Photo: Ducati
the evolution of the Ducati 1199 Panigale is being revealed today, as the Italian bikemaker has released a photo of the “naked” 1199 Panigale to prove just one thing: that the new design is amazing in the way it saves weight by combining multiple parts into one.
The new superbike is supposedly 10 kg (22 lbs) lighter than before, resulting in a dry weight of 164kg (361.5lb).
The backbone of the bike uses the Superquadro engine as a sort of backbone. A light and short monocoque made from die-cast aluminum, which is responsible for shedding 5 kg (11 lbs) by itself, attaches to the cylinder heads, protruding forward to house the steering head bearings and forming the airbox along the way, which is topped-off and sealed by the lightweight aluminium fuel tank.
The new engine is still an L-twin, but the top part has been rotated back 6% o give more clearance on the front wheel and enable engineers to modify the front and rear weight bias.
The backbone of the bike uses the Superquadro engine as a sort of backbone. A light and short monocoque made from die-cast aluminum, which is responsible for shedding 5 kg (11 lbs) by itself, attaches to the cylinder heads, protruding forward to house the steering head bearings and forming the airbox along the way, which is topped-off and sealed by the lightweight aluminium fuel tank.
The new engine is still an L-twin, but the top part has been rotated back 6% o give more clearance on the front wheel and enable engineers to modify the front and rear weight bias.
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