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Cycle News 2020 Issue 10 March 10

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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VOLUME 57 ISSUE 10 MARCH 10, 2020 P101 R emember the Ducati 748 unveiled way back in 1994? Worryingly that's a quarter of a century ago. As the smaller version of the 916, it marked the foundation of the "super mid" category, as labeled by the Italian marque, and it was regarded as the bet- ter bike to ride. The pattern continued with the 750SS and 749 being easier to get along with than the 900SS and 999, respectively. The genetics of that 748 can be traced to the Panigale V2, the mod- ern-day incumbent of that title, a swift and accomplished modern-day sport bike inheriting 25 years of evolution. The new $16,495 Panigale V2 is the last remaining twin-cylinder superbike in Ducati's ranks and replaces the outgoing the 955cc "Panigale 959" with a raft of updates to the engine, aerodynamics, suspension and, perhaps most impor- tantly, the electronics. On behalf of both BikeSocial and Cycle News, I've been putting the new V2 through its paces at the MotoGP circuit in Jerez, Spain. Mr. Mann lays it on thick for the camera. The V2 corners well, too. TWIN-CYLINDER RANKS, BUT KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL?

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