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Cycle News 2021 Issue 29 July 20

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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

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