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The motor's performance
can be metered via the three
maps of Sport, Road and Wet,
each with its own ride-by-wire
setup. Sport and Road give
you the full 153 horsepower,
but the delivery is softened
somewhat in Road mode. Wet
mode limits the power output
to 110 horsepower, but keeps
the same ride-by-wire map as
in Road mode.
On top of this you get the
usual six-axis Bosch IMU,
eight-stage traction control,
four-stage wheelie control,
up and down quickshifter as
standard, three-stage Cor-
nering ABS and three-stage
engine brake control. The
three stages of ABS also in-
clude the slide by brake mode
in level two, which helps you
back it into a corner if you're
that way inclined.
Unfortunately, cruise con-
trol is not part of the electron-
ic lexicon for the Streetfighter
V2, which is an oversight from
the company.
LESS IS MORE
Despite Ducati's proclivity for
choosing V4 motors for its
sports machines these days,
the company is firmly rooted
in V/L-twin motors and the
Streetfighter V2 comes with
Ducati's most powerful sub-
1000cc twin to date.
The six-speed Desmodrom-
ic Superquadro 90° L-twin's
153 horsepower is more than
what Ducati had for any of
Carl Fogarty's four WorldSBK
crowns in the 1990s, and
when you consider this is now
the junior motor in Ducati's
sport lineup, it shows how far
the game has moved on.
Compared to the Panigale
V2, the Streetfighter delivers
more torque to the rear wheel
between 6-10,000 rpm via a
shorter final-drive ratio, with
a claimed 78 lb-ft on offer at
9000 rpm.
