VOLUME ISSUE APRIL , P87
Thus, the Panigale-derived front
frame on the Streetfighter has a
claimed 40 percent reduction in later
-
al stiffness, so when the bike is on its
side, you can feel the tires more and
put greater force into them for better
performance. And you don't have to
be going racetrack speeds to feel this
benefit, although it does help.
There's also a small change to the
steering head via inserts used in the
front of the frame, which gives the
Streetfighter 0.5 degrees more rake
to give more stable steering manners.
The new frame is married to the
new hollow symmetrical swingarm,
the first time a double-sided unit has
ever been used on a Streetfighter in
either twin or four-cylinder guise. Con
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troversial at first, the new swingarm
has a claimed 43 percent reduction in
lateral stiffness, and when matched
to the new forged rear wheel, the rear
of the bike is a claimed 6.4 pounds
lighter than the same setup with the
old single-sided swingarm.
When talking about the V4 S, both
ends are attached to Ohlins suspen
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sion (NIX30 fork up front and a TTX36
shock at the back) running the new
Smart EC 3.0 electronic system, which
is now so damn good, I'd happily go
Rennie really
should be
covering the
rear brake here
as 214 Italian
horses get
mashed into
the Spanish
tarmac.
