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QUICKSPIN I 2021 Ducati Streetfighter S Build P94 week I had it, preferring to stay in realms of the real world, and it was here I faced a bit of "oh, crap, I'm too old" syndrome. There's just so much machine that it simply gobbles up the horizon at a rate not normally associated with naked biking. I dearly love the wheels and bolt on parts—they are pretty in that intangible Italian way—but there's so much go on tap I feel it's a bit much for the street. When you click into third gear at mid revs and see 110 mph flash up, you know you've got a serious, serious machine underneath you. And it doesn't really work unless you're at least resembling someone giving it the beans. The bike gets all hot and bothered in traffic, so you need an open road to let it clear its throat. Just make sure there's no one is around. I remember racing against what was ef- fectively this bike at Pikes Peak with my Aprilia Tuono, and now having ridden one, I can doff my cap to Mr. Carlin Dunne even more so. This bike is an absolute, unequivocal beast, a bit like Carlin was when he pulled down the visor. CN 2021 DUCATI STREETFIGHTER V4 S ($25,595 BASE) ENGINE Desmosedici Stradale 90° liquid-cooled, V4, rearward-rotating crankshaft VALVETRAIN 4 Desmodromically actuated valves per cylinder FUELING EFI DISPLACEMENT 1103cc BORE X STROKE 81 x 53.3mm POWER (CLAIMED) 208 hp @ 12,750 rpm TORQUE (CLAIMED) 90.4 lb-ft @ 11,500 pm ELECTRONICS Three Riding Modes, Power Modes, Cornering ABS EVO, Ducati Traction Control (DTC) EVO 2, Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC) EVO, Ducati Slide Control (DSC), Engine Brake Control (EBC) EVO, auto tire calibration, Ducati Power Launch (DPL), Ducati Quick Shift (DQS) up/down EVO 2, Full LED lighting with Daytime Running Light (DRL), Ducati Electronic Suspension (DES) EVO with Ohlins suspension and steering damper, Quick adjustment buttons, Auto-off indicators TRANSMISSION 6-speed CLUTCH Wet multi-disc CHASSIS Aluminum alloy "Front Frame" FRONT SUSPENSION Ohlins NIX30 43mm fully adjustable fork with TiN treatment. Electronic compression and rebound damping adjustment with Ohlins Smart EC 2.0 event-based mode REAR SUSPENSION Fully adjustable Ohlins TTX36 unit. Electronic compression and rebound damping adjustment with Ohlins Smart EC 2.0 event-based mode. Aluminum single-sided swingarm FRONT-WHEEL TRAVEL 4.7 in. REAR-WHEEL TRAVEL 5.1 in. FRONT BRAKE Dual 330mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc Stylema (M4.30) 4-piston calipers with Cornering ABS EVO REAR BRAKE 245mm disc, 2-piston caliper with Cornering ABS EVO Last generation digital unit with five-inch TFT color display FRONT TIRE Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa II 120/70 ZR17 REAR TIRE Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa II 200/60 ZR17 SEAT HEIGHT 33.3 in. WHEELBASE 58.6 in. RAKE 24.5° FUEL CAPACITY 4.2 gal. WEIGHT (WET, CLAIMED) 458 lbs. SPECIFICATIONS Those rearsets are stunning. They help jack your legs up a touch, too.