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The Ducati Panigale V4 is a sport bike with a 1,103 cc (67.3 cu in) desmodromic 90° V4 engine introduced by Ducati in 2018 as the successor to the V-twin engined 1299.A smaller engine displacement version complies with the Superbike category competition regulations which state "Over 750 cc up to 1000 cc" for three and four cylinder 4-stroke engines.
The Panigale is named after the small manufacturing town of Borgo Panigale. [2] All motorcycles of this series use monocoque frame (the engine is a stressed member, replacing Ducati's conventional trellis frame). [3] 899 Panigale, 2013–2015; 959 Panigale, 2016–2020; 1199 Panigale, 2012–2014; 1299 Panigale, 2015–2018; Panigale V4, 2018 ...
Berliner Motor Corporation was the US distributor from the 1950s through the 1980s for several European motorcycle marques, including Ducati, J-Be, [5] Matchless, Moto Guzzi, Norton, Sachs and Zündapp, as well as selling Metzeler tires.
In December 2005, Ducati returned to Italian ownership with the sale of Texas Pacific's stake (minus one share) to Investindustrial Holdings, the investment fund of Carlo and Andrea Bonomi. In April 2012, Volkswagen Group 's Audi subsidiary announced its intention to buy Ducati for €860 million (US$1.2 billion).
The Ducati 1299 Panigale is a 1,285 cc (78.4 cu in) Ducati sport bike unveiled at the 2014 Milan Motorcycle Show and produced between 2015 and 2018 as a successor to the 1,198 cc (73.1 cu in) 1199. The motorcycle is named after the small manufacturing town of Borgo Panigale. [4] The 1299 wheelbase remains the same at 1437 mm.
The Ducati 450 R/T (road/trail) is a 436 cc (26.6 cu in) single cylinder bevel drive desmodromic SOHC motorcycle produced by the Italian manufacturer Ducati from 1971 to 1974. Initially produced at the request of the American importers Berliner Motor Corporation [ 4 ] as a motocross / enduro motorcycle offered exclusively to the American market ...
The Superquadro engine was first used in the 1,198 cc (73.1 cu in) 1199 Panigale of 2011, with a bore and stroke of 112 mm × 60.8 mm (4.41 in × 2.39 in). This was followed in 2013 by a smaller 898 cc (54.8 cu in), 100 mm × 57.2 mm (3.94 in × 2.25 in) version, used in the 899 Panigale.
This first Ducati motorcycle was a 48 cc bike weighing 98 lb (44 kg), with a top speed of 40 mph (64 km/h), and had a 15 mm carburetor (0.59 in) giving just under 200 mpg ‑US (1.2 L/100 km; 240 mpg ‑imp). Ducati soon dropped the Cucciolo name in favor of "55M" and "65TL". Ducati 175 Cruiser, 1952 Ducati Brio 100, 1968 [3] Ducati Mach 1