Sim Racing involves many types of vehicles. Here Captain Flat spot takes to two wheels with the Ducati Panigale V4 in Ride 4.
I am going to strike right off the bat with this video, it looks stunning , well put together and a great example of fine creative content. Here Captain flat spot takes to the road in RIDE 4 on the Ducati Panigale V4 for a test ride and shakedown of this exceptional motorcycle.
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- Engine
- Desmosedici Stradale 90° V4, counter-rotating crankshaft, 4 Desmodromic timing, 4 valves per cylinder, liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 1,103 cc
- Bore X stroke
- 81 x 53.5 mm
- Compression ratio
- 14.0:1
- Power
- 157.5 kW (214 hp)
- Torque
- 124.0 Nm (91.5 lb-ft)
- Fuel injection
- Electronic fuel injection system. Twin injectors per cylinder. Full ride-by-wire elliptical throttle bodies. Variable length intake system
- Exhaust
- 4-2-1-2 system, with 2 catalytic converters and 2 lambda probes
- Gearbox
- 6 speed with Ducati Quick Shift (DQS) up/down EVO 2
- Primary drive
- Straight cut gears; Ratio 1.80:1
- Ratio
- 1=38/14 2=36/17 3=33/19 4=32/21 5=30/22 6=30/24
- Final drive
- Chain; Front sprocket 16; Rear sprocket 41
- Clutch
- Hydraulically controlled slipper and self-servo wet multi plate clutch
- Frame
- Aluminium alloy “Front Frame” with optimized stiffnesses
- Front suspension
- Fully adjustable Showa BPF fork. 43 mm chromed inner tubes
- Front wheel
- 5-spokes light alloy 3.50″ x 17″
- Front tyre
- Pirelli Diablo Super corsa SP 120/70 ZR17
- Rear Suspension
- Fully adjustable Sachs unit. Aluminium single-sided swingarm
- Rear Wheel
- 5-spokes light alloy 6.00” x 17”
- Rear tyre
- Pirelli Diablo Super corsa SP 200/60 ZR17
- Wheel travel (front/rear)
- 120 mm (4.7 in) – 130 mm (5.1 in)
- Front brake
- 2 x 330 mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc Stylema® (M4.30) 4-piston callipers with Bosch Cornering ABS EVO
- Rear brake
- 245 mm disc, 2-piston calliper with Cornering ABS EVO
- Instrumentation
- Last generation digital unit with 5″ TFT colour display
- Dry weight
- 175 kg (386 lb)
- Kerb weight
- 198 kg (436 lb)
- Seat height
- 835 mm (32.9 in)
- Wheelbase
- 1.469 mm (57,8 in)
- Rake
- 24,5°
- Front wheel trail
- 100 mm (3,94 in)
- Fuel tank capacity
- 16 l – 4.23 gallon (US)
- Number of seats
- Dual seats
- Safety equipment
- Riding Modes, Power Modes, Cornering ABS EVO, Ducati Traction Control (DTC) EVO 2, Ducati Wheelie Control (DWC) EVO, Ducati Slide Control (DSC), Engine Brake Control (EBC) EVO, Auto tyre calibration
- Standard equipment
- Ducati Power Launch (DPL), Ducati Quick Shift (DQS) up/down EVO 2, Full LED lighting with Daytime Running Light (DRL), Sachs steering damper, Quick adjustment buttons, Auto-off indicators
- Additional equipment
- Passenger seat and footpegs kit
- Ready for
- Ducati Data Analyser+ (DDA+) with GPS module, Ducati Multimedia System (DMS) and anti-theft
- Warranty (months)
- 24 months unlimited mileage
- Maintenance (km/months)
- 12,000 km (7,500 mi) / 12 months
- Valve clearance adjustment (km)
- 24,000 km (15,000 mi)
- Standard
- Euro 4
- Consumption/Emissions
- 6,9 l/100km – CO2 165 g/km