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lean. This is the idea we followed during the design
and development of this bike."
Less stiffness combined with the huge reduction
in overall mass makes the Superleggera V4 a very
special ride indeed. A quick glance through the list
of the reductions makes for impressive reading.
Compared to a standard Panigale V4, the carbon
Front Frame is 2.6 lb lighter; carbon swingarm is 2
lb less, 2.6 lb is gone from the carbon subframe,
and 7.5 lb has been taken off the wheels. Carbon-
fiber components are everywhere, and that's before
you start looking at the bodywork.
"Similar consideration was also given to the wheels,"
says Maccarini. "We already used these carbon
wheels on the Superleggera of 2016. Consider that
moving away 7.5 lb from the two wheels, it makes a big
difference in terms of lightness. You will feel the speed
of the bike entering the corner and with the changing
of direction. Today you are on the right circuit!"
The smattering of carbon-fiber structural com-
