RIDE REVIEW I 2025 DUCATI PANIGALE V2 S
with greater confidence. Ducati
actually steepened the steering
head slightly, but more impor-
tantly, it's almost an inch longer in
wheelbase, which
aids cornering
and especially braking stability.
Brembo's M50 calipers ac-
company the Ohlins front-end,
those
calipers first seeing the
light of day on the 2016 Kawasa
-
ki ZX-10R, and they are vicious in
their
ability to haul you up from
speed very, very quickly. Two
fingers at best are all you need
to stop from high speed with lots
of feel from the Brembo radial
master cylinder. Not surprising,
given Ducati sportbikes usually
come with serious stoppers.
Get your braking done, and it
is up to you how late you turn
into the corner, because al
-
though there is that extra wheel-
stressed member, and mates to a structural
plastic front subframe and a rear subframe made
from
cast aluminum—not steel trellis as has
traditionally been the case.
Also of note is the very pretty double-sided
swingarm (yes, I am a convert of this piece now,
even though I loved the look of the single arm).
The hollow double-sided arm allows more lateral
flex to give greater feel on the side of the tire,
which lets you screw the power on harder and
(Left) The new
five-inch dash is
a little crowded
with info but easy
enough to use
and read. (Below)
Ducati will be
producing a Time
Attack Package
as an aftermarket
add-on. In it,
you'll get lower
handlebars, full
race exhaust,
carbon parts like
the clutch cover,
heel guard, and
generator cover,
a new steering
damper, mirror
block-offs,
adjustable foot
pegs, a new
lower fairing for
the exhaust and
mirror license
plate covers.
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