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PostPosted: 21:17 - 22 Oct 2013    Post subject: 1199 Superleggera revealed Reply with quote

https://project1201.ducati.com/explore

205+ hp and 166kg without fuel. Sounds good but for half the price you could get a Desmo RR probably with the GP6 exhaust!

I feel this is what the R should have been at the 20k price.

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The monocoque frame is magnesium, as are the forged Marchesini wheels and front subframe.

Continuing the weight-loss regime, the rear subframe and all the fairing panels are carbon fibre, while a lithium-ion battery (LIB) and full titanium exhaust system with stainless steel headers each contribute further.

A good proportion of the bolts and fasteners on both engine and chassis are also titanium. It all adds up.

The fork is upgraded to a lightweight Öhlins FL916 item, with fully-machined fork bottoms supporting the Superleggera’s Brembo M50 Monobloc brakes.

Taking care of the rear end is an Öhlins TTX36 shock, complete with a titanium spring. Even the rear sprocket gets the treatment, fashioned from lightweight Ergal, and running a World Superbike-spec 520 drive chain.

The Superquadro engine, which already boasted titanium con-rods and inlet valves in R spec, now adds titanium exhaust valves, and, for the first time on a Ducati road bike, special two-ring pistons. Added to this is a super-lightened crankshaft, precision balanced using dense tungsten inserts.

There’s also a track-only ‘Race Kit’. The kit, which increases power by a further 5bhp, and reduces weight by 2.5kg to an incredible 152.5kg (dry), comprises a titanium Akrapovič race exhaust system including silencers and 2-in-1 collector, high racing screen, machined mirror fill-caps, and removal kits for the registration plate holder, and sidestand.

You also get a dedicated dust cover, and front and rear paddock stands, so that you can tuck it away in the garage for winter.

With so many changes to the hard parts, it’s no surprise that the Superleggera gets the full benefit of Ducati’s electronic department.

A new Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC) system, based on an Inertial Platform, works in conjunction with the Ducati Traction Control (DTC) and Engine Brake Control (EBC), and now gets automatic calibration for the rear- tyre size and final drive ratio – allowing track-specific set-ups to be fully supported by the electronics.

The Ducati Data Analysis+ (DDA+) system gets an additional sensor and software channel too, so that it can record and display vehicle lean angles.

You won’t be surprised to learn that it’s only available in Ducati Corse Red, with some areas of bare carbon allowed to show around the edges. The price? Well, if you have to ask… Ok then, it’s £54,000 sir.

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PostPosted: 22:15 - 22 Oct 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yummy.
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PostPosted: 22:48 - 22 Oct 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

High res gallery

https://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-ducati-1199-superleggera/full/#photo-1276292

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PostPosted: 23:08 - 22 Oct 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll take 2.

Well I'll need the second one for when I get out of traction after bending the first one. Laughing
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PostPosted: 23:21 - 22 Oct 2013    Post subject: Re: 1199 Superleggera revealed Reply with quote

As ever, you can get last year's BSB bikes for not TOO much generally.
Likely a similar or better spec for a lot less money.
Ok, might need to get an MOT etc, but you should have plenty of change to do that with!

Also; that'd be a half titanium exhaust if the headers are stainless? Seriously; why aren't they titanium at this price?
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PostPosted: 23:51 - 22 Oct 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought it was seeing as Akrapovic charge 3k for it!!

I agree the bike is well over priced. Should be in the 20-30k range, like I said you are better off with a Desmo (although servicing could be expensive Laughing)

Still looks awesome though
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PostPosted: 00:02 - 23 Oct 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

The real question, I suspect, is will it actually work?.. Will they win races with it?
Will it be reliable at a race pace out of the box? Ok, I expect race buyers with that much cash will be doing a fair bit more work; but when I was racing mid-late last decade, every Ducati I saw racing seemed to have horrendous reliability.
Seemed ok for trackdays, but when people pushed that bit more, horribly expensive stuff happened.

As for looks; got a bit of that frog-eye B1H thing going on. Not a fan, personally.
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PostPosted: 03:07 - 23 Oct 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Best looking bike I've seen in a long time.
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PostPosted: 04:28 - 23 Oct 2013    Post subject: Re: 1199 Superleggera revealed Reply with quote

G wrote:
As ever, you can get last year's BSB bikes for not TOO much generally.
Likely a similar or better spec for a lot less money.
Ok, might need to get an MOT etc, but you should have plenty of change to do that with!

Also; that'd be a half titanium exhaust if the headers are stainless? Seriously; why aren't they titanium at this price?


This. GB Moto were selling off their BSB Fireblades that could have been collected from the last round last weekend in as raced condition.
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PostPosted: 09:55 - 23 Oct 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

G wrote:
The real question, I suspect, is will it actually work?.. Will they win races with it?
Will it be reliable at a race pace out of the box? Ok, I expect race buyers with that much cash will be doing a fair bit more work; but when I was racing mid-late last decade, every Ducati I saw racing seemed to have horrendous reliability.
Seemed ok for trackdays, but when people pushed that bit more, horribly expensive stuff happened.

As for looks; got a bit of that frog-eye B1H thing going on. Not a fan, personally.


I wonder if they made it so some of these bits could make it to WSBK?

They now have the 1199, S, Tricolore, Senna and Superleggera. Kind of reminds me of the Zonda with so many editions
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PostPosted: 10:06 - 23 Oct 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

rac3r wrote:

I wonder if they made it so some of these bits could make it to WSBK?

Seeing that they're building the exact number required for homologation, I would suspect that even if they don't use it as the race bike, they want the option of doing so.
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PostPosted: 11:45 - 23 Oct 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I just read that the BMW factory team will soon become Ducati Force with Chad Davies and Silvain Barrier as riders. Let's hope something works!
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