FEATURE
2017 INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SHOW REVIEW
P74
The real reason for the
BMW HP4 Race isn't a
track-only bike…
"We have many patents and innovations
in the construction of the HP4 Race's
components. When our carbon parts leave
their mold, they are ready to go, much like
an aluminum part would be, and have very
little, if any, variations in their construc-
tion. We have simplified the whole
construction procedure to the point it is
ready for mass production with precise
tolerances in flexibility and with none of
the variations in construction you get with
hand-built one-off carbon parts."
-Christian Gonschor,
HP4 Race Project Leader
A design
exercise,
racebike
platform,
whatever. The
HP4 Race
is nothing
short of
mesmerizing.
There is a new 1299 Panigale on the way, and it will use
carbon technology from the Superleggera…
"Carbon is very difficult technology so it will never be mass-produced due to the amount of manual content needed
making it, but we are investigating some kind of technology that involves carbon that is halfway between super
premium and mass-production. We will have something in the range of our typical S models which, while not exactly
the same and therefore may lose a little bit of the benefits, will be much more reasonably priced. We are developing
new versions of the 1299 Panigale at the moment, stay tuned and you will see if it carries this new technology."
-Claudio Domenicali,
Ducati's General Manager
Ducati blew
the doors off
everyone when
they debuted the
Superleggera at
EICMA.
