlights on the 1198. “You can recognize this bike from its face,” the Italian told Motorcycle.com about the intended family resemblance. The powerful Streetfighter is capable of Big Speed (Guareschi reportedly got up to an indicated 168 mph at Ascari), so it’s helpful the bike comes with the superb brakes of the 1198. With all this high-spec, high-performance capability, it should be no surprise this bike shines when ridden hard. MV claims 154 hp and 86.3 ft-lbs of torque for the Brutale, figures nearly identical to the Streetfighter.
On the Streetfighter S, a rider has the soothing benefit of DTC. Style-wise, we think the Streetfighter is a hit.
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