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The Streetfighter V4 SP engine

ENGINE

Injecting the Streetfighter V4 SP with its soul, sound and speed is the Euro 5 approved 1103cc Desmosedici Stradale engine. With its 90° V4 layout, it boasts MotoGP-derived desmodromic timing.

And if this were not already enough, this engine is the only one of its kind to feature a counter-rotating crankshaft and “Twin Pulse” firing order. It delivers 208 hp at 13,000 rpm and maximum torque of 123 Nm at 9500 rpm.

For ultimate control on track, even during the most aggressive downshifting, the 90° V4 of the Streetfighter V4 SP harnesses a 9-disc STM EVO-SBK dry clutch (more effective than the wet clutch of the Streetfighter V4 S), produced in billet aluminium. The new clutch also guarantees greater smoothness during all “off-throttle” phases, as well as the possibility to customise the level of “mechanical” engine brake, by selecting a different secondary spring among those available in the Ducati Performance catalogue. And by mounting the carbon fibre open clutch cover*, included in the standard equipment, the user can enjoy that metallic sound that Ducatisti love so much.

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