Sunday, February 15, 2015

2015 1299 DUCATI Panigale Panigale S

With the official unveiling of the Panigale 1299 today at the EICMA show, Ducati has officially cracked the 200-horsepower mark. But before we get to this most extreme Superquadro engine ever, let’s start from the beginning.The new Panigale 1299 sets new standards in the superbike fraternity, with a claimed 205 hp at 10,500 rpm and a terrific 106.7 pound-feet of torque at 8,750 rpm. Simply put, there is nothing like that on two wheels, with the possible exception of the new supercharged special from Japan. Valve size is the same as that used in the 1199: 46.8 mm titanium intakes, 38.2 mm steel exhausts. By keeping the same valve and port size of the 1199, Ducati engineers have created a more flexible and torquey powerplant. The higher speed of the intake charge helps disprove the old notion that extremely oversquare engines have poor torque curves.
For more agile steering response, Ducati has given the new Panigale 1299 24 degrees of steering rake, which is a half-degree less than the 1199. Trail is consequently down from 100 to 96 mm. Even more meaningful: The swingarm pivot has been lowered 4 mm, for better geometry to the front sprocket and superior traction. Also, as before, there is a Panigale 1299 and a Panigale 1299 S. The former is fitted with an inverted 50mm Marzocchi fork, a gas-charged unit made of aluminum. The S bumps up the hardware quotient with Öhlins electronically managed semi-active suspension featuring an inverted 43 mm fork. Brakes on both bikes are by Brembo, with M50 calipers acting upon a pair of 330mm front discs. To tame all that power and torque, the electronics suite is the most complete in production today, and the headlights are full LED units.


SPECIFICATIONS
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Chain; Front sprocket 15; Rear sprocket 39
CLUTCHWet, slipperWet, slipper
FRAMEAluminum monocoqueAluminum monocoque
WHEELBASE56.6 in.56.6 in.
RAKE24°24°
TRAIL3.8 in.3.8 in.
STEERING LOCK (TOTAL)48°48°
FRONT SUSPENSION50mm Marzoccchi fully adjustable inverted fork, fully adjustable43mm Öhlins NIX30 inverted fork, electronically adjustable
FRONT WHEEL TRAVEL4.7 in.4.7 in.
FRONT WHEELTri-Y light alloy 3.50 in. x 17 in.Forged alloy 3-spoke, 3.50 in. x 17 in.
FRONT TIREPirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP 120/70ZR-17Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP 120/70ZR-17
REAR SUSPENSIONFully adjustable Sachs unit. Aluminum single-sided swingarmElectronically adjustable Öhlins TTX36 unit. Aluminum single-sided swingarm
REAR WHEEL TRAVEL6.7 in.6.7 in.
REAR WHEELTri-Y light alloy 6.0 in. x 17 in.Forged alloy 3-spoke, 6.0 in. x 17 in.
REAR TIREPirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP 200/55ZR-17Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa 200/55ZR-17
FRONT BRAKE2 x 330mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo monobloc Evo M50 4-piston calipers, cornering ABS2 x 330mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo monobloc Evo M50 4-piston calipers, cornering ABS
REAR BRAKE245mm disc, 2-piston caliper, with cornering ABS245mm disc, 2-piston caliper, cornering ABS
FUEL TANK CAPACITY4.5 gal.4.5 gal.
CLAIMED DRY WEIGHT367 lb.367 lb.
CLAIMED WET WEIGHT420 lb.420 lb.
SEAT HEIGHT32.7 in.32.7 in.
INSTRUMENTATIONTFTTFT



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