2015 DUCATI PANIGALE R
FIRST RIDE
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been specifically targeted at
meeting the letter of the law in
terms of Superbike regulations
– not only in a technical sense,
but also in terms of production
numbers, too.
So the new 2015 Panigale R
– note the dropping of the 1199
capacity moniker – is the latest
model in a long and largely suc-
cessful tradition of Ducati selling
what it races, but also racing
what it sells. It's been created
to meet the specific require-
ments of the new-for-2015 World
Superbike regulations, meaning
a minimum of 1000 examples will
be built for sale.
However, unlike limited edition
models such as, say, last year's
ultra-costly 1199 Superleggera of
which just 500 examples were
manufactured, there's no finite
limit on how many examples
of the new bike will be built,
says Ducati – supply will fol-
low demand. And after riding it
It's not the
easiest machine
to get the most
out of. The
Panigale will
make you work
for it.
