2017 Ducati 1299 Superleggera official EICMA launch


As posted yesterday, the EICMA show in Milan, Italy saw the official launch of the limited edition 2017 Ducati 1299 Superleggera, also known as Project 1408. As the word “Superleggera” – superlight – means, the 1299 Superleggera is absolutely dripping in carbon-fibre.

From the monocoque frame, swingarm, wheels and fairing, carbon-fibre is used to achieve lightness. This extends to the aluminium fuel tank and the engine internals, which use a mix of aluminium cylinder liners, titanium valves and a lightened crankshaft with tungsten weights.

On the engine itself, the Desmodromic 1,285 cc Superquadro engine puts out 215 hp at 11,000 rpm, and 146.5 Nm of torque at 9,000. Fed by Mitsubishi EFI with two injectors per cylinder, the 90-degree V-twin features ride-by-wire elliptical throttle bodies with flow-optimised intake trumpets.


A full suite of electronics comes with the 2017 1299 Superleggera, including ride and power modes, cornering ABS, Ducati Traction Control EVO (DTC EVO), Ducati Wheelie COontrol (DWC), Ducati Slide Control (DSC), Ducati Power Launch (DPL), engine braking control (EBC) Ducati up/down Quick Shift (DQS).

All the acronyms are controlled by a Bosch six-axis inertial measurement unit (6D IMU) – something we saw and put to good use on the 2016 Ducati Multistrada 1200 we tested earlier this year. As part of the 1299 Superleggera’s race kit, a complete titanium Akrapovic exhaust is provided, along with all the bits necessary to make the bike track ready.

Suspension duties are taken care of by Ohlins, with a fully-adjustable 43 mm FL 936 fork in front, and TTX36 rear shock absorber, also fully-adjustable. Braking is by Brembo, with twin 330 mm floating discs clamped by radial-mounted Monobloc Evo M50 four-piston calipers actuated by a Brembo MCS 19-21 adjustable-ratio master cylinder.


The aluminium fuel tank holds 17 litres, and seat height is a race-ready 830 mm. Wet weight is claimed to be 167 kg, which puts the 1299 Superleggera exactly one kilogramme under the weight limit for the World Superbike championship.

Such exclusivity does not come cheap, of course, and a figure of USD80,000 (RM336,808), and only 500 units will be produced for sale. The majority of the race-ready machine will, of course, find their way into the hands of race teams and privateers, but for the well-heeled Ducati enthusiast, this might be the pinnacle of Ducati’s superbike prowess. - Paultan

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Enggan Ikut Tradisi, Jurutera Sambut Konvokesyen Di Litar Sepang!

Image
Enggan ikut tradisi, seorang pelajar kejuruteraan UNIMAS memutuskan untuk mengadakan sambutan majlis konvokesyen di Litar Sepang sempena perlumbaan MotoGP Malaysia minggu lalu. Ridhwan Shah Busrah yang mesra dengan panggilan 'Shah' memutuskan untuk menyambut konvokesyen di sana setelah berjaya menamatkan pengajiannya selama lima tahun yang amat mencabar dalam sejarah hidupnya. Memiliki minat yang mendalam dalam bidang sukan permotoran, Shah bersama kawan-kawan rapatnya pernah menyertai perlumbaan final Kapchai-KBS Endurance Race di Litar F1 Sepang dua tahun berturut-turut sebelum ini. "Being normal is too mainstream. We have to push to another level," katanya. Semoga cita-cita Shah untuk mengharumkan nama Sarawak dalam bidang sukan bermotor dapat dicapai.
Read more

Yamaha Crossplane Cranshaft

Image
Completely new crossplane crankshaft design to increase the throttle and drive ability by reducing the inertia force. Function   Crossplane design means that each of the crankpins are at a 90° angle compared to the next.  The crankpins are therefore in two planes crossed at 90°, thus the name crossplane crankshaft.  The crossplane crankshaft is designed to reduce inertia torque created by the engine to a minimum.  The torque that a rider feels is a combination of two kinds of torque: the Combustion torque coming directly from the firing of the engine, and the Inertia torque coming from the movement of the parts (such as pistons and crankshaft) inside the engine.  The inertia torque acts as ‘noise’ interfering with the combustion torque and thus throttle feeling for the driver.  Just like music we don’t want to have any cracks, hick-ups or other disturbances to interfere with the quality of the music. In other words we don’t want no...
Read more

Red Riders - Tay Motors Anjur Jelajah Motosikal Kuching - Kinabalu

Image
KUCHING:  Komuniti Red Riders dengan kerjasama Tay Motors yang menyambut ulang tahun ke-10 tahun ini akan menganjurkan jelajah bermotosikal dari Bandaraya Kuching ke Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. "Konvoi yang disertai oleh 12 orang penunggang yang menunggang motosikal berkapasiti 135cc ke 155cc tersebut dijadualkan bermula pada 30 Mac dan berakhir pada 3 April," kata ketua konvoi George Marcella. Jelasnya, perjalanan sepanjang lima hari tersebut bakal menempuh perjalanan sekitar 2,700km. "Ketahanan mental dan fizikal peserta akan diuji memandangkan perjalanan konvoi akan melalui lebuh raya Pan Borneo yang kini masih dalam proses pembinaan. "Walaupun perjalanan dijangka mencabar, apa yang penting ialah peluang untuk menghayati keindahan menunggang sambil menjelajah negeri Sarawak dan Sabah hanya dengan menunggang motosikal berkapasiti kecil," ujarnya. Cabaran utama yang perlu diberi perhatian akan ditempuh pada hari terakhir dimana kon...
Read more