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Ducati 1299 Panigale S Anniversario Unveiled

Ducati has unveiled a new special edition machine during the World Ducati Week in Misano, in the presence of the company CEO Claudio Domenicali and brand ambassador Casey Stoner. The model that was chosen to epitomize the 90 years of Ducati bike-making history is the 1299 Panigale S, but the new machine is truly over the top.
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Welcome the Ducati 1299 Panigale S Anniversario, a limited edition bike that will only be available in a 500-unit run. The anniversary machine sports a new livery inspired by the MotoGP prototypes and the Superleggera.

The top triple clamp is laser-etched with the model number in the 500 series, while the steering head inserts shift the front wheel forward by 5 mm (0.2"), providing the Ducati 1299 Panigale S Anniversario with almost the same architecture as the Panigale R.

Ducati saved no less than 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) of weight thanks to using a lithium battery and carbon fiber parts, such as the heel guards, rear fender, and shock absorber cover.

The Ducati 1299 Panigale S Anniversario also comes with newly-developed electronic technologies, such as the Ducati Traction Control (DTC) and the Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC), both in their new-generation, EVO stage.

The Bosch Cornering ABS is also on the list, as well as Ducati Electronic Suspension, Engine Brake Control, and Ohlins Smart EC, "an event-based control system that processes information about the bike and accordingly uses stepper motors to dynamically adjust the suspension set-up during riding, improving cornering grip, stability, braking, turn-in, handling and riding comfort."

The dashboard is the acclaimed TFT screen, and the bike also brags with customizable Ducati Riding Modes (Race, Sport, and Wet). The forged Marchesini wheels are a neat complement for the aluminium monocoque frame, specifically designed Akrapovic exhaust silencer as part of the racing kit that also includes billet aluminum mirror blockoffs and a cover for the hole where the license plate holder goes when riding on the street. A battery charger is also part fo the deal.

No price was announced for the Ducati 1299 Panigale S Anniversario, only the fact that, depending on country, the bike will arrive in dealerships in the second half of July. If you plan to get one, you'd better get in touch with your nearest dealer and make an inquiry or even place a deposit because something tells us these will sell like hot cakes.

And here's some tech talk from Ducati regarding the DTC EVO technology:

"DTC EVO, based on entirely new software algorithms, becomes both more precise and consistent in its intervention. It interfaces with the 1299’s Bosch Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), sensing at all times the bike’s lean angle and using that to judge the required intervention more accurately and so allow an ideal amount of slip for the rear tire (according to the selected DTC EVO level), providing increased precision. And when the system does intervene, reading the lean angle ensures that it does so consistently and repeatably in the same riding conditions.

Furthermore, DTC EVO adds the ability to intervene on the butterfly valves in the motorcycle’s throttle bodies, in addition to altering spark advance and fuel injection. Under conditions in which high-speed intervention of the DTC EVO system is unnecessary, closing of the butterfly valves allows the system to manage traction while maintaining optimal combustion parameters, resulting in smoother intervention and engine response.

On a simple traction control system, when tire slip is sensed the system intervenes to control it. As the tire grips again and slippage stops, the system reduces its intervention until slippage occurs again, and the cycle repeats. This results in a graph of system intervention that, viewed in detail, shows oscillation around a theoretical “line of perfect intervention” which is the precise limit of traction:

DTC EVO reduces the magnitude of these oscillations to bring system intervention closer to this line of perfect intervention:

This is especially advantageous under conditions of varying traction, such as the changes in rear tire grip as it is consumed.

In addition to this increased precision of intervention, when set at level “1” DTC EVO adds a new functionality, allowing a rider to control the bike at a level formerly available to only the most advanced riders and professional racers. While the bike is leaned over in a turn, the rider can use the throttle to dial-in additional rear-wheel slip beyond the “normal” level of intervention – thus further pivoting the motorcycle around its front wheel, and closing the trajectory of the turn. DTC EVO in level 1 allows this pivot to occur, effectively allowing rear-wheel steering with active traction control.

By increasing consistency and precision of intervention, and opening up a whole new way of adjusting the bike’s dynamic behaviour, DTC EVO gives the 1299 Panigale S Anniversario maximum cornering performance and acceleration with the highest level of safety.
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