VOLUME 58 ISSUE 29 JULY 20, 2021 P91
W
hat you're looking at here is Ducati's rolling accessory catalog for the
Streetfighter V4 S. The super-naked is expensive enough as it is at
$24,595, but if you want one of these things jazzed up to this level,
you can tack on another $22,973.87 in extras. Let's just call it $23K, shall we?
Thankfully, I didn't have to pay that amount (Ducati did) for this test bike.
All I had to do was take it for a spin for a week and report. Staggeringly, my
license is still intact. No idea how I got away with that one.
This Ducati Streetfighter V4 S in the Dark Stealth colorway is about as
close to a WorldSBK machine without a fairing as you're likely to get. A quick
review of the parts fitted makes for pretty eye-watering reading. Here's some
ONLY THE
TOP SHELF
Ta ke a D u c a t i St re et f i g h te r V 4 S a n d t h row n e a rly i t s e n t i re
va l u e o f a f te rm a rket p a r t s a t i t a n d t h i s i s w h a t yo u g et
(Left) Svelte little
LED indicators
flank massive
carbon winglets.
(Right) Racing
seat adds 20mm
of height over the
stock unit.
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK