BIKE NEWS
Ducati Panigale V4 pips field to motorcycle of year crown
The Italian machine beat 11 other finalists to scoop the prize in the Pirelli-sponsored competition, which is in its sixth year
The Ducati Panigale V4 has been voted SA’s motorcycle of the year by a panel of biking journalists. The Italian machine beat 11 other finalists to scoop the prize in the Pirelli-sponsored competition, which is in its sixth year. In an awards ceremony held in Johannesburg on October 25, the Pirelli floating trophy was handed to Ducati SA’s GM, Johnny Araujo. The other finalists were, in alphabetical order, the BMW G310GS, BMW K1600 Bagger, Ducati Multistrada 1260, Honda Goldwing, Husqvarna Vitpilen 701, Kawasaki Ninja 400, Kawasaki H2 SX, Kawasaki Z900RS, KTM 790 Duke, Triumph 765 Street Triple, and Triumph Tiger 1200. The new Panigale V4 was praised by judges for raising the bar in the superbike category. Priced at R288,900, the bike was introduced as the successor to Ducati’s flagship, the V-twin 1299. The V4 is powered by an 1,103cc engine that deviates from Ducati tradition by having four cylinders rather than two, although these are still arranged in a V formation to provide an ...
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