Ducati Superbike
1098
ENGINEERED BY THE STOPWATCH, DESIGNED BY THE RACETRACK
ENGINEERED BY THE STOPWATCH, DESIGNED BY THE
RACETRACK
The 1098 immediately strikes you with its purposeful,
no-nonsense attitude. Performance is first and
foremost in every detail.
Trademark Ducati features like the high tail
section and compact front-end meld with twin under-seat
silencers and single-sided swingarm to express
its aerodynamics and agility. Add the new Testastretta
Evoluzione engine at the heart of the machine
and you get an all-out performance Ducati Superbike
that seems to be moving fast, even when at rest.
The 1098 introduces a number of ‘firsts’
for Ducati and production sport bike design. The
1098 is the first production motorcycle to have
the amazing stopping power of Brembo Monobloc
brakes, the first to have a data acquisition system
integrated as standard equipment and the first
to use an ingenious construction method for its
weight-saving single-sided swingarm. More ‘firsts’
for a road-going Ducati include the direct application
of MotoGP technology, like the power producing
GP6-derived elliptical throttle bodies and the
use of the information-rich instrumentation originally
developed for the new Desmosedici GP7.
The 1098 has the soul of a race bike, pure and
simple. The riding position encourages the rider
to mould to the sleek lines of the tank and seat:
man and machine are made one. It transmits the
quality and character of contact between road
surface and tyre, it signals the way the chassis
will react next and responds instinctively to
rider commands.
Satisfying all the senses, the throaty roar of
the twin under-seat exhausts are synchronized
with the howl of the elliptical throttle bodies
providing a fitting fanfare for the new 1098 Testastretta
Evoluzione engine. The huge 104mm bore and all-new
cylinder head design unite to produce an awesome
160hp and an arm-wrenching 90+ lb-fts of torque.
Developed together with Ducati Corse, the 1098
is a masterpiece of incredible performance and
innovation.
THE NEW TESTASTRETTA EVOLUZIONE ENGINE
CHASSIS AND SUSPENSION
BRAKES WHEELS AND BODY
INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND LIGHTING
2007 Colours:
- Red and Yellow |
