The Ducati Streetfighter (from http://www.streetfighter.ducati.it/main_en.html)
The bike certainly looks the part. It leaves little to hide, in its minimalist appearance, and shows plenty of aggression. I love how Ducati can always pull off the twin-can look so well.
Ducati Streetfighter walk around
And just like Chevy's OHC small-blocks and Porsche's unbalanced rear engine platform, Ducati sticks with their V-twin sport bikes despite the advantages of the inline 4 that all of its competitors use. Why? Because, they can pull it off so damn well. And because of their devotion they've been able to keep up with the rest of the competition.
In this case, the Streetfighter is a welterweight fighting with heavyweight muscle. That's 360 lbs and 155 hp with ample V-twin torque at 88 ft/lbs. My VFR is a hefty 500 lbs, has a healthy 100 hp and can still scoot without haste. These new sport bikes are bordering on madness, not that there's anything wrong with that.
For all the other details and specs of this bike, check out the Ducati Streetfighter's website
I guess I should clarify that the Streetfighter is not considered a V-twin, but an L-twin. Just the next in V-twin evolution as its angle has progressed to 90 degrees taking on an L shape.
After talking to others, and looking over the Streetfighter, I've decided my project is missing something critical to its genre. It needs more style and soul. Something to give observers that kick. So I've started planning and organizing for a new modification I think will change the aire of the VFR and get things on the right track
I'll keep you posted
Sweet bike. The video was good, but someone picked the wrong kind of music for that bike.
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